8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN For a generation, being a quality Eastern Conference team has meant guaranteed passage into the NBA postseason. Unlike its Western counterpart, where good teams routinely have been left out of the playoff picture, the East — since the Charlotte Hornets reentered the league in 2004, bringing the NBA to its
8:00 AM ET HIGH ABOVE THE Bay of Naples, Paul George stood in his white paisley tuxedo jacket and black pants with the breathtaking Amalfi Coast behind him. As Daniela Rajic, George’s bride, walked down the aisle past a star-studded NBA guest list that included Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac, Karl-Anthony Towns, Patrick Beverley and Lou
7:00 AM ET If I ran a struggling NHL team and there was a generational talent available in the next draft class, I wouldn’t tank the season. No, “tanking” is too tame a description for what I’d do. I would populate my team with semi-pros. I would replace their sticks with swimming pool noodles. My
4:35 AM ET Dmitry Tursunov said he decided not to continue coaching Emma Raducanu at the end of a trial period with the 2021 US Open champion because of “red flags” he could not ignore. Since winning the US Open title, Raducanu has fallen to 76th in the WTA rankings. Raducanu, 19, has been without
5:17 AM BST Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Stephen Perofeta have been named in the All Blacks’ starting 15 for the first time in a much-changed line-up for the Test against Japan in Tokyo on Saturday. Tuivasa-Sheck will start at inside centre alongside Braydon Ennor, with Perofeta starting at fullback in Ian Foster’s team. Halfback Finlay Christie
3:30 AM ET Matchday five of the Champions League saw 12 teams qualify for the knockout stages, with plenty of goals, heartbreak and drama along the way. Early exits for Barcelona, Juventus, Ajax and Atletico Madrid will be bitter for those fans and players, while Chelsea and Bayern Munich look like title contenders after finishing
1:12 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Uriah Hall opened up Wednesday about falling into a “deep depression” following his abrupt retirement from the UFC this past summer. Hall said at the Jake Paul–Anderson Silva open workouts that he felt a loss of identity after stepping away from MMA and that at one point he had
T20 WC, SA vs BAN Highlights: Anrich Nortje took four wickets in quick succession© AFP T20 World Cup, South Africa vs Bangladesh, Super 12, Group 2 Highlights: A 109-run knock by Rilee Rossouw, followed by a four-wicket haul by Anrich Nortje, guided South Africa to victory against Bangladesh by 104 runs, in the Super 12 Group
12:15 AM ET ESPN News Services PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard left the Portland Trail Blazers‘ 119-98 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night because of a strained right calf. Lillard, a six-time All-Star, came up limping with just over five minutes to go in the third quarter and headed straight for the locker
Lewis Hamilton thought he’d buried the ghosts of Abu Dhabi, but they all came rushing back with the revelation that Red Bull broke Formula 1’s budget cap last season. Losing a record eighth world title after an official freestyled with the rules was “definitely spirit-breaking, or soul-crushing, whatever you want to call it,” Hamilton says,
3:09 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — USC‘s and UCLA‘s upcoming move to the Big Ten has not been popular with their supporters, according to Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff. Both USC and UCLA will become full members of the Big Ten in 2024 after an offseason move that changed the structure of college sports. During Pac-12
Oct 26, 2022 The reality that he is now one of the “old dogs” of the UFC might still be hitting home, but Australian Robert Whittaker [24-6] is thrilled to have the opportunity to right a previous wrong when he faces Paulo Costa [14-2] at UFC 284 in February next year. Fresh off another dominant
7:29 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara said he needed to say something to his teammates after their loss Sunday because he didn’t like where the mentality of the team was headed. Instead, he encouraged them to “get their swag back” and regain their pride after a rough start
9:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez are in the process of finalizing a deal for a fight in the first quarter of 2023, sources tell ESPN. It’s expected one of the two 130-pound titles vacated by Shakur Stevenson will be on the line in the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main
6:15 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have been knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage for the second season running after Inter Milan beat Viktoria Plzen 4-0 on Wednesday. Barca, who were already destined to play in the Europa League after Inter’s win, came out on the wrong end of
5:43 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenseman Nicolas Beaudin from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for center Cam Hillis on Wednesday. Beaudin had two goals and four assists in 22 games over three seasons for Chicago. The player from Quebec was the 27th overall pick in the 2018 draft. Hills,
2:33 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The British Boxing Board of Control announced Wednesday that “allegations of misconduct” against welterweight contender Conor Benn were upheld at a Friday hearing. Benn was slated to fight Chris Eubank Jr. earlier this month, but the event was scrapped after The BBBofC refused to sanction the 157-pound catchweight bout following
11:43 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies will start right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 1 of the World Series against the Astros and Zack Wheeler, last season’s National League Cy Young Award runner-up, in Game 2. Game 1 of the World Series is Friday in Houston. Game 2 is Saturday. Nola is 2-1