1:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said Saturday afternoon that “if I was a betting man” superstar center Joel Embiid will be doubtful to play in “at least” Monday’s Game 1 of the titanic Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Celtics. “There is no latest,” Rivers said Saturday,
A defiant George Russell rejected Max Verstappen’s criticisms after the pair collided at the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race. The world champion hurled an insult at the Mercedes driver after a post-race discussion of the incident. “I was very surprised by how angry he was,” Russell said. “I am not just going
Pakistan take on New Zealand in 2nd ODI.© AFP Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI Live: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the second ODI of the five-match series in Rawalpindi on Saturday. In the first ODI, host opener Fakhar Zaman hit a splendid century to
7:29 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University After tumbling out of the first round of the NFL draft, Will Levis finally found a home with the Tennessee Titans, who traded up Friday night to select the former Kentucky quarterback
3:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach Darvin Ham arrived early to Crypto.com Arena Friday afternoon. He’d had less than 48 hours to process the situation his team found itself in after a demoralizing Game 5 loss in Memphis on Wednesday night. His team had looked exhausted and disjointed in that game. The schedule
Following his side’s seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya lauded all-rounder Vijay Shankar for his match-winning knock, saying that he is “more fitter, more confident” and the hard work put by him is immense. An explosive half-century by Vijay Shankar and classy
9:46 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — Robert MacIntyre held the clubhouse lead when a weather-affected third day of the Korea Championship was suspended because of fading light Saturday. After morning fog and rain caused afternoon tee times to be pushed back by more than two hours, MacIntyre produced a string of good
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez overtook Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to win the sprint at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mexican, who qualified second to Leclerc in the sprint shootout earlier on Saturday, passed the Ferrari shortly after an early safety-car period. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished third, after his car suffered damage in an early collision
Adam Yates became the third British rider in four days to claim a stage victory at the Tour de Romandie as he also assumed the overall lead. The 30-year-old won Saturday’s stage four in the Swiss Alps by seven seconds from France’s Thibaut Pinot to take the yellow jersey from Spain’s Juan Ayuso. Yates has
1:48 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — By the time the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants take the field Saturday for their historic two-game series at Mexico City’s Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium, a flurry of Major League Baseball officials will have waxed poetic about the capital city’s warm reception and appetite
6:45 AM ET Chelsea‘s players are struggling to find answers for their poor run of form this season, Raheem Sterling said, but he maintained that the Premier League club can turn around their fortunes under the right manager. Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Brentford on Wednesday left them 11th in the league table, stumbling towards possibly
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc made it two pole positions in as many days by leading the new sprint shootout at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Leclerc took pole for Saturday’s sprint race despite crashing on his final lap of the shortened qualifying session. He beat Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, with Mercedes driver George Russell
3:09 AM ET SEATTLE — Needing answers to stave off elimination, the Colorado Avalanche found quite a few on Friday in a 4-1 series-tying win in Game 6 against the Seattle Kraken. Exactly how did the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche force a Game 7 on Sunday against the upstart Kraken at Ball Arena? They
1:26 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James vowed to be better for Friday’s Game 6 of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies. He kept his word, and his teammates kept up the pressure on the Grizzlies from the opening tip, destroying the No. 2-seeded Grizzlies 125-85 to win the series
IPL 2023: KKR to face GT in their next clash© BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders will be squaring off against Gujarat Titans in their next IPL 2023 match on Saturday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The two teams had earlier met each other in a historic clash, where Rinku Singh smashed five sixes in an
12:26 AM ET The Boston Bruins aren’t ruling out a goalie change for Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers. In fact, Boston coach Jim Montgomery thought about pulling starter Linus Ullmark during Game 6 on Friday night, a 7-5 loss for the Bruins in which Ullmark gave up
10:00 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom unexpectedly exited his start against the New York Yankees after giving up his first hit with two outs in the fourth inning Friday night. DeGrom retired his first 10 batters and had a 5-0 lead when he walked Anthony Rizzo. Ahead of
7:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Day 1 of the 2023 NFL draft, which was a busy one on the trade front, is behind us. There were six deals announced on the clock during Thursday night’s first round, including three involving top-10 picks (Nos. 3, 6, 9). We saw a little draft history being made too,