2:21 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — The Bucks couldn’t have hoped for a better debut in their new home. Giannis Antetokounmpo picked up where he left off last season, coach Mike Budenholzer‘s offense displayed a firepower the team lacked last year, and Milwaukee blew out the visiting Indiana Pacers 118-101 in the first regular-season
Month: October 2018
8:00 AM ET The Toronto Raptors have the deepest roster in franchise history, a player with a chance to win the Most Valuable Player Award and a flexible style designed to handle any opponent. This has all the makings of an incredible season, especially now that archrival LeBron James has moved to the West Coast.
10:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook will miss Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, his second straight game as he recovers from knee surgery, but is closing in on a return with a possible eye on Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. After going through an energetic post-shootaround workout, which included a
9:29 PM ET John Isner is into the semifinals of the Stockholm Open after defeating compatriot Tennys Sandgren in Sweden. In the all-American contest, No. 1 seed Isner came out on top in a game of tiebreakers, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), and will now face Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis on Saturday. Gulbis was
9:04 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Joey Logano hopped out of his car and jokingly thanked his Penske Racing team for all the wise adjustments that they made before he qualified on the pole for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. Joey Logano will start on the pole for the first time this
2:40 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Jimmy Butler‘s unusual standoff with the Minnesota Timberwolves took another twist Friday night as fans showered him with boos when he was introduced, only to turn and serenade him with “MVP!” chants after a masterful performance. Butler growled at team management that they couldn’t win without him when he returned
8:54 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Disgruntled guard Jimmy Butler was booed when he was introduced and at times when he touched the ball in the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ home opener Friday night. It was a generally unpleasant mood at Target Center as the crowd also heavily booed coach and team president Tom Thibodeau during introductions and
8:31 PM ET Indiana has dismissed running back Morgan Ellison from the football team and suspended him from the university for two and a half years after a panel concluded he engaged in nonconsensual sex with another student. Ellison has not been charged with a crime and is not the subject of a police investigation,
11:35 PM ET UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier has received good news regarding the hip injury that forced him to pull out of an upcoming bout against Nate Diaz at UFC 230 on Nov. 3. Poirier, 29, announced via social media on Thursday he will not require surgery and should resume training next month. So here’s
7:36 PM ET Joe Girardi has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Cincinnati Reds‘ managerial vacancy, according to multiple reports. Girardi reportedly was one of three candidates to be considered for second interviews, along with Brad Ausmus and David Bell. The Athletic, which first reported Girardi’s withdrawal, reported Friday that he plans to remain