Month: March 2021

10:14 PM ET The Sacramento Kings acquired LA Clippers forward Mfiondu Kabengele and cash for a heavily protected future second-round pick, sources told ESPN. With the deal, the Clippers created an open roster spot ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline and the eventual free-agent buyout market, dropping $2.6 million below the hard cap. Under the
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10:16 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry will miss Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers because of a tailbone bruise — the third straight game he will sit out after suffering the injury in Wednesday’s win over the Houston Rockets. “He’s not going to play [Tuesday],” Warriors coach
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9:34 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Creighton has been itching to reach its first Sweet 16 since last year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament was canceled because of COVID-19. Monday’s 72-58 win over Ohio was worth the wait. “It’s a phenomenal feeling,” junior guard Marcus Zegarowski said, “We worked — this is a two-year kind of thing
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8:15 PM ET Two weeks before the Masters, Rory McIlroy is making a formal coaching addition, tapping longtime instructor Pete Cowen to help with his game. McIlroy has sought help from Cowen in recent weeks at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship and now will have the Englishman on board in a more
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7:47 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The Milwaukee Bucks will be without Giannis Antetokounmpo against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, after the back-to-back league MVP was ruled out with a left knee sprain. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said he is “hopeful” Antetokounmpo’s absence will be short. “We’ll see how he does this next day or
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6:43 PM ET Monday night’s scheduled game between the Edmonton Oilers and Canadiens in Montreal has been postponed due to COVID-19-related reasons. The NHL made the announcement less than an hour before the 7 p.m. ET start time at Bell Centre. In its statement, the league said two Canadiens players entered the NHL’s COVID protocols
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7:24 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Former U.S Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will undergo another operation on his right knee this week but said Monday he still hopes to play at the Tokyo Olympics. The Argentine has been sidelined since hurting his knee in the first round at Queen’s Club
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5:48 PM ET A historic NCAA men’s basketball tournament filled with a record number of upsets might strike concern into top-ranked title favorite Gonzaga, but the Bulldogs rolled through Oklahoma on Monday in their typical, convincing fashion. Sophomore big man Drew Timme said the team has paid attention to the double-digit seeds knocking off highly
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6:17 PM ET March Madness will makes its way to the golf world this week, as the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event is set to commence Wednesday at Austin Country Club in Texas after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, who won this event in 2017, is the
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6:24 PM ET The New York Giants made their second big move in three days when they agreed to terms with former Tennessee Titans cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, according to sources. The deal is for three years and $39 million, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and includes $26.5 million in guarantees and more than $20 million
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