7:00 AM ET NHL general managers are inherently optimistic creatures, despite being 32 of the most jaded individuals in sports. They have to believe what they’re building will work. They have to believe that the players they acquire will fulfill expectations. Most of all, right now, they have to believe that a trade market with
6:27 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Just more than 48 hours ago, Michael Mmoh had his bags packed and was preparing to fly back to the United States. Now he’s set to pocket $156,775 after advancing to the third round of the Australian Open by upsetting No. 12 seed Alexander Zverev. Dubbed a ‘lucky loser’
Sydney Thunder 144 for 2 (Gilkes 74*, Ross 40*, Rocchiccioli 2-25) beat Melbourne Renegades 142 for 9 (Sutherland 42*, Qadir 2-20, Green 2-24) by eight wickets Sydney Thunder are inside the BBL’s top five after cruising to an important win against Melbourne Renegades at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Set 143 for victory, Thunder opener
3:24 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Sacramento Kings ended Wednesday night’s game on an 8-3 run in the final minute to beat the Lakers 116-111, handing L.A. its third loss in the past week by a total of 10 points. Afterward, LeBron James said the Lakers have “zero room for error” given the injuries
10:15 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball left Wednesday night’s game against the Houston Rockets after spraining his left ankle again. Ball said after Charlotte’s 122-117 victory that he didn’t think the injury was serious, and he didn’t plan to have X-rays on his ankle. “I can walk and
11:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — The Washington Wizards got star guard Bradley Beal back on the court and got themselves back in the win column on Wednesday night. Beal, who had missed the prior five games with a left hamstring strain, returned and finished with 18 points, four rebounds and four assists
12:03 AM ET DALLAS — The drastically improved defense that helped the Dallas Mavericks make a run to last season’s Western Conference finals seems like a distant memory, prompting coach Jason Kidd to call out his team’s poor effort on that end of the floor. Kidd made his pointed comments, sprinkling in a healthy dose
12:05 AM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Desmond Bane scored 25 points, Ja Morant had 24 and the Memphis Grizzlies won their 11th straight game to match the franchise record, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-114 on Wednesday night. Steven Adams tipped in the winner with 16 seconds left. Adams was in position to tip
10:53 PM GMT Dim the lights and prepare the popcorn, the Eddie Show is here. One of the more extraordinary twists in Australian rugby — in a code not unfamiliar with such drama — shocked both the global rugby community and wider Australian sporting scene as veteran coach Eddie Jones was on Monday confirmed as
11:16 PM ET ESPN News Services VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos scored his 500th career goal in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks and finished with a hat trick in the 5-2 win on Wednesday. The 32-year-old center took a slick pass from Alex Killorn and put a backdoor