1:28 AM ET The LA Clippers took a 2-1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets on Monday, overcoming a dominant 32-point, 12-rebound, 8-assist game from Nikola Jokic. Jokic’s primary defender, Ivica Zubac, fouled out in 22 minutes, as he struggled to handle Jokic’s combination of size and skill, but Clippers guard Patrick Beverley pointed to
2:48 AM ET Six times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, an outspoken campaigner for the environment and sustainability, is entering his own team in a new Extreme E electric off-road series highlighting climate change. The first race is scheduled for early 2021 and Hamilton’s team will be known as X44, referring to the Mercedes driver’s
11:17 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN With 1:12 left in the third quarter of the Toronto Raptors‘ blowout loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 Monday night, frustrations started to boil over for the defending champions. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry committed a personal foul on Boston’s Jayson Tatum, sending him to the line. Lowry had
10:13 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics dropped Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Toronto Raptors, they said they had to play better, smarter and harder to regain control of the series in Game 5. The Celtics then proceeded to go out and do
6:35 PM ET NEW YORK — This US Open began under a gray cloud of suspicion, with fans, as well as pundits, talking about asterisks and the coronavirus-mandated prohibition of fans. In the absence of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic was expected by many to cruise to the title. Serena Williams had looked
12:00 AM ET Danny Ainge was no different than most other Boston Celtics fans in the waning seconds of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. With just 0.5 seconds until victory, his team poised to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the defending champion Toronto Raptors, Boston’s president of basketball operations hollered at his
11:16 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Victoria Azarenka hadn’t won a match in more than a year before she came to New York. Tsvetana Pironkova hadn’t played in a tournament since 2017. Now both are perhaps the unlikeliest players in the quarterfinals at the US Open. 1 Related They have made incredible comebacks, and what makes
6:34 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson hit his stride at just the right time and it paid off in a big way. Johnson finally won the FedEx Cup on Monday by holding his nerve, hitting just enough fairways and making a few key putts when his lead began to shrink. He tapped
4:37 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg Behind a defense putting up numbers not seen in MLS for a decade, Columbus is cementing itself as a true title contender and tops this week’s edition of Power Rankings. At the
10:35 PM ET Oklahoma State‘s home opener against Tulsa has been postponed one week. The game, originally scheduled for Saturday, will now be played on Sept. 19. Kickoff time and television details are pending. Tulsa said its nine-day pause because of COVID-19 protocols had allowed its team to practice only seven times since Aug. 7.