Month: April 2021

3:01 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry‘s record-setting month of April rolled on Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings, as Curry hit seven 3-pointers in a 117-113 Warriors victory to set a new NBA record for most 3s in a calendar month with 85 and counting. The previous record was held by Brooklyn’s James
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4:44 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN With the 2021 NFL draft less than a week away, new Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes says the franchise is open to trading its No. 7 overall pick. “Yeah, there has been discussion with other teams,” Holmes said during Friday’s pre-draft news conference. “I will keep those in-house, but
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7:23 PM ET After missing the past three games because of a bruised thigh, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant returned on Sunday and erupted for 33 points in 28 minutes in a 128-119 victory over the Phoenix Suns. “It’s like riding a bike,” Durant said. “You get your footing right and just get your rhythm
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8:25 PM ET The UFC’s decision to book a middleweight title fight between defending champion Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori on June 12 took many by surprise this past week, as it was widely assumed the next title shot would go to former champion Robert Whittaker. But speaking to ESPN on Sunday, Whittaker (23-5) revealed
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7:07 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman outlasted Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel to win the Zurich Classic in a playoff that capped a tight and tense final round Sunday. Smith and Leishman won with a par on their second trip up the par-5 18th after Oosthuizen pushed his
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6:41 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski did it exactly right this time and finally got that last-lap victory, winning in overtime Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski is the ninth driver to win through 10 NASCAR Cup races this season and avenged the embarrassing Team Penske gaffe in the season-opening Daytona 500
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8:07 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — Mike Davis, the former Raiders defensive back who made one of the most memorable interceptions in team history, has died. He was 65. The Raiders announced Davis’ death Sunday. The team gave no details on the cause of death. The former Colorado star was a second-round pick
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6:58 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Madison Bumgarner threw a seven-inning no-hitter, an achievement that won’t count in the Major League Baseball record book but completed a dominant day of Arizona Diamondbacks pitching for a 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep Sunday. After Zac Gallen threw a one-hitter to
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6:49 PM ET Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu said Sunday she tested positive for COVID-19, forcing her to withdraw from the Madrid Open. In a post on her Twitter feed, Andreescu said she tested negative twice before traveling to Madrid, but found out she tested positive upon her arrival. “I am feeling good, I am
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4:02 PM ET Central Michigan quarterback John Keller was among two shooting victims at an off-campus party Saturday night, university officials said Sunday in a statement. Keller was in serious condition, according to CMU president Dr. Bob Davies, and another CMU student who was shot, Tyler Bunting, was in stable condition. According to police, a
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