Month: October 2022

12:47 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans, playing without starters Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones, could have easily had a letdown game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Instead, the Pelicans (3-1) punched first and held on late for a 113-111 win that included surviving Luka Doncic‘
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12:30 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN PHOENIX — Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson was ejected for the first time in his career after picking up two consecutive technical fouls in a chippy third quarter against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. It was the five-time All-Star’s first career ejection in 759 regular-season and playoff games.
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11:39 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Attorneys for Deshaun Watson filed a series of court exhibits Monday, which they’ve offered as evidence to undermine allegations from the latest woman to
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9:50 PM ET Novak Djokovic says he has been given ‘positive signs’ that he will be allowed to enter Australia and compete in the Australian Open in January despite being under a three-year visa ban. The Serbian, whose ban was imposed along with his deportation for his potential to cause “civil unrest” as a “talisman
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8:55 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The sudden end of a season that went unexpectedly deep left the San Diego Padres with questions to answer and holes to fill, as well as a hunger to play further into October next year. They will also begin pondering a long-term deal for 24-year-old superstar Juan
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8:56 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia safety Dan Jackson is facing foot surgery that could end his season. Coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday night that Jackson, tied for sixth on the team in tackles, won’t be available for No. 1 Georgia in Saturday’s game against Florida in Jacksonville. Jackson, a junior, has
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7:35 PM ET Russell Westbrook is listed as doubtful for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ road game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday because of left hamstring soreness, the team announced. Westbrook was limited to five minutes in the Lakers’ preseason finale because of the hamstring issue and later said that coach Darvin Ham’s decision to
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8:23 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Arizona State is committed to athletic director Ray Anderson, school president Michael Crow told ESPN on Tuesday. Amid a sweeping NCAA investigation into the Sun Devil football program, the failed tenure of former coach Herm Edwards and plummeting interest in the program, Crow said that Anderson is in charge of
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8:02 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Kawhi Leonard experienced stiffness in his surgically repaired right knee and will miss the LA Clippers‘ two games against Oklahoma City this week. Leonard was ruled out for Tuesday night’s game against the Thunder and will miss Thursday’s second game in Oklahoma City. Clippers coach Ty Lue said Leonard
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8:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald both announced Tuesday night that they are leaving Donda Sports, the agency founded by the artist formerly known as Kanye West, due to antisemitic comments he recently made. The announcements came hours after Adidas terminated its relationship
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7:29 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Coming off a 33-49 season in which they missed the playoffs and currently winless through the first week of the new campaign, the Los Angeles Lakers are on alert, Anthony Davis said Tuesday. “Obviously, there’s some sense of urgency,” Davis said after practice. “You don’t want to dig
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7:01 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Mickey Joseph slipped up in his role as Nebraska’s interim head coach Tuesday when he responded to a reporter’s comment and question about a standout high school player who recently pledged to sign with the Cornhuskers. Malachi Coleman, a four-star wide receiver from Lincoln East High, held
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5:45 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers veteran forward James van Riemsdyk will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a broken finger suffered in Sunday’s loss to the San Jose Sharks. Van Riemsdyk, 33, will miss roughly a month after a solid start to the season under first-year coach John Tortorella. The left wing has two goals,
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4:43 PM ET Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe each scored twice and Neymar added another as Paris Saint-Germain routed Maccabi Haifa 7-2 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday to cruise into the Champions League last 16. The star attacking trio each found the net to put the hosts up 3-0 inside just 35 minutes.
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