© ICC via Getty For a moment, a nation stopped breathing. People got out of their cars, while sitting in endless traffic jams, to celebrate with each other. Some went in search of a nearby TV, whether it was at an electronics store or a clubhouse tent, to celebrate with more strangers. There were chants
12:06 AM ET HOUSTON — It surprised Bojan Bogdanovic that he was substituted back into the game for the final possession with the Utah Jazz needing a shot to send the game into overtime or win, much less coach Quin Snyder designed the final play with him as the primary option. It’d been a rough
10:42 PM ET Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri left Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild with an injury after an awkward fall backwards in the second period during an offensive-zone faceoff. Kadri, who appeared to twist his left leg as he back-passed the puck after the faceoff, returned to the ice for the third
9:48 PM ET Former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry won an Academy Award on Sunday for his animated short film “Hair Love.” Cherry, who was a star at the University of Akron, spent about three seasons in the NFL on the practice squads and rosters of several teams before walking away in 2007. He
9:16 PM ET Associated Press The LPGA Tour has canceled two more tournaments in Asia because of the coronavirus, knocking out three of the five tournaments that make up its first international swing. The LPGA said Sunday night that the Honda LPGA Thailand, scheduled for Feb. 20-23, and the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore,
8:20 PM ET For the first time in more than four years, Rory McIlroy is No. 1 in the world. The golfer from Northern Ireland who is the reigning PGA Tour player of the year and FedEx Cup champion took over the top spot from Brooks Koepka despite not playing. When Koepka tied for 17th
8:09 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Nadal won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by three-quarters of a length on Sunday, giving trainer Bob Baffert another Kentucky Derby possibility. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Nadal ran seven furlongs in 1:22.59 and paid $2.60 to win as the 1-5 favorite in the six-horse field. It was
7:22 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior middleweight hopeful Charles Conwell scored a fifth round stoppage of Ramses Agaton at the Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana on Saturday night. For Conwell, this was his first bout since the tragic aftermath of his last fight on October 12, where Patrick Day fell into a coma after getting
5:59 PM ET Unheralded Hee Young Park has come up trumps in an all-Korean playoff to win the $1.5 million women’s Vic Open at 13th Beach. World No.191 Park claimed the biggest victory of her career at the fourth playoff hole when Hye-Jin Choi self-destructed. Choi’s drive off the 18th tee sailed wide right and
7:05 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nick Taylor knew the odds were not in his favor Sunday at Pebble Beach. Already nervous about facing Phil Mickelson for the first time with only a one-shot lead, Taylor found himself watching Lefty’s short-game-highlight show on the eve of their final-round pairing at the AT&T
6:01 PM ET Mookie Betts and David Price are finally going to Los Angeles. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that a deal has been agreed upon to send the 2018 MVP and star pitcher to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a package that includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, shortstop Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong going
6:01 PM ET Mookie Betts is finally going to Los Angeles. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that a deal has been agreed upon to send the 2018 MVP to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a package that includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, shortstop Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong going to the Boston Red Sox. A
6:33 PM ET After retiring prior to summer free agency last year, veteran guard Darren Collison considered a midseason return to the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers or the Clippers — but has decided to stay retired, league sources told ESPN. Collison had been weighing a February or March comeback with one of the
6:42 PM ET There are times when Phil Mickelson‘s game doesn’t match his talk. Example: most of the last year. Whether it be boasting about hitting “bombs” or roasting others on Twitter, there’s been a fair bit of bluster coming from the Hall of Famer, his game falling short of the grandiloquence. Even as recently
5:59 PM ET Australian Min Woo Lee has claimed family bragging rights and helped create golfing history with his maiden professional victory in the men’s Vic Open at 13th Beach. The 21-year-old emulated the feats of his celebrated older sister, world No.9 Minjee Lee, who won the women’s Vic Open at the same Barwon Heads
5:41 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first race of the NASCAR season was a demolition derby that turned Daytona International Speedway into a giant junkyard. The Busch Clash? More like the Busch Crash. Erik Jones won Sunday’s race that left a multimillion-dollar trail of destruction and masked the fact the Clash
10:37 AM ET Dominick Reyes thought he won the first three rounds of the UFC 247 main event Saturday against Jon Jones, but all three judges disagreed. Not knowing that he needed to win the fifth to win the fight, was Reyes as aggressive as he otherwise would have been? Reyes might have been too
10:37 AM ET Watch a replay of Monday’s show here. Dominick Reyes took Jon Jones to the limit during the UFC 247 main event. And while Jones made history with his 14th career win in UFC title fights, some experts disagreed with the judges awarding him the unanimous decision victory. What did Reyes think about