1:36 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Since Kemba Walker signed with the Boston Celtics last summer, he has repeatedly spoken about the potential Jayson Tatum possesses. And after Tatum turned in a master class performance Thursday night, finishing with 39 points and nine rebounds in just under 48 minutes in Boston’s 141-133 double-overtime victory
11:05 PM ET Popular 1990s Samoan heavyweight contender Jimmy Thunder died on Wednesday in his hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, due to complications from a brain tumor. He was 54. Thunder, who was born Ti’a James Senio Peau and went by Jimmy Peau before adopting his boxing stage name, had recently undergone surgery in Auckland
10:58 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daniel Suarez needed to race his way into the Daytona 500. He ended up wrecking out. Suarez’s No. 96 Toyota got sandwiched between a pair of Fords headed to pit road midway through the first of two qualifying races Thursday night. Suarez got hit by Ryan
10:32 PM ET For the first time since Mel Tucker departed for Michigan State earlier this week, Colorado reached out Thursday night to Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to gauge his interest in its head-coaching job, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Nothing imminent,” the source said. “EB is doing his due diligence.”
9:55 PM ET Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett again alleged that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph used a racial slur toward him just prior to the brawl at the end of their November game. “He called me the N-word,” Garrett told Outside The Lines’ Mina Kimes during an interview that airs Thursday night on
8:51 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods has had his share of frustration at Riviera Country Club over the years. But Thursday’s first round of the Genesis Invitational offered a different kind of head-scratching for the tournament host. A strong start, excellent putting, seemingly plenty of opportunities, at least early — followed by an
8:02 PM ET The NFLPA is holding a series of membership-wide conference calls Thursday and Friday to update players around the league on the state of collective bargaining negotiations with the NFL, sources told ESPN. The sources said Thursday that there are eight calls scheduled — one for each NFL division — and call-in information
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7:41 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods produced the kind of start that has been so often lacking in his rounds at Riviera Country Club over the years. He just couldn’t quite sustain it. After eagling his opening hole and making two more birdies over the first nine holes to shoot 31, Woods cooled
7:09 PM ET Steve KimESPN The California State Athletic Commission says it has determined the contents of a squeezable bottle in Jermell Charlo’s corner during his 11th-round knockout of Tony Harrison in December to be water and that no rules were broken. The CSAC, in a statement released to ESPN on Thursday, said it came
6:18 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal with free-agent outfielder Kevin Pillar, according to The Boston Globe. The newspaper reports it’s a one-year, $4 million deal that could become official as soon as this weekend if Pillar passes his physical. Pillar will provide Boston with some outfielder depth with Mookie
11:22 PM GMT Pakistan’s emergence from international purgatory is slowly but surely coming to fruition. In recent years the growth of the PSL, and the willingness of its overseas stars to put themselves forward for the knock-out stages in Karachi and Lahore, has helped to accelerate a process that culminated, late last year, in Sri
5:59 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Top-seeded John Isner was upset in the second round of the New York Open, losing to Jordan Thompson 7-6 (2), 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Thursday night. Isner, who had a first-round bye, was playing his first match since having to retire from his third-round match at the
5:40 PM ET Eastern Kentucky linebacker Michael Harris, a former four-star recruit who transferred from Auburn, was arrested on four different charges Monday morning in Grove City, Ohio after he hoisted a police officer over his head causing them both to fall to the ground. Harris has been suspended from all team and football-related activities,
5:59 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Defending champion Reilly Opelka earned his first win of the season Thursday, beating Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 6-4 at the New York Open. The third-seeded Opelka, who had a first-round bye, broke Nishioka’s serve in the final game of each set to earn his quarterfinal spot. He had
4:45 PM ET Super middleweight titleholder Callum Smith, the No. 1-rated 168-pounder in the world, has turned down an offer to defend his belt against Canelo Alvarez on May 2. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Alvarez, and Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, who promotes Smith, both told ESPN on Thursday
5:16 PM ET It’s a short offseason, but even just a couple of long, dark, cold months without NASCAR leaves me pining for a trip to Daytona Beach, Florida. Living in Connecticut, I’d be up for a trip to Daytona Beach in mid-February regardless of NASCAR. But, it’s better with NASCAR! Unlike nearly every other
McLaren have unveiled their new car with the ambition of continuing the progress they showed last year. In 2019, they were the fastest team behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull and finished fourth, two places better than in 2018. Team boss Andreas Seidl said: “It is important to keep the positive momentum up and move