10:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James has made it clear that his goal is to surpass Michael Jordan as the greatest player in basketball history. Sunday night, James took a step closer to doing so. James was named the 2020 NBA Finals MVP for leading the Los Angeles Lakers
12:28 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL — Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler raised his game to a superstar level during the postseason, but the proud veteran is leaving the bubble with a sour taste in his mouth following Sunday’s 106-93 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals
10:01 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Capping the longest season in NBA history with a dominant final flourish, the Los Angeles Lakers won it all for the first time in a decade. 350 days after the season began, the Lakers have won the 2019-20 NBA championship. In a 103-93 close-out Game 6 of
10:52 PM ET “Let’s speak the truth.” This is how LeBron James started trying to figure out a way to get another title. It was June 2018 and his Cleveland Cavaliers were down 3-0 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals and about to be wiped out by them for the second consecutive
12:00 AM ET THE OTHER DAY Jeanie Buss sent a text to Phil Jackson, the previous coach to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a title. This was not an unusual occurrence. The two have remained friends and talk often. But the reason for this text was extraordinary. Buss’ team was on the verge of
6:45 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the transfer market unlike any before it, but there was still plenty of action on Deadline Day. With the window closed across the major leagues in Europe, you can check out the latest major completed transfers across the globe. PSG targeting Ronaldo as Mbappe replacement
11:41 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Russell Wilson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf with 15 seconds remaining Sunday night, giving the Seahawks a 27-26 victory over the Minnesota Vikings and their first 5-0 start in franchise history. Wilson tossed three touchdown passes, including two to Metcalf, to give him 19 on
9:24 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird looked like a winner with an improbable par save on the 71st hole of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, over the cart path, under the trees, between a pair of bunkers and an 18-foot putt. He had to return to the par-3 17th in
11:22 PM ET Patrick Mullins‘ first goal of the season gave Toronto FC a 1-0 road victory over FC Cincinnati on Sunday. Toronto clinched a playoff spot with the victory and extended its lead atop the MLS standings. Toronto FC is on a five-game winning streak and is 6-0-1 over their last seven games. FC
6:11 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, leading a race he had to win, not once believed he was driving toward Victory Lane. NASCAR will crown a new champion this year, as the worst season of Busch’s career extended Sunday when he was knocked from the playoffs. It’s the earliest the reigning