NBA Insiders Dec 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The second inaugural NBA Cup has concluded, with the Milwaukee Bucks crowned as tournament champions Tuesday night after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder. The regular season, however, continues to roll on as teams and players will look to turn things around in the new
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 18, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions TYSON FURY ABSORBED 14 unanswered punches as Oleksandr Usyk threatened to
Dec 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s lots to love about the 12-team playoff (unless you’re Alabama), but at the top of the list is this: We get three times as much star power this year. In the four-team era, the country wouldn’t get to see the explosiveness of Ashton Jeanty or
Seth Walder, ESPN AnalyticsDec 18, 2024, 06:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With three weeks left in the 2024 regular season, the NFL playoff picture is unusually settled. Seven teams have clinched postseason berths — three in the NFC and four in the AFC — leaving seven spots up for grabs. Which teams will fill
Australia captain Pat Cummins has defended the output of his top-three batters – particularly makeshift opener Nathan McSweeney – in difficult batting conditions, as Australia’s selectors mull their options for the final two Tests of the series. Australia’s selectors are due to meet on Thursday morning to select the sides for Melbourne and Sydney after
Open Extended Reactions Marcus Rashford has hinted at a move away from Manchester United by saying he is “ready for a new challenge” after admitting it was “disheartening” to be dropped from manager Ruben Amorim’s squad for Sunday’s derby win against Manchester City. Rashford, 27, and winger Alejandro Garnacho were left out of the squad
Dec 18, 2024, 02:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former world No. 1 Simona Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ban that was reduced on appeal this year, will step up her comeback at the Australian Open after receiving a wild card for the qualifying event on Wednesday. Halep, 33, was provisionally suspended
ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Patrik Laine posted his first hat trick with the Montreal Canadiens, as his club extended the Buffalo Sabres’ winless streak to 11 games with a 6-1 victory on Tuesday night. Juraj Slafkovsky, Joel Armia and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal,
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2024, 01:37 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The only good thing about the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s offensive performance in Tuesday’s NBA Cup final is that it
Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions The second annual NBA Cup is in the books, with the Milwaukee Bucks dominating a poor-shooting Oklahoma City Thunder team 97-81 in Tuesday’s
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and needed only 14 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf in a made-for-TV exhibition Tuesday night that gave fans a chance to see PGA Tour and LIV
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins placed Grant DuBose on injured reserve Tuesday after the receiver suffered a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Houston Texans on Sunday that left him hospitalized. DuBose remained in the hospital on Monday, but had movement in all extremities
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 10:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — ESPN has announced that 91-year-old Hubie Brown will call the final game of his broadcasting career Feb. 9. It’ll be a full-circle moment for Brown. The Basketball Hall of Famer’s finale will be in Milwaukee, where his professional coaching career started
Marc Raimondi Jeremy Fowler Close Jeremy Fowler senior NFL national reporter ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Dec 17, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kirk Cousins did not view it as a short-term move. The quarterback said he signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March
ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2024, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Everyone has a lucky number in Las Vegas. For the Milwaukee Bucks, it was 3. And the NBA Cup was their prize. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points to go along with 19 rebounds and 10 assists, Damian Lillard added 23
ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2024, 11:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUBURN, Ala. — No. 2 Auburn beat Georgia State 100-59 on Tuesday night but it came at a cost, as star center Johni Broome left because of a shoulder injury. Broome, who entered the contest averaging 19.7 points and a Division I-leading 12.7
Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — With the Boston Celtics on pace to shatter the NBA’s record for 3-pointers attempted by a team this season, and with 3-pointers in general being up across the league, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday night the league is studying the trend. He also said criticisms of offenses becoming
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Commanders are another step closer to the possibility of returning to the franchise’s former home in the nation’s capital. A provision to transfer the land that is the site of the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the District of