6:10 PM ET Associated Press Vince Carter picked up some more hardware on his way out of the NBA. Carter was named the winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award on Thursday, honored in the final season of his record-setting 22-year career. Carter, now an ESPN analyst, earned 143 first-place votes and 2,520 points in voting
12:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge said star point guard Kemba Walker was “definitely not himself” during the team’s stay inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. “I wasn’t there [in the bubble],” Ainge said Thursday during his end-of-season conference call following the Celtics’ loss to
2:29 PM ET Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic and big man Bam Adebayo are both listed as doubtful for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, it was announced Thursday. Dragic has a plantar fascia tear in his left foot, while an MRI for Adebayo revealed a neck strain following Wednesday’s 116-98 loss to the Los
4:37 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets named Steve Nash their head coach in early September, but according to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, it’s more of just a title than an actual role. “I don’t really see us having a head coach,” Irving said on Durant’s new podcast, “The Etcs.” “KD could be a head
8:02 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James says the secret to his success with Anthony Davis — as the first-year teammates now have the Los Angeles Lakers three wins away from the NBA title — is pretty simple. “We’re not jealous of each other. I think that’s the best thing,” James said
5:46 PM ET After a rapid courtship and negotiation, Doc Rivers has reached agreement on a deal to become the next coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Rivers’ deal with the Sixers comes only three days after departing the LA Clippers. It also returns him to the Atlantic Division where he’ll
7:30 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN It’s win or go home time across the MLB playoffs Thursday on a day that could see as many as four teams sent packing — or set the stage for a wild Friday of winner-take-all matchups. From the day’s opening Cincinnati Reds–Atlanta Braves matchup to the late-night Milwaukee Brewers–Los Angeles
6:33 PM ET Associated Press The recent deaths of baseball greats Lou Brock, Tom Seaver and Al Kaline got Johnny Bench thinking about the future and the prospect of unloading memorabilia from his Hall of Fame career. He had seen Bob Gibson and Ozzie Smith sell their collectibles. Bench checked out items from Hall of
11:57 AM ET ESPN News Services Miami Marlins center fielder Starling Marte will be available to pinch run or play defense in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs, manager Don Mattingly told SiriusXM Radio. Game 2 had been scheduled for Thursday, but it has been pushed to Friday
6:28 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros ace Justin Verlander had Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. General manager James Click announced Thursday that Verlander had the procedure a day earlier and estimated his recovery time at about 12-14 months. That means the earliest Verlander could pitch would be in the 2022 season and it