2:24 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — As the Toronto Raptors continue their hot start to the 2018-19 NBA season, they are playing it safe with star forward Kawhi Leonard. After Leonard sat out one game of each of the first two back-to-back sets the Raptors have played this season, head coach Nick Nurse said
2:50 AM ET WASHINGTON — One by one, the Washington Wizards took their spots in front of their stalls, answering questions after Friday’s disturbing 134-111 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. There was an expectation of fireworks, possibly a public rebuke from John Wall or maybe Bradley Beal, but the Wizards were decidedly on message,
1:26 AM ET NEW YORK — With his team trailing the Brooklyn Nets by 14 in the second quarter, Chris Paul asked the Houston Rockets‘ coaches to leave a timeout huddle so the players could talk among themselves. “We’ve been playing a lot of games now, and the coaches try to do schemes,” Paul said.
3:00 AM ET Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v Bangladesh Nazmul Islam is thrilled after getting his maiden ODI cap Raton Gomes/BCB Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza has decided to bat against Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet. Bangladesh decided to pick just the one seamer – Abu Jayed – as they bank on a three-man
12:55 AM ET WASHINGTON DC — The boos started sometime in the second quarter and just got uncomfortably louder, with the Washington Wizards eventually hearing them again as they walked off the floor down 29 at halftime to the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was part of a 44-20 second quarter that featured embarrassing defense by
12:06 AM ET The Texas Rangers have hired Los Angeles Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward as their new manager, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported Friday by USA Today Sports. Woodward, 42, will take on his first managerial job after three years with the Dodgers, who won the National League pennant the
11:20 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis city attorney has declined to file charges against Minnesota running back Shannon Brooks after an alleged assault. Brooks was arrested after an Oct. 14 incident in which his male roommate accused him of assault. No injuries were reported. City spokeswoman Sarah McKenzie said in a statement
11:53 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Justin Haley joined teammate Johnny Sauter in the four-man field for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, winning at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night for an automatic berth. Haley raced to his third victory of the season, taking the lead with a half-lap remaining
The WBO took care of several pieces of business at its annual convention, which ended on Friday in Panama City, Panama. The sanctioning body ordered some mandatory title bouts as well as title elimination fights meant to produce mandatory world title challengers. Here’s a look at the moves that were made: The fight between former
10:02 PM BST South Africa’s formidable forwards can lay the platform to topple England in their opening match of the November international series at Twickenham on Saturday, captain Siya Kolisi believes. The Springboks selected an experienced and muscular pack, arguably their first-choice selection, and a backline with plenty of flair but one that is light