Month: November 2021

12:41 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors star guard Stephen Curry scored an NBA-season-high 50 points in Golden State’s 127-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Curry finished the night 14-for-28 from the field, 9-for-19 from 3-point range and 13-for-13 from the free throw line, while chipping in 10 assists and seven rebounds
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5:30 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a one-year, $8.5 million contract with free-agent left-hander Andrew Heaney, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, confirming a report by The Athletic. The Dodgers are placing a bet that the 30-year-old Heaney, who was 8-9 with a 5.83 ERA in 23 combined
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10:45 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL’s all-time list, and the Washington Capitals outlasted the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 Monday night. Ovechkin also assisted on two goals, and was around the puck all night as the hungry Capitals snapped
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8:41 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Speedway Motorsports has reached an agreement to acquire Dover Motorsports, ending the Delaware NASCAR track’s run as one of the last independent operators in the sport. Dover Motorsports owned both Dover International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Dover ran its first Cup race in 1969
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6:13 PM ET After initial resistance, Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons met with a team-recommended medical specialist to discuss his mental health on Monday, sources told ESPN. It is unclear what Monday’s meeting means for the Sixers’ ultimate hopes of a Simmons return to play, but it was a change of direction for Simmons
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12:59 PM ET Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman underwent successful surgery on his right wrist on Monday and should be ready for spring training, the team announced in a press release. Bregman shared a photo of his post-surgery recovery in Houston on Monday morning in an Instagram story, giving a thumbs-up sign from his
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5:05 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Three-time Paralympic wheelchair tennis champion medalist Nick Taylor has announced his retirement. Taylor, an American who turns 42 this week, won 11 Grand Slam doubles titles with David Wagner — seven at the US Open and four at the Australian Open. At the Paralympic Games, they won
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10:01 AM ET It seems like we say this every weekend, but this weekend’s European soccer slate brought plenty of drama, joy, pain and talking points. Manchester United were woeful against City in the derby, Milan and Inter shared the points in their derby, and there were remarkable comebacks (and lessons) as Barcelona and Atletico
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3:57 PM ET Jack Eichel doesn’t want another NHL player to face the stalemate he experienced with the Buffalo Sabres over his medical decisions. Eichel had his first official news conference as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, after the team acquired him from the Sabres in a Nov. 4 blockbuster. The
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1:07 PM ET Novak Djokovic plans to become a tennis coach once he calls time on his playing career as he has no intention of taking his knowledge “to the grave,” the world No. 1 told Serbian media after clinching the Paris Masters on Sunday Djokovic secured a record-breaking 37th Masters title and his sixth
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8:45 AM ET Texas Tech is hiring Baylor associate head coach Joey McGuire as its next head football coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected later Monday. McGuire, a successful longtime Texas high school coach, is in his fifth season at Baylor and his third as the team’s associate head coach. He has
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