8:52 AM ET p=””> World No. 96 Mike Lorenzo-Vera carded the lowest opening round in tournament history at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images France’s Mike Lorenzo-Vera overcame a lung infection to shoot the lowest-ever round at the DP World Tour Championship on Thursday, while Bernd Wiesberger stayed in pole position
5:11 AM GMT Get ready, Australia. New Wallabies coach Dave Rennie and his guitar are headed Down Under. Australian rugby fans might be more interested in his coaching ability, and how he will set about improving the fortunes of a team that has won only 10 of its past 24 Tests. But they will also
10:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff A big debate was sparked on the opening day of the Gabba Test when third umpire Michael Gough allowed Pat Cummins‘ dismissal of Mohammad Rizwan to stand, ruling there was no conclusive evidence to call a no-ball on replay. After Cummins found Rizwan’s edge in the 55th over, the dismissal
3:28 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers had to wait 138 days but they finally got to see what life is like with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the court together. “That s— was fun as hell,” an amped Patrick Beverley said coming off the court. The Clippers needed to overcome a
1:50 AM ET LOS ANGELES — When the LA Clippers moved heaven and earth last summer to acquire a pair of the league’s most lethal small forwards, the early glimpses of their ugly 107-104 overtime win over the Boston Celtics were what they imagined. In the game’s opening possession, the Celtics opted to trap Paul
8:00 AM ET James Franklin’s Vanderbilt Commodores seemed to relish the underdog role. In his three years as head coach in Nashville, Vanderbilt was listed as an underdog 18 times, covered 11 times and won straight up six times. The Commodores were seven-point underdogs when they won at Missouri in 2012 and beat Georgia at
12:16 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — Derrick Rose wasn’t the only visitor to receive a big reception at the United Center on Wednesday during the Chicago Bulls’ 109-89 win against the Detroit Pistons. So did his former teammate, Luol Deng. Deng was celebrated on a night when the Bulls defeated the Detroit Pistons 109-89
11:53 PM ET DALLAS — Perhaps the most impressive thing about Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic’s statistical line Wednesday night was that it wasn’t surprising. Doncic lit up the depleted Golden State Warriors for 35 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in the Mavs’ 142-94 win. Doncic exited the game for good with a few
11:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and challenger Luis “King Kong” Ortiz may differ on who they believe will win their rematch, but one thing they did agree on when they met on Wednesday for the final pre-fight news conference inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena was how the fight
11:07 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Not even some late heroics — some very, very late ones — were enough to keep the United States from being eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals on Thursday. The U.S. failed to advance despite beating Italy 2-1 after a doubles match that ended past 4 a.m. local