5:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said the NBA should consider having a special section in the stands reserved for the families of visiting teams in the wake of Chris Paul‘s family being harassed during Sunday’s playoff game in Dallas. The incident happened during Game 4 of the Western Conference
Month: May 2022
5:45 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks said he would take back his flagrant foul 2 that broke Gary Payton II‘s elbow if he could. In his first comments since his ejection in the opening minutes of Game 2 and his suspension for Game 3, Brooks said he did not mean
6:28 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics ruled Robert Williams III out of Monday’s Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks with left knee soreness. Williams had not appeared on any of Boston’s injury reports, but coach Ime Udoka said Williams tried warming up pregame and felt the soreness was too much. “He
6:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has won the Red Auerbach Trophy as NBA Coach of the Year, the league announced Monday. Williams won by a landslide, landing 81 first-place votes and finishing with 458 points overall in balloting by a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor
10:00 AM ET NFL Nation reporters The initial fantasy football rankings are out, which has all of us at ESPN Fantasy excited for the 2022 season. You know what else gets us excited? Having our incredible NFL Nation team contribute to our fantasy coverage year-round. We asked our reporters to provide one fantasy sleeper from
1:15 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday. Late in the second set, Shapovalov was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after hopping over the
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2:26 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Darcy Kuemper will sit out Game 4 on Monday night, with the Colorado Avalanche goaltender’s right eye still swollen from being poked by a stick through his mask. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Pavel Francouz, who made 18 saves in nearly 41 minutes coming off the bench
2:20 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Katie Volynets, a 20-year-old Californian, and Michael Mmoh, a 24-year-old who was born in Saudi Arabia and is now based in Florida, earned the U.S. Tennis Association’s wild-card entries for the main draw of the French Open. Play begins at Roland Garros on May 22. Volynets and
2:08 PM ET Associated Press Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera, who had cancer and made a full recovery, has been selected as the 2022 George Halas Award recipient by the Professional Football Writers of America. The Halas Award is given to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes adversity to succeed. The award