Month: November 2022

10:59 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic beat Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson to the 50 triple-double milestone by a game. Doncic’s 33-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist performance in Friday’s 127-99 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets made him the 10th player in NBA history to record 50 career triple-doubles. Doncic accomplished the feat in
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9:56 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Armaan Franklin scored a career-high 26 points, and No. 16 Virginia used a big second-half run to knock off No. 5 Baylor 86-79 on Friday night in the team’s first game since three Cavaliers football players were killed in a campus shooting. Virginia’s players wore sweatshirts
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10:23 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop Kyle Farmer from Cincinnati on Friday night in a trade that sent minor league right-hander Casey Legumina to the Reds. Farmer gives the Twins middle infield flexibility regardless of whether they get a new deal done this winter with free agent shortstop Carlos
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9:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Emerging Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey suffered a left foot injury and was ruled out of the second half of Friday night’s 110-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Wells Fargo Center. An X-ray on Maxey’s foot was negative, and he will get an MRI on Saturday, sources
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5:27 PM ET Duke freshman star Dariq Whitehead scored six points off the bench in his collegiate debut, helping the Blue Devils beat Delaware 92-58 on Friday night. Whitehead hadn’t played yet this season after undergoing surgery on his right foot in late August. He shot 3-for-11 from the field and added two rebounds in
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7:58 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Right-hander Tyler Kinley and the Colorado Rockies agreed Friday to a $6.25 million, three-year contract, a deal that could increase to $9.25 million if he becomes the team’s closer when he returns from elbow surgery. Kinley gets $1.2 million next year and $1.3 million in 2024, which would
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8:05 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Virginia players took the court before their game Friday against No. 5 Baylor wearing sweatshirts honoring three Cavaliers football players who were fatally shot on campus nearly a week ago. The names of those players were printed on the backs of the shirts, and their jersey numbers
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5:48 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In an unexpected move, the New England Patriots placed second-year defensive tackle Christian Barmore on injured reserve Friday because of a knee injury. Barmore, a 2021 second-round pick from the University of Alabama, had missed the past three games and the Patriots (5-4) were coming off the bye, sparking
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7:08 PM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — Andrey Rublev rallied to upset second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach the final four of the ATP Finals on Friday. Rublev won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals for the first time. He will face third-seeded Casper Ruud. Novak Djokovic plays Taylor Fritz of the United States
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5:55 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has cleared the concussion protocol and will play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Stafford, who did not play in the Rams’ Week 10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, was a full participant in practice all week. Stafford entered the concussion
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7:21 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders disciplined a handful of players for violating a league rule about drinking on a team plane, but the league will take no further action, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The NFL sent a memo to every team Friday afternoon from commissioner Roger Goodell, reminding
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5:46 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Lydia Ko is in total control at the halfway mark of the CME Group Tour Championship. Total control of the season-long scoring and money races, too. Ko shot a 6-under 66 on Friday in the second round of the LPGA Tour’s season finale, pushing her to 13
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Harry Higgs lost his full PGA Tour card near the end of last season and took a step Friday at Sea Island toward getting it back. Higgs played bogey-free on the more difficult Seaside course for a 7-under 63, giving him a share of the
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6:44 PM ET Cody Bellinger, a 27-year-old outfielder who was an MVP as recently as 2019, is expected to be non-tendered by the Los Angeles Dodgers, a somewhat expected move that nonetheless encapsulates his precipitous downfall offensively, a source told ESPN on Friday, confirming a report by The Athletic. Bellinger was due to make something
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12:06 PM ET Fedor Emelianenko, one of the most iconic mixed martial artists of all time, will make the final walk of his career in 2023. Emelianenko, 46, will challenge Bellator MMA heavyweight champion Ryan Bader for the title at Bellator 290 on Feb. 4. The event will take place inside the Kia Forum in
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5:05 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Longtime executive Billy Beane is stepping away from the day-to-day operations of the Oakland Athletics to become the senior adviser to owner John Fisher. David Forst will lead baseball operations, maintaining his title of general manager. “This is really as much as me taking on a new
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5:36 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams each told ESPN on Friday that they expect to play in a Week
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