1:14 AM ET PHOENIX — Dallas Mavericks forward Marquese Chriss followed Suns center Bismack Biyombo off the court and through the tunnel after the pair were ejected late in Phoenix’s 110-80 Game 5 win on Tuesday night, causing security personnel to sprint after Chriss and retrieve him before a confrontation could occur. With the Suns
Month: May 2022
12:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid congratulated Nikola Jokic on winning the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for a second straight season, adding Tuesday night that there was “no right or wrong” answer among several deserving candidates. But Embiid also said that, going forward, he’ll steer his focus toward
12:59 AM ET ESPN News Services Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73. The NBA said in a statement that the legendary center died after a short illness. The Hall of Famer
1:09 AM ET When the definitive history of the Process-Era Philadelphia 76ers is written someday, there will be many moments and decisions to revisit. Without the benefit of hindsight yet, it’s impossible to know which were the most consequential. But it’s impossible to watch what Jimmy Butler did to the Sixers Tuesday night in the
11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Justin Verlander missed his fourth no-hitter by five outs but still faced the minimum through eight innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 5-0 Tuesday night for their eighth straight win. Twins third baseman Gio Urshela singled to right field with one out in the eighth to
12:13 AM ET Los Angeles Angels rookie left-hander Reid Detmers pitched a no-hitter in a 12-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium, becoming at age 22 the youngest pitcher to throw one since Anibal Sanchez in 2006 for the Marlins. It was the majors’ second no-hitter this season, and
11:34 PM ET Auston Matthews knows when to seize a moment. The Maple Leafs’ star forward, and NHL’s leading goal scorer in the regular season, hadn’t scored since Game 1 of Toronto’s first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Tampa Bay. When Matthews lit the lamp again, it was to tally the game-winner in Tuesday’s Game
9:49 PM ET The environment of a game is just as important as on-field (or on-court or on-ice) action. While some venues might be known for their views, cuisine or modern upgrades, others have the ability to create an extremely raucous environment as their claim to fame. On the other hand, settings such as Madison
May 7, 2022 The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold for UFC 277, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to the bout. UFC 277 will take place on July 30 at a location to be announced. Costa (13-2) is looking
8:49 PM ET The UFC is moving forward with an interim flyweight title fight on July 30, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France will meet for the interim belt at UFC 277 at a location to be announced, sources said. It will mark the second time Moreno and Kara-France square