6:10 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College star wide receiver Zay Flowers grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as the 11th of 14 children. His mother died in 2005, leaving his father, Willie, to drive a truck for a medical device company to provide for the family. Flowers received a football scholarship to Boston College
Month: May 2022
1:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN BOSTON — On Thursday afternoon after practice, Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka took a question about how his team played without Marcus Smart, the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, in their Game 2 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Udoka looked up and noticed Smart’s green-tipped hair standing behind a
4:33 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler said Thursday the team won’t repeat the “mistake” of complacency that he believes set the stage for this season’s disappointing first-round exit from the playoffs. Ressler said the Hawks won’t stand pat this offseason — even if that means paying a salary tax.
2:58 PM ET Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for his flagrant foul on Gary Payton II in Memphis’ playoff series against the Warriors. Brooks, who was ejected Tuesday for a flagrant 2 foul that fractured Payton’s left elbow, will serve the suspension Saturday for Game 3.
2:55 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been fined $25,000 by the NBA after he flipped off Memphis Grizzlies fans during Tuesday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. In first quarter of the Warriors’ 106-101 loss, Green held up his two middle fingers as he walked back to the
6:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — 76ers superstar center Joel Embiid is currently being listed as out for Game 3 of Philadelphia’s Eastern Conference semifinal against the MiamI Heat, but there is still progress that could be made to change his availability in time to play Friday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. As 76ers
5:19 PM ET Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, ESPN sat down with championship leader and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc to discuss his love of the United States, how he mentally prepares ahead of each race and his relationship with title rival Max Verstappen. Michael Schumacher used to say that he could come to the
4:48 PM ET Remember the Tuck Rule? Las Vegas Raiders fans, we know you do, as it’s not exactly your favorite thing to ever happen to your franchise, but just as a refresher: during the 2001 AFC divisional game, Tom Brady — who at that point was still Drew Bledsoe’s replacement and not the likely
3:23 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo started the final lap of last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title showdown right on the tail of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. What followed was one of the most dramatic moments in Formula One history, but Ricciardo, long regarded as one of F1’s most talented drivers, wasn’t part of
2:31 PM ET Associated Press West Ham fans are escorted by police through Frankfurt city center ahead of the Europa League semifinal second leg. Getty Images More than 30 arrests were made after supporters of West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt clashed before their Europa League semifinal second leg, police said Thursday. Frankfurt police said in a