2:54 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 13 points and threw down two thunderous dunks in the span of four-plus minutes to cut a 21-point Clippers lead down to 10 in the fourth quarter Tuesday night. “It was scary,” Clippers star guard Paul George said. “I’ve seen that look in Bron.” This, though,
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12:16 AM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Artturi Lehkonen, Andrew Cogliano and Alex Newhook scored against former teammate Darcy Kuemper and the surging Colorado Avalanche held off the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night to give coach Jared Bednar his franchise-record 266th victory. Logan O’Connor added two assists, Nathan MacKinnon had an assist for
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7:25 PM ET Associated Press The NBA All-Star Game is Feb. 19. And nobody will know the All-Star rosters until that night. Not even the players themselves. The team captains — probably LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and either Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo or Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant — will make their picks in a
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6:27 PM ET Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, sneaking over the threshold by the narrowest of margins. Rolen, one of the game’s great third basemen, was named on 76.3% of ballots cast in his sixth year of eligibility to earn enshrinement. Just missing was former Rockies first baseman Todd
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7:49 PM ET Associated Press In the University of Georgia’s most extensive comments on the car crash that killed football player Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member, athletic director Josh Brooks said Tuesday the two were not on athletic department business at the time of the incident, which occurred after the Bulldogs celebrated their
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11:59 AM ET San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Charles Omenihu was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence Monday, according to a news release from the San Jose Police Department. Omenihu was booked at the Santa Clara County jail and was released after he posted bail. Omenihu was also served with a restraining order. Police
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6:20 PM ET The Oakland Athletics and first baseman Jesus Aguilar agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The deal is pending a physical. Aguilar, 32, will join his sixth MLB team if the deal is finalized. The one-time All-Star spent most of last season with the Miami Marlins. Editor’s
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2:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin are in the process of finalizing a deal for a fight on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London, sources told ESPN. Terms have been verbally agreed but there are no signed contracts yet, sources said, who added that there are
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1:39 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold intends to pursue fights outside of the UFC after securing his release from the company. In an appearance on “The MMA Hour” on Monday, Rockhold, 38, revealed he and the UFC have mutually parted ways, ending a partnership that began in 2013. Rockhold retired in the
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1:04 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant will be out at least two more weeks as he continues rehabbing an MCL injury in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday. The Nets noted in a statement that Durant is “progressing well” in his recovery after being reevaluated on Monday by Dr. Riley Williams
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1:38 PM ET Conor McGregor has denied allegations that he attacked a woman on his yacht last summer in Ibiza. Ultima Hora, a newspaper in Spain, released a report Tuesday with allegations from an Irish woman that the UFC superstar punched her and threatened to drown her at a party in July on his boat.
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