2:45 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies blew an 18-point lead and lost to a starless LA Clippers squad, but a big part of Jaren Jackson Jr. felt victorious. After missing the first 56 games of the season, Jackson finally made his 2020-21 season debut after undergoing meniscus surgery in August. The third-year forward finished with
12:43 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight win. Vegas, which leads the NHL with 33 wins and 68 points, became the first team in the NHL to clinch a playoff berth. The
Report The pair added 226 runs for their unbroken third-wicket stand, having batted together for 79.3 overs Bangladesh 378 for 2 (Shanto 155*, Mominul 107*, Fernando 2-75) vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh completed four achievements by lunch on the second day against Sri Lanka. They moved to 378 for 2 in an otherwise circumspect session in
12:17 AM ET Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry‘s 11-game streak of scoring at least 30 points ended Wednesday night during a 118-114 loss to the Washington Wizards. Curry shot 7-for-25 from the field, including a season-worst 2-for-14 from beyond the arc, and finished with 18 points. Despite the loss and the poor performance in
12:05 AM ET In 1983, the Chicago White Sox would win the AL West title and make the postseason for the first time since 1959. At one point during the season, Texas Rangers manager Doug Rader, unimpressed with the White Sox’s style of play, referred to it as “winning ugly.” It became the team’s slogan.
11:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jessica Korda birdied three of the final four holes for a 7-under 64 and a one-stroke lead Wednesday after the first round of the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open. Korda had eight birdies and a bogey at Wilshire Country Club. She won the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament
11:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young exited Wednesday’s 137-127 overtime loss at the New York Knicks early with a left ankle sprain and did not return. X-rays were negative, and Young will get an MRI on Thursday, Atlanta coach Nate McMillan said. Young had 20 points and 14
10:00 PM ET Australian Jimmy Crute is in little doubt where he’ll be this time next year. Some might call it confidence, others cockiness, but the outside noise matters little to a bloke who spent much of 2020 alone with his thoughts. Alone with his thoughts and dog, Buddha, in the back of a van,
9:38 PM ET Washington Wizards rookie forward Deni Avdija suffered a season-ending hairline fracture in his right ankle during Wednesday night’s game, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Avdija landed awkwardly after missing a layup late in the second quarter against Golden State and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Avdija underwent X-rays
9:39 PM ET Sometimes you win a game in heroic comeback fashion and sometimes your opponent hands you a gift of gaffes more often seen in Little League than the major leagues. The Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak to 11 in a row — tied for their second-longest win streak since their franchise-record 20-game
9:42 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James posted and later deleted a tweet responding to the fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl in Columbus, Ohio. In a series of tweets Wednesday afternoon, James explained why he deleted the tweet. ANGER does any of us any good and that includes
7:42 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference is moving its championship game to a neutral site. The league announced Wednesday that the May 1 game between Alabama A&M and Arkansas Pine-Bluff will be played at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. It was initially scheduled to be played on the
7:41 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. will miss time due to a violation of the NBA’s health and safety protocols stemming from visiting a Miami strip club with teammate Sterling Brown that resulted in Brown being assaulted, sources told ESPN. Porter will likely be out until at least Sunday, Rockets coach Stephen
8:09 AM ET Kayla Harrison got a call last year that would change her life forever. Her stepfather, Bob Nichols, died suddenly on May 19, 2020. On top of the grief of losing him, Harrison then had to jump into action for her family. She became the full-time guardian of her niece Kyla, 8, and
6:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent BIRMINGHAM, England — Without their best player, conceding after 21 seconds and having a man sent off in the first half, Manchester City could have ignited a title race at Villa Park on Wednesday night. Instead, Pep Guardiola’s side beat Aston Villa 2-1 and showed why they deserve to be
6:31 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres right-hander Dinelson Lamet left his season debut Wednesday after two scoreless innings due to right forearm tightness. Lamet appeared to be pitching well against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out four after a single to start the game. He threw 19 strikes out of 29 pitches, reaching
3:46 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The NFL owners approved a rule change on Wednesday proposed by the Kansas City Chiefs that loosens jersey number rules. Get ready for a lot more players rocking single-digit jerseys. Currently running backs, receivers, linebackers, tight ends and defensive backs must wear uniform numbers within a certain numerical range. The
5:21 PM ET Novak Djokovic got over the disappointment of a third-round exit in Monte-Carlo with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 win against Soonwoo Kwon on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Serbia Open. The World No. 1 was in imperious form and broke the South Korean’s serve five times to advance after just over