7:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Former Ohio State Buckeyes players Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint entered not guilty pleas to rape and kidnapping charges on Friday. Riep posted a $100,000 surety bond and Wint posted a $75,000 bond during a hearing at Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus. A 19-year-old woman told
11:39 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer is on course for a comeback in England’s Test series against West Indies in June, but would appear to have been ruled out of any involvement in this season’s IPL, following a further MRI scan on the elbow stress fracture that curtailed his involvement in the recent tour
6:20 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Australia advanced to the Davis Cup Finals in November with a tight 3-1 win over Brazil on hard courts at the Memorial Drive tennis center on Saturday. John Millman beat Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro 6-7, (6), 7-6 (3) 7-6 (3) in the deciding match. Millman took the court
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Reich was frustrated because he knew they could do better. The Indianapolis Colts coach went as far as to use the word “hurt” when describing his team’s passing game in 2019. Part of the problem was because of injuries at receiver, tight end and quarterback. Another issue was simply
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3:54 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It took almost a year and a half, but LeBron James accomplished one of the goals he set when he moved to Los Angeles, ending the Lakers‘ six-season playoff drought. Fueled by an MVP performance from James, the Lakers clinched a postseason berth for the first time since the
2:57 AM ET Mulitple Contributors LOS ANGELES — Carrying the main card billing of an NBA Finals preview and perhaps the decisive showdown between the league’s top MVP front-runners, Friday’s heavyweight bout between the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks possessed the sort of stakes offered in June, not March. And from the opening tip
12:05 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — After the Celtics dropped their third straight home game Friday night, losing 99-94 to the Utah Jazz, coach Brad Stevens tried to downplay his team’s struggles on a night it shot just 37.2% overall and a dismal 10-for-36 from 3-point range. Marcus Smart disagreed. “Our effort was s—,”
12:16 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Reilly Opelka of the United States beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 7-5 in the opening match of a Davis Cup qualifier Friday night. Opelka, 22, who made his Davis Cup debut last year, breezed through the match in 1 hour, 21 minutes. He had a strong service
12:38 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — A soulful voice echoed throughout the visitors locker room inside the United Center following the Indiana Pacers‘ 108-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday. The harmonic notes came from proud Victor Oladipo. Oladipo was initially listed as questionable (knee) for the game, but he returned from a