8:00 AM ET This story appears in ESPN The Magazine’s NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today! Last season’s Houston Rockets came within one Chris Paul hamstring (well, and 27 straight missed 3s) of toppling Golden State and going to the NBA Finals. It was odd, then, when Daryl Morey signed 34-year-old Carmelo Anthony to a one-year,
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8:54 PM ET Daniel Salloi found the net at the end of the first half and Roger Espinoza added a huge insurance goal midway through the second as visiting Sporting Kansas City made all the right moves during a 3-0 victory over FC Dallas on Sunday afternoon in Frisco, Texas. The win allowed Sporting Kansas
7:34 AM ET Marc J. Spears LOS ANGELES – Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo and forward Brandon Ingram could receive multiple game suspensions and fines for their involvement in an altercation during Saturday night’s game. The last time the NBA had a major fight was almost 12 years
Both Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop felt Jose Mourinho reacted appropriately to the taunts from Chelsea’s assistant coach in the weekend’s draw. Stewart Robson explains why Jose Mourinho’s cautious approach to games doesn’t help Manchester United based on their 2-2 draw against Chelsea. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed,
8:22 PM ET Sebastian Blanco scored his 10th goal of the season and added his 11th assist to help the Portland Timbers clinch a Western Conference playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Sunday. Larrys Mabiala also scored before halftime for Portland. Diego Chara and Blanco scored after the break
6:50 AM ET Lewis Hamilton can beat Michael Schumacher’s Formula One records to become the most successful driver of all time, according to the German’s old foe Jacques Villeneuve. The passing years have not mellowed the outspoken Canadian’s views on Schumacher, the man he beat to the 1997 world championship in controversial circumstances, and he
Man City made light work of Burnley at the Etihad easing to a 5-0 rout to stay top of the Premier League. Dan Thomas and Steve Nicol recap Saturday’s Premier League action, including Jose Mourinho’s touchline scuffle and Man City’s 5-0 thrashing of Burnley. The guys respond to your tweets about the Bundesliga’s relevance, Chelsea’s
Players from across the league share their thoughts on Usain Bolt’s pursuit of a contract with the Central Coast Mariners. The ESPN FC crew discuss whether or not Usain Bolt should accept the offer from Champions League-chasing Valletta FC. Central Coast Mariners have offered Usain Bolt a full-time playing contract after he impressed during a
3:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — “Laker fans, the wait is over.” So said Ice Cube as he concluded the opening invocation that greeted fans on the video screen as they filed in from the buzzy concourse into the bowl at Staples Center. Among the promises offered to those in attendance were “the dawn of