Month: March 2021

2:20 AM GMT Wallabies captain Michael Hooper would love to see Japan play more international Tests, but says rugby’s various governing bodies need to be careful not to burn out players in the process. Japan hasn’t played an international since the 2019 World Cup, when they made it to the quarter-finals before being knocked out
0 Comments
3:26 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After beating the Lakers 114-104 on Tuesday without their leading scorer and All-Star, Devin Booker, down the stretch, the Phoenix Suns said they put a stamp of legitimacy on their season. “I think Jae Crowder said it best: We got better tonight,” said Suns coach Monty Williams after the
0 Comments
3:13 AM ET LeBron James will miss his first game of the season when the Los Angeles Lakers play a road game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday in their final game before the NBA All-Star break, the Lakers said. James did not accompany the team on its flight to Sacramento following a 114-104 loss
0 Comments
2:25 AM ET Nikola Jokic continues to build an MVP case by doing things that no center has done since Wilt Chamberlain. On Tuesday, Jokic collected the 50th triple-double of his career with 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Milwaukee Bucks 128-97 at the Fiserv Forum. Jokic’s
0 Comments
12:13 AM ET ESPN News Services The Montreal Canadiens made another change to their coaching staff, appointing Sean Burke to take over as the director of goaltending, general manager Marc Bergevin announced after Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. Burke replaces Stephane Waite, who was let go after holding the position since 2013.
0 Comments
12:44 AM ET As James Harden prepares to face his former team for the first time since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets, the superstar guard reflected on his eight-year tenure with the Houston Rockets and said that when he enters Houston’s Toyota Center on Wednesday night (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), he hopes to
0 Comments
11:10 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In his first interview since the infamous Lombardi Trophy toss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Super Bowl boat parade last month, quarterback Tom Brady said on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that he “doesn’t remember that quite as well” as everyone else who witnessed the viral video.
0 Comments
8:03 PM ET ESPN News Services The Toronto Raptors will have enough players to get back on the floor Wednesday, after a pair of games earlier this week were postponed for virus-related issues. But the Raptors will be seriously short-handed when they host the Detroit Pistons in Tampa, Florida, with starters Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam
0 Comments
7:12 PM GMT This year’s women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be pushed back until next year due to the uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby said on Tuesday. “World Rugby has made the difficult decision to recommend the postponement of Rugby World Cup 2021, scheduled to be hosted in
0 Comments
8:11 PM ET Associated Press Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Phoenix’s Devin Booker have been 3-point champions at NBA All-Star Weekend before, and they’ll try to win that trophy again Sunday. The league revealed the 15 players Tuesday who will be taking part in the other on-court events besides the All-Star Game in Atlanta, with
0 Comments
8:28 PM ET Kawhi Leonard was ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics because of back spasms that hampered the LA Clippers All-Star forward during warm-ups. Leonard warmed up but left the TD Garden court shortly before tipoff with his back not feeling right. He was replaced in the starting lineup by
0 Comments