12:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said his message to both injured superstar Joel Embiid and the rest of his team ahead of Game 4 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center was the same: dealing with Embiid’s latest postseason injury is just another
Month: April 2023
12:18 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Despite the uncertainty surrounding Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter ahead of the upcoming NFL draft, the unanimous All-American left a strong impression on the front office after visiting the Detroit Lions facility on Monday. Lions general manager Brad Holmes held his poker face during Thursday’s media
2:05 PM ET Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Second-seeded Andrey Rublev reached his second final in two weeks at the Srpska Open on Saturday. Rublev took out Alex Molcan of Slovakia 6-2, 6-4 and has yet to drop a set this week. He won Monte Carlo last weekend for his 13th career
2:04 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen is sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery on his broken left hand, the team announced Saturday. Teravainen, 28, suffered the injury after being slashed by New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau during the third period of Carolina’s 4-3 overtime victory on Wednesday. The Hurricanes hold a 2-1 lead
3:26 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have hired former New England Patriots assistant coach Matt Patricia as their new senior defensive assistant, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Coach Nick Sirianni had said Thursday at a news conference that it was “trending” toward the Eagles hiring Patricia. Patricia, a longtime defensive assistant and former Detroit Lions
2:17 PM ET Associated Press MUNICH — Botic Van de Zandschulp has another chance against defending champion Holger Rune in the final of the BMW Open after both players won their semifinals on Saturday. The 19-year-old Rune saved all eight break points he faced to beat Australia’s Christopher O’Connell 6-3, 6-2. The Danish star has
1:19 PM ET ESPN News Services STUTTGART, Germany — Defending champion Iga Swiatek will again play Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix after they came through their semifinals on Saturday. Swiatek had an easier path to the final than she expected when Ons Jabeur retired with a left calf injury. Swiatek
9:21 AM ET ESPN News Services Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Open, apparently due to a fitness issue, the Spanish event said Saturday. “Wishing you a speedy recovery, we hope to see you back on court as soon as possible, Nole,” the Madrid Open tweeted. While no specific reason was given for Djokovic’s
6:52 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Brewers rookie center fielder Garrett Mitchell is expected to miss most, if not all, of the remainder of the regular season after an MRI showed damage to the labrum in his right shoulder. Mitchell suffered the injury while sliding into third base during the 10th inning of Milwaukee’s win in
7:21 AM ET By the time Wenyen Gabriel joined the Los Angeles Lakers last March, the team was already a mess. Still, signing a two-way contract with a team with championship aspirations that was six games under .500 was better than the instability he had experienced trying to climb his way back into the league
6:45 PM ET LONDON — Mikel Arteta insists he “cannot wait” to face Manchester City and said he believes Arsenal must win at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to lift the Premier League title. The Gunners came from two goals down to salvage a 3-3 draw against bottom club Southampton on Friday but handed a
1:20 AM ET Bellator MMA flyweight champion Liz Carmouche defended her title for the second time on Friday by submitting challenger DeAnna Bennett via arm triangle choke at 4:29 of the fourth round. The 125-pound title fight headlined Bellator 294 inside Neal S. Blaisdell Centre in Honolulu. It was a unique situation in that it
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Heading into the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, one series that grabbed the attention of many fans was the No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup in the Metropolitan Division, pitting the New Jersey Devils against the New York Rangers in the latest edition of the Battle of the Hudson. Thus far,
6:55 AM ET Over the past several months as the NFL prepares for the 2023 draft, there have been two things evaluators have agreed on the most: (1), The top four quarterbacks in this draft are not the top four players on the board; (2), Despite that, history will be made if those four quarterbacks
11:34 PM ET ELMONT, NY — The New York Islanders broke a 79-year-old Stanley Cup playoffs record for the fastest four goals by one team in their 5-1 Game 3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. The win cut New York’s first-round Eastern Conference series deficit to 2-1, with Game 4 scheduled for
12:00 AM ET ATLANTA — For at least one night, the Atlanta Hawks appeared to have finally found the fearsome twosome they tried to form last offseason, when they traded for All-Star Dejounte Murray. The late June swap with the San Antonio Spurs was intended to pair Murray with fellow guard Trae Young, Atlanta’s All-NBA
8:46 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia had to be restrained at Friday’s weigh-in outside T-Mobile Arena as a raucous crowd of supporters for both boxers looked on ahead of Saturday’s superfight. After they tipped the scales under the 136-pound catchweight limit, Davis lightly shoved Garcia. Garcia responded
5:40 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Drew Smyly lost a perfect game bid when he collided with his catcher while trying to field an eighth-inning dribbler that went for an infield single in the Chicago Cubs‘ 13-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Nico Hoerner hit a three-run homer with four hits