2:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis unloaded on the Lakers after Friday night’s 107-83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that was largely determined by a third quarter in which his team was outscored 40-12. “We sucked,” Davis said when asked about the third. “No defense. Can’t score. That’s not just this third quarter,
5:51 AM ET A young girl who was fined for invading the pitch to grab Cristiano Ronaldo‘s shirt after Portugal‘s draw with Republic of Ireland said her dad will pay the €3,000 penalty. Addison Whelan, 11, evaded security at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium in the aftermath of the 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifying on Thursday
News Hobart Hurricanes’ poor season with the bat continued as they made just 94 Adelaide Strikers 4 for 142 (van Niekerk 44) beat Hobart Hurricanes 94 (Brown 3-19) by 48 runs Darcie Brown played a starring role as Adelaide Strikers maintained their push for a place in the finals with a resounding 48-run victory in
1:16 AM ET CINCINNATI — The serenade rained down from the stand known as the Bailey at TQL Stadium. They words were as familiar as they were uplifting. “Dos a cero! Dos a cero!“ Yes, it was a new venue for the United States men’s national team, and the mantra was directed at a new
12:54 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Cris Cyborg just keeps rolling along. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion was as dominant as ever in defending her belt for the third time, knocking out Sinead Kavanagh in the first round of the Bellator 271 main event on Friday night in Hollywood, Florida. This fight looked like most of
8:21 PM ET Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner were among four players fined by the NBA on Friday after the two players got into a scuffle late in Thursday night’s game. Gobert was fined $35,000 for initiating the on-court altercation, while Turner received a $25,000 fine for escalating it,
12:40 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — When he got off to a slow scoring start this season, James Harden said his body and conditioning weren’t yet ready to score 30 and 40 points. It took him 13 games but Harden cracked 30 points for the first time this season, and nearly hit 40. The Brooklyn
8:07 PM ET The NBA’s probe into possible pre-free agency tampering centered on the sign-and-trade acquisitions of Chicago’s Lonzo Ball and Miami’s Kyle Lowry appears to have reached the advanced stages, sources told ESPN on Friday. The NBA has conducted numerous interviews with team executives and player agents and have gathered electronic messaging of front
7:02 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here’s the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Chelsea, Madrid, Barca
12:21 AM ET England defender Harry Maguire defended his goal celebration during Friday’s World Cup qualifying victory over Albania which former players described as over the top and unnecessary following his poor performances for Manchester United. England thrashed Albania 5-0 to all but qualify for the World Cup after Maguire opened the scoring with a