Month: March 2022

12:36 AM ET Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden is in stable condition after being stretchered off in Thursday night’s 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators, the team said. Howden was injured when he was hit awkwardly by Predators left wing Filip Forsberg. The Golden Knights said Howden was sent to the hospital for further
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1:22 AM ET MEXICO CITY — It didn’t get the historic win it was looking for, but the United States national team picked up an important point at the Estadio Azteca, taking a significant step toward World Cup qualification in a 0-0 draw with Mexico. Coupled with Panama‘s 1-1 draw with Honduras, the United States
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12:35 AM ET SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Tommy Lloyd knew exactly what to expect from Houston; the Arizona men’s basketball coach used the word “effort” three times in his first answer about the Cougars in Wednesday’s news conference. But the Wildcats still weren’t prepared for what hit them at the AT&T Center on Thursday night.
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12:00 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — Chris Paul returned from a broken right thumb to help the Phoenix Suns wrap up the top seed in the NBA playoffs with a 140-130 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Devin Booker led Phoenix with a season-high 49 points, and Paul had 17 points —
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5:20 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two days, two wins and making it look easy. Naomi Osaka sure seems like herself again. The former world No. 1 is through to the third round at the Miami Open, easily handling 13th-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday. It was every bit
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10:13 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Jin Young Ko picked up where she left off three weeks ago in Singapore on Thursday in the first round of the JTBC Classic. The top-ranked Ko shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 at Aviara Golf Club to take a one-stroke leader over Nanna Koerstz Madsen in the
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9:05 PM ET Associated Press Lamont Paris believes he’s the perfect coach to bring South Carolina back to the NCAA tournament. And he plans to do it in a hurry. Paris was hired Thursday, given a five-year deal worth $12 million and a mandate to take the Gamecocks to the Big Dance, where they’ve been
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9:36 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty years ago, Eric Musselman was introduced as the new head coach of the Golden State Warriors. And two years later, he was fired after missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. On Thursday, however, Musselman found success in the Bay Area when he led his Arkansas squad to a
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9:06 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The format is fickle enough even before that notorious Texas wind arrived. Kevin Kisner, Mackenzie Hughes and even Sergio Garcia showed how quickly fortunes can change Thursday in the Dell Technologies Match Play. Kisner added to his record of most matches won since the move to Austin
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9:03 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels signed catcher Max Stassi to a three-year, $17.5 million contract Thursday, buying out two free agent years while providing themselves with a club option for a third. Stassi, 31, was acquired from the Houston Astros in a mid-summer trade in 2019 and has batted .232/.315/.413 in 473 plate
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7:59 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan will not play in Thursday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a mild groin strain. DeRozan had recently been feeling some tightness in his groin, and it got worse during the Bulls’ loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, Bulls coach Billy
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