6:23 PM ET PHOENIX — Kevin Durant believes the Phoenix Suns have what it takes to finally win an NBA championship. “I think we got all the pieces to be successful,” Durant said during a Thursday news conference, his first as a member of the Suns. “We got guys that have experienced what it’s like
Month: February 2023
7:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Harold Ramirez and Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo won their salary arbitration cases on Thursday, while St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley and Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas lost. Ramirez will get $2.2 million rather than Tampa Bay’s offer of $1.9
8:52 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo exited in the second quarter of Thursday’s 112-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls with a sprained right wrist and did not return. Antetokounmpo injured his wrist after running into the stanchion while attempting to block a shot at the rim from Bulls guard
8:32 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Dominic Thiem and Diego Schwartzman were eliminated from the Argentina Open on Thursday. Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion who is trying to regain his form after falling to 99th in the rankings, lost 6-4, 6-4 to Juan Pablo Varillas. Schwartzman, the local favorite, was beaten
6:10 PM ET Associated Press Paul Jerrard, one of the few Black assistant coaches in the NHL during his three stints in the league over the past two decades, has died, the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced Thursday. He was 57. An athletic department spokesperson said Jerrard’s wife informed the school he died Wednesday at a
Feb 14, 2023 The 2023 Women’s World Cup is fast approaching, and time is running out for the U.S. women’s national team to get ready for the summer tournament in Australia and New Zealand. This week the USWNT will compete in the SheBelieves Cup, which is the last good chance to identify problems (and solutions)
4:01 PM ET Associated Press For Corbin Burnes, the disappointment wasn’t from losing his salary arbitration case so much as hearing the words the Milwaukee Brewers used during the proceedings to determine his 2023 salary. They stung. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner attended his case and came away with hard feelings. He lost
11:16 AM ET BALTIMORE — Boxer Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts stemming from a hit-and-run crash in November 2020 that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman. Davis’ sentencing is May 5. Davis, 28, was scheduled to stand trial but waived that right Thursday. He did not speak after leaving the
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Chicago Bears own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, thanks to a 3-14 record and the Houston Texans winning in Week 18 of the 2022 season. The Bears are in position to take the best prospect available, or trade the top pick and add draft
7:47 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Newly crowned WBO 130-pound champion Emanuel Navarrete and top Australian contender Liam Wilson clashed in a fight of the year candidate on Feb. 3. There was everything you would want to see in a prizefight — action, entertainment and offense. Both men suffered cuts and split a pair of
8:50 AM ET With the selection of the NCAA men’s hockey tournament about a month away and the Frozen Four less than 50 days away, the field of 16 is taking shape. Of course, things still can change over the homestretch of the regular season and particularly with the conference tournaments which begin March 3,
7:38 AM ET Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo joined Saudi club Al Nassr in January. Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images A Las Vegas lawyer has been hit with a £277,966 ($335,000) penalty for pressing a bid in U.S. courts to force Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the £311,156 ($375,000) in hush money he paid to
7:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell. That’s the list. In the more than 76-year history of the NBA, only three players have won three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards, and it has been nearly 40 years since Bird last accomplished the feat from 1984 to 1986. There have been plenty
7:05 AM ET The MLB offseason is all but over and spring training games will soon commence. How do you feel about that news? Well, your reaction might hinge on which team you root for. Our friends in San Diego are probably champing at the bit to see Xander Bogaerts on the field in a
7:00 AM ET What defines a great NHL defenseman? That’s a question fans, pundits, executives and players themselves have debated for decades. “The problem with defensemen is you can go one of two ways. You can go with the guy who puts points on the board, or you can go with the guy who is
7:49 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was the most important game of the past six seasons for the New York Giants, and there was running back Saquon Barkley jumping and windmilling his left arm to get the home crowd stoked for his quarterback during a Week 17 rout of the Indianapolis Colts. Barkley
12:03 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid said after Wednesday night’s 118-112 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center that he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to play in Sunday’s All-Star Game. “I’m not sure,” the Philadelphia 76ers star said after collecting 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
11:05 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz won his first match of the year on Wednesday, beating Laslo Djere 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the Argentina Open. The 19-year-old US Open champion missed the Australian Open with a leg injury and ceded the No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic, who won