Month: November 2022

3:29 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson said he expects to play Monday night when the team hosts the Golden State Warriors. Williamson has missed three consecutive games after suffering a right foot contusion last Saturday against the Houston Rockets. Speaking after practice Saturday, Williamson said his foot
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5:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving gave his most formal apology to date in a video published Saturday, saying clearly he is “not antisemitic” and that he wanted to “apologize deeply” for his social media post around a book and movie featuring antisemitic ideas. “I’m not antisemitic,” Irving said in
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4:54 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots placed punter Jake Bailey on injured reserve Saturday due to a back injury and signed six-year veteran Michael Palardy off the practice squad to take his place. Bailey, a 2020 Pro Bowler who earned First Team All-Pro honors that year, has struggled this season. He
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Nov 19, 2022 Associated Press Rory McIlroy is well-placed for another Race to Dubai title after his 7-under 65 on Saturday left him three shots off the lead heading into the final round at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Jon Rahm holds a one-stroke lead after a bogey-free 65 put the Spaniard at 15-under
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4:40 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 left ankle sprain and is “week-to-week,” the team announced on Saturday. Morant suffered the injury late in Friday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder after getting his foot tangled with Thunder guard Lu Dort. Morant went down in immediate pain
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4:23 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Emerging Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey suffered a small fracture in his left foot during Friday night’s 110-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks that will cause him to miss the next three to four weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After X-rays came back negative Friday, an MRI Saturday revealed
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4:03 PM ET Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico State–New Mexico men’s basketball game scheduled for Saturday was postponed after a 19-year-old man was killed and a 21-year-old man was wounded in a predawn shooting at the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque. The shooting took place at about 3 a.m. Saturday
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3:57 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — Griffin Kell kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, and fourth-ranked TCU beat Baylor 29-28 on Saturday, scoring nine points in the final 2:07 to avoid another potential playoff-busting loss on the banks of the Brazos River. Emari Demercado scored on a
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3:19 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — It took an all-hands-on-deck effort to get the Buffalo Bills out of their homes and to the facility for their flight to Detroit on Saturday after a potentially record-setting snowstorm hit Orchard Park, New York. Players received help from neighbors in the community, who provided snowblowers, shoveling
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Nov 14, 2022 Replacement flyhalf Luka Matkava, a 21-year-old playing his second international, became an instant national hero when he landed a 77th-minute penalty to earn Georgia a 13-12 victory over Wales on Saturday. Having beaten Italy earlier in the year for their first win over a Tier One country, it was a stunning result
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1:35 PM ET HOUSTON — Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young will have to wait another week to return. Washington did not activate him to the 53-man roster so he won’t play at the Houston Texans on Sunday. Washington coach Ron Rivera said Friday that they will “most certainly” activate him before Wednesday. 2 Related
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11:08 AM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — Novak Djokovic kept his bid for a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title alive by beating Taylor Fritz of the United States on Saturday to reach the final of the prestigious season-ending tournament. Djokovic, who went unbeaten through the group stage, won 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in just
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