6:47 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Riding the momentum of a return to the NBA playoffs, the leaders of the Minnesota Timberwolves are determined to further elevate a franchise long mired among the dregs of the league. Tim Connelly is the first big catch. They’re counting on others to follow. “There’s a reason these
4:36 PM ET Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro wants to be a starter next season. The freshly minted Sixth Man of the Year award winner made that clear Tuesday during his exit interview with the media. “Yeah, for sure,” Herro said. “In some way, I would like to start. I think it’s my fourth year,
3:52 PM ET Max Strus still can’t believe his 3-pointer early in the third quarter of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals was overturned by the NBA’s replay center. Speaking for the first time since Sunday’s 100-96 loss to the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat guard admitted that the call is still bothering him.
5:16 PM ET Italy will look to put the disappointment of failing to qualify for the World Cup behind them and kick-start a new era for the Azzurri by beating Argentina in the ‘Finalissima,’ Italy players said on Tuesday. The match on Wednesday between the European champions and the Copa America winners will be played
4:00 PM ET Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko broke into tears on the eve of his team’s crucial World Cup qualifier with Scotland, saying he wanted above all else to see peace in his homeland. Ukraine, ravaged by war since Russia’s invasion in February, face Scotland at Hampden Park on Wednesday and if they win that
6:33 PM ET The United States national team’s Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie said they’re excited to be reunited with former teammate Haji Wright. Pulisic and Wright played together at the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup, and seven years later now are playing together with the full team ahead of a quartet of games over
7:05 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Boston Celtics face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, and one of their biggest fans — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick — couldn’t be happier. One week after wearing a Celtics hat to his team’s first spring practice, and ensuring his assistants did too, Belichick
7:45 PM ET William E. Ricks Derek Jeter finally joined the social media world Tuesday, creating Twitter and Instagram profiles. As of Tuesday evening, the former New York Yankees shortstop has amassed over 270,000 followers combined on both platforms. Jeter’s Twitter account only has a few tweets at the time of this writing, but one
6:23 PM ET Another woman has filed a lawsuit against Deshaun Watson, joining 22 other women who have accused the Cleveland Browns quarterback in civil cases of inappropriate sexual conduct during massage sessions. In this 23rd civil case against Watson, the lawsuit states that the plaintiff had her first massage sessions with Watson during the
4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services John Wroblewski was named the head coach of the U.S. national women’s hockey team on Tuesday after recent success guiding the men’s development program. Wroblewski’s hiring is currently limited to coaching the American women at the world championships in Denmark in August. He replaces Joel Johnson, who is stepping