5:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN After leading the New York Knicks not only to their first playoff appearance in eight years, but also securing the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 96-92 win over the Boston Celtics, Julius Randle said he isn’t interested in discussing how far the Knicks have exceeded their lowly
11:11 PM ET NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets secured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with pizazz on Sunday night, completing one of the most impressive plays of the team’s season during their 123-109 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the final seconds of the first half, Blake Griffin intercepted Cedi Osman’s
5:39 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the NBA’s scoring king for the 2020-21 season. An 11-foot floater late in the first quarter of Sunday’s 113-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies gave Curry enough points to clinch the scoring title over Washington Wizards All-Star Bradley Beal. After Beal scored
The 2020-21 NBA playoffs — and play-in! — are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here’s a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds:
6:48 PM ET Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner in the 85th minute — moments after the opposing side leveled the match — and visiting Inter Miami CF spoiled the celebration of FC Cincinnati‘s inaugural match at TQL Stadium with a 3-2 victory on Sunday. Down 2-0, Cincinnati (0-3-1, 1 point) stormed back with the club’s
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens reassigned goalie Carey Price and forward Brendan Gallagher to the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League on Sunday for conditioning as they return from injuries. Price and Gallagher will take part in the Rocket’s morning skate Monday before facing the Toronto Marlies in
12:35 AM ET ESPN News Services Making his first appearance after missing the entire regular season with a hip injury, Tampa Bay right winger Nikita Kucherov scored two power-play goals Sunday night to help the defending champion Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in Game 1 of their playoff series. Kucherov had surgery on Dec.
12:02 AM ET Australian Open boss Craig Tiley is optimistic the grand slam will remain in Melbourne next year despite fears the tournament could be moved overseas. The federal government’s prediction in last week’s budget of international borders remaining closed until mid-2022 was a worrying development. Despite an ABC report on Monday identifying Dubai and
News Australian batter “deeply upset to miss out due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control,” says Trevor Hohns Marnus Labuschagne is missing from the Australia limited-overs squad for a tour of the West Indies starting next month, after it was decided he would play out his current county stint with Glamorgan instead. A vast preliminary squad