1:59 AM ET DALLAS — Tom Thibodeau, the notoriously gruff first-year New York Knicks head coach, cracked a hint of a grin when asked about his demeanor following a 117-109 win Friday night over the Dallas Mavericks. It was New York’s fifth consecutive victory, marking the franchise’s longest winning streak in seven years. The Knicks,
7:00 AM ET Invicta Fighting Championships has a new owner and a new television home. The premier all-women’s MMA promotion has been acquired by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Los Angeles- and Toronto-based media company, Anthem and Invicta officials told ESPN. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a result, Invicta will now air
12:33 AM ET Associated Press KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Lydia Ko again put herself in position for her first win in three years, shooting a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Lotte Championship. Nelly Korda, who went back and forth with Ko for the lead throughout the
11:56 PM ET Vadim Nemkov has clearly established himself as the man to beat in Bellator’s light heavyweight tournament, following Friday night’s convincing title defense over Phil Davis. Nemkov (14-3) is already Bellator’s 205-pound champion, but with bigger names in the promotion’s tournament like Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, Yoel Romero and Ryan Bader, it would be
10:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Boston Celtics have signed former No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker, the team announced Friday. At just 26-years-old, Parker has only played a combined 41 games over the past two seasons — including only three this season for the Sacramento Kings before getting waived last month. He’s also played
8:57 PM ET A recent scan revealed that Cody Bellinger has a hairline fracture in his left fibula, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday. Bellinger has been out since April 5 with what was originally diagnosed as a bruised calf. Roberts said the latest development “hasn’t really changed the course of his timetable”
7:38 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Two-time champion Stewart Cink moved into position for a third RBC Heritage title, shooting a second straight 63 to set the 36-hole scoring mark at Harbour Town. Cink, 47, appears unstoppable after two amazing days. He sits at 16-under 126, five shots ahead of Corey
7:49 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Fred Couples put in more work than usual to get ready for the Masters, only to have his worst performance in 36 appearances. Back on the PGA Tour Champions, he was more at ease and close to flawless. Couples didn’t miss a fairway, setting up wedges or
6:35 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Bubba Wallace says get the shot, like he did. Brad Keselowski says he hasn’t decided yet whether to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while Austin Dillon and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott say it’s a personal choice and no one else’s business, though Dillon’s Richard Childress
6:10 PM BST Former Wales and British & Irish Lions captain and coach John Dawes has died at the age of 80 after a period of ill health, it was announced on Friday. Dawes made his international debut in 1964 and won 22 caps for Wales, leading them to the Grand Slam in 1971. He
12:47 PM ET It was a little over a month ago when seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion-turned-IndyCar rookie Jimmie Johnson and four-time IndyCar champion and one-time NASCAR Cup Series rookie Dario Franchitti sat in Johnson’s Charlotte home and talked racing. OK, they were trying to talk racing. But they were quickly interrupted by Chandra Johnson,
4:58 PM ET Associated Press Six Challenger tennis tournaments scheduled for Canada this year have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tennis Canada said Friday the events are the men’s Winnipeg (Manitoba) National Bank Challenger; the women’s Challenger event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; the National Bank Challenger in Granby, Quebec; and the Odlum Brown VanOpen
4:45 PM ET Elwin Soto will defend his WBO flyweight world title against former strawweight champion Katsunari Takayama on the Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders undercard on May 8 at AT&T Stadium, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. Soto (18-1, 12 KOs), 24, of Mexico, will be making the first defense under the Matchroom Boxing banner,
10:29 AM ET It is one of the most tried-and-true tactics in (American) football: beat ’em down with the short stuff — a good run game, a good, quick passing attack — and when the deepest defenders are leaning in the wrong direction, hit ’em deep on the play-action bomb. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
Punjab Kings might have lost their second game in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) but skipper KL Rahul wants his side to learn from the mistake they made against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and bounce back stronger in the tournament. Right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar picked four wickets before Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali
9:22 AM ET Multiple employees within the New York Mets organization say their complaints about inappropriate workplace behavior were not acted on, according to a report from The Athletic. The report also details allegations of inappropriate conduct or sexual harassment by David Newman — the Mets chief marketing, content and communications officer who was rehired
12:41 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — A day after knocking out top-ranked Novak Djokovic, unseeded Daniel Evans beat 11th-seeded David Goffin 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Friday. The British player will contest the first Masters semifinal of his career against fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, a French Open semifinalist last
IPL 2021: CSK registered their first win of the season after beating PBKS.© BCCI/IPL MS Dhoni playing his 200th match for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) got the sweetest of gifts as his side defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets to register their first win of the IPL 2021 season at the Wankhede Stadium in