3:31 AM ET Golfers at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa will give their traditional trousers short shrift and dress for comfort instead, in a first for the European Tour. The governing body said it will let players wear shorts at the Nov. 28-Dec. 1 tournament at the Leopard Creek Country Club, where
3:00 AM ET ABU DHABI — Williams has confirmed Canadian Formula 2 driver Nicholas Latifi will replace Robert Kubica at its team next year. Latifi, who is currently a Williams reserve driver, has been the prime candidate for the role ever since Kubica announced he would not be continuing in 2020 earlier this year. The
2:52 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr cut his right hand during Wednesday night’s 104-90 win over the Chicago Bulls after breaking a clipboard in frustration. Kerr made light of the situation after the game, as he wore a bandaid on his hand while speaking to reporters at the podium.
10:32 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — As the lights dimmed in the Smoothie King Center for the national anthem and a calm came over the crowd, one New Orleans Pelicans fan let Anthony Davis know exactly what he thought about his return to the city he once called home. “AD’s a sellout!” It
1:13 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors All-Star swingman Klay Thompson served as a guest analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area during the second quarter of the network’s telecast of Wednesday’s 104-90 win against the Chicago Bulls. Thompson, who has been out all season while he recovers from a torn ACL in his
12:55 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — Reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo said he knew better than to engage in a one-one-one battle with former teammate Jabari Parker during Milwaukee’s 111-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Instead, The Greek Freak relied on team basketball, still scoring 30 points and 18 rebounds to
11:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — It was a long five days between when Kemba Walker crashed to the floor in Denver on Friday and when he took the court with his Boston Celtics teammates here Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. But on a night that was supposed to be all about Kyrie
9:35 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid got back to playing the kind of game he expects from himself and nothing like the worst game of his career two nights prior. Embiid had 33 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 97-91 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday
11:24 PM ET Veteran catcher Yan Gomes has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal to return to the World Series champion Washington Nationals, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. Gomes caught the final out of Washington’s World Series Game 7 win over the Houston Astros and will rejoin Kurt Suzuki as the
1:01 AM GMT Jos Buttler is an injury doubt for the second Test in Hamilton have suffered a back spasm in training. Joe Root has confirmed that Ollie Pope will keep wicket if Buttler is unable to play. Pope has kept in just five first-class games, the last of which was in February. Rory Burns,