Month: August 2018

9:58 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili expected “at all times” that the 2017-18 NBA season would be his last, but Monday’s retirement announcement won’t prevent the future Hall of Famer from continuing to contribute to the San Antonio Spurs. Manu Ginobili announced his retirement from basketball Monday after 16 seasons with the San
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6:59 PM ET Undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk is closing in on a deal for his next fight while Murat Gassiev, the man he vanquished to unify all four major titles last month, will be out of action for several months recovering from multiple surgeries following that bout. Usyk’s team has been negotiating a
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6:01 PM ET Tua Tagovailoa hasn’t been named the starting quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, but he already has the most money wagered on him to win the Heisman Trophy at one Las Vegas sportsbook. Tagovailoa opened with the third-best odds (10-1) to win the Heisman at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook in June,
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Aug 30, 2018 “Where’s Kyrie?” Director Charles Stone III kept repeating the question to his assistants throughout last summer’s filming of “Uncle Drew,” Kyrie Irving‘s feature-length-film debut. Invariably, someone would set off running in the direction of any bouncing ball. Kevin Pelton had the Cavs acing the Kyrie Irving trade when it went down. What
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3:12 PM ET The New York Mets announced Tuesday that third baseman David Wright will continue his rehab assignment at Triple-A Las Vegas. The 35-year-old Wright hasn’t played in a major league game since 2016 after having multiple surgeries on his shoulder, back and neck. He hit .188 with two RBIs in 10 games with
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3:04 PM ET California will stick with Ross Bowers as its starting quarterback, coach Justin Wilcox said. Bowers, a redshirt junior, threw for 3,039 yards with 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as the Golden Bears’ starter last year. The coaching staff opened up competition for the job during training camp. “[His] command of the offense
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