1:48 AM ET Luka Doncic described it as “an amazing feeling” to get his first NBA playoff win after the Dallas Mavericks‘ 127-114 victory over the LA Clippers in Wednesday’s Game 2, and it’s a sensation he expects to experience again soon. “We’ve just got three left,” Doncic said, referring to how many more wins
7:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” No assumption in baseball is more sacrosanct than this one: Lefty batters hit righty pitchers better, and righty batters hit lefty pitchers better. Hundreds of major league careers, and literally millions of
11:29 AM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The longest offseason in our
11:37 AM BST England rugby international Billy Vunipola has said he refused to kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement when the Premiership resumed last week as some elements of the anti-racism protests did not align with his religious beliefs. All 12 Premiership clubs decided on different gestures to show their support for
8:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Stacey Allaster sat in her official seat as the chief executive of the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium last September during the women’s final of the US Open and felt as if her own career was playing out in front of her. The match featured Serena Williams,
8:10 AM ET Bellator is back on Friday night with its third card in six weeks and one of its most high-profile champions. Ryan Bader, the champion at both heavyweight and light heavyweight, defends his light heavy title against Vadim Nemkov in the Bellator 244 main event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. For
Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings on September 19 to kick off IPL 2020.© AFP With the tournament’s new title sponsor confirmed, the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday revealed its new logo for its 2020 season. IPL took to Instagram to share a story with a picture of the new logo, with
5:47 PM ET Steve KimESPN Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Wednesday that he will return to the ring at the age of 47. Twelve years after his last fight, the 11-time titlist confirmed he’s ready to end his retirement. “The rumors are true, and I’m going to start sparring in the next few
7:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon have both said they have points to prove in Saturday’s rematch to decide the undisputed world lightweight champion of
7:06 AM ET “Elimination Wednesday” in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs was 75% as devastating as promised. Three teams (the Arizona Coyotes, Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets) are leaving the bubble. One (the Montreal Canadiens) gets to live another day. It was a wild day of hockey; five games brought 35 combined goals. With
3:56 AM ET Associated Press TROON, Scotland — Jessica Korda, one of the top U.S. hopes at the Women’s British Open, withdrew from the first major of the year because of medical reasons before the first round started Thursday. Organizers said Korda’s issues were “unrelated to COVID-19.” Katja Pogacar of Slovenia replaced Korda in the
7:01 AM ET Claressa Shields calls herself the boxing GWOAT (Greatest Woman Of All Time), and it’s hard to argue against her. Shields has won world titles in three different divisions and is the current undisputed middleweight world champion. She also has won two Olympic gold medals and is unbeaten as a professional. Her closest
7:23 AM ET The countdown to the 2020-21 Premier League season has begun, with the publication of the fixture list enabling clubs and supporters to pinpoint if they have a tough start, when they will face their biggest rivals and which teams stand in the way of success or failure in the run-in. – Stream
Britain’s Adam Yates is set to battle for stage wins rather than focusing on the general classification standings at this year’s Tour de France. The 28-year-old has been selected in Michelton-Scott’s eight-man line-up for the Tour’s start on 29 August. Yates will “approach his first Grand Tour in several years without general classification ambitions” say
4:02 AM BST French Top 14 club Stade Francais has cancelled a preseason match because some players have developed lesions on their lungs after contracting COVID-19 and need an extra week to recuperate. The Paris-based club was scheduled to play Toulon next Thursday in preparation for its opening fixture of the 2020-21 Top 14 season
8:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman used an anti-gay slur during Cincinnati’s game Wednesday night at the Kansas City Royals and later left the broadcast after apologizing. Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning of
12:41 AM ET With about eight minutes to go in the third quarter Wednesday night, Philadelphia 76ers guard Josh Richardson tried to throw an entry pass to teammate Joel Embiid, who had established post position in the middle of the lane. The pass was awful. Richardson jumped to throw it and it was loopy and
8:09 PM ET Associated Press Two players — Argentina’s Guido Pella and Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien — said their fitness trainer tested positive for COVID-19, and that is why they were dropped from the tennis tournament that will precede the US Open at its Flushing Meadow site. Pella and Dellien posted separate videos on Instagram after