1:38 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns have turned into some of the league’s best closers. It’s a big reason they’ve reached 30 wins before any other team in the NBA this season. Paul had a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Suns improved
Month: January 2022
12:44 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Despite helping his team engineer a remarkable comeback from 25 points down against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, star forward Julius Randle wasn’t happy. Midway through the fourth quarter, Randle made a layup and, as he ran back to the other end
News Back from concussion setbacks, the 23-year old sets sight on making the Pakistan tour in March Will Pucovski wants to push for a spot on Australia’s Test tour of Pakistan in March, declaring he will return to cricket with a clear mind on Saturday after his 10th concussion setback. Pucovski will play his first
10:16 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov had a pair of nifty assists in his return from a lengthy injury during Tampa Bay’s three-goal third period, and the Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday night. Corey Perry, Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Alex Killorn scored to help Tampa Bay (23-8-5,
10:35 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Patrick Cantlay and Jon Rahm didn’t need much time to get back into the swing of competition Thursday in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Coming off the longest voluntary breaks of their careers, Cantlay overcame a bogey start with flawless play at Kapalua for a 7-under 66
11:23 PM ET As the Omicron variant continues to run roughshod, the NBA is requiring non-boosted players to undergo daily COVID testing through the All-Star break in mid-February and is restricting those players’ attendance at large indoor gatherings, bars and clubs, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Thursday night. Elevated daily testing of
8:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA fined Sacramento Kings assistant general manager Wes Wilcox $15,000 and the team $50,000 on Thursday for violating league rules prohibiting team owners and executives from interacting with scorer’s table personnel during game play. The NBA said Wilcox left his seat to confront operations personnel at
7:46 PM ET Steve Stricker spent weeks in the hospital after leading the United States to a Ryder Cup triumph in September, with the American captain telling Wisconsin Golf that he’s lucky to be alive after battling a mysterious illness. In late September, Stricker was a hero of the Ryder Cup, guiding the youngest U.S.
3:15 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington and Denver Broncos running back Clinton Portis has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and six months of home confinement for his part in defrauding a health care benefit program for retired NFL veterans. Portis pleaded guilty to fraud in September following charges that he
8:47 PM ET Utah running back Tavion Thomas, who had a team-record 21 rushing touchdowns in his first year with the Utes, will return for the 2022 season. Thomas, a fourth-year sophomore, announced his decision on Twitter. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors for the Utes, rushing for 1,108 yards on 24 carries for the Pac-12
8:12 PM ET Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said he plans to interview with the Jacksonville Jaguars about their head-coaching vacancy next week. The Packers (13-3) have clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed and lone first-round playoff bye, so they won’t be playing when the postseason begins
4:36 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For the third time in the last year, Joe Smith Jr., has had a fight impacted by COVID. Smith was set to defend his light heavyweight title against Callum Johnson on Jan. 15 in Verona, New York, but that fight won’t proceed after Johnson tested positive for COVID, multiple sources
7:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Kiko Martinez and Josh Warrington have struck a deal for a featherweight title fight on March 26 in England, multiple sources tell ESPN. The rematch is one of two 126-pound title bouts Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn will promote on DAZN in the U.K. that month. On March 12, Leigh Wood
5:58 PM ET Associated Press The New York Times Co. is buying sports news site The Athletic for $550 million, the latest move in its strategy to expand its audience of paying subscribers as the newspaper print ads business fades. The Times, unlike many local news outlets, has thrived in the past several years. It
5:16 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards announcer Glenn Consor apologized Thursday for a reference to Houston player Kevin Porter Jr.’s father on Wednesday night’s broadcast. Porter made a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to beat the Wizards 114-111. Consor said: “You’ve got to give credit. Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled
1:42 PM ET Caitlin Murray FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, insist that their brewing plan for a biennial World Cup will be a good thing for soccer. The problem is that when they say that, they seem to be talking about the men’s side of the sport. As usual with FIFA, the women’s game
6:50 PM ET Virginia Tech’s quarterback room got a lot more crowded Thursday. Former Marshall quarterback Grant Wells and former South Carolina quarterback Jason Brown both announced they were joining the Hokies in separate social media posts, just minutes apart. Wells, a two-year starter at Marshall, threw for more than 5,500 yards over the past
5:33 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens placed Pro Bowl fullback Patrick Ricard on injured reserve Thursday, which means Baltimore will be without one of its top blockers for the must-win game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Ricard, who was named to his third straight Pro Bowl, has been dealing with a
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