2:47 AM ET SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Lakers ‘ much-anticipated first preseason game opened with a bang as JaVale McGee tapped the opening tip toward LeBron James, who watched Rajon Rondo take the ball and throw an alley-oop to a twisting McGee from near halfcourt for the Lakers’ first points. The start to
Month: October 2018
1:26 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger was blunt about his struggles in Sunday night’s 26-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. “I’m not on the same page with anybody right now,” the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said when asked whether he’s on the same page with star receiver Antonio Brown. After looking listless for much of
1:16 AM ET Popular bantamweight Sean O’Malley has been pulled from a fight at UFC 229 on Saturday in Las Vegas, after failing an out-of-competition drug test. O’Malley (10-0) announced the failed test via social media on Sunday. The 23-year-old did not reveal what banned substance he tested positive for, but said he believes he
12:39 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The 12 drivers in the second round of the playoffs probably feel better about their chances of advancing than in the first round. Seriously. That’s the way some of them think. There’s good
1:35 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Not even prime time can save these Pittsburgh Steelers, though Sunday’s loss cuts deeper than some meaningless stat. The Steelers, previously winners of 10 straight night games before the Baltimore Ravens‘ 26-14 pounding, are a team without much of an identity beyond a few good drives here or there. They
11:44 PM ET With a double dose of tiebreaking action on tap on ESPN on Monday, the postseason picture hasn’t come entirely into focus just yet. But as we head into the high-stakes of Game No. 163 for four teams and the full playoff picture beyond, we asked our ESPN analysts what they expect to
11:52 PM ET SAN DIEGO — LeBron James‘ first game with his third franchise opened up with a pair of highlight-worthy plays in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ preseason debut against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. True to form, James’ first tally in the stat book as a Laker was an assist off a no-look, wraparound
12:01 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Michael Beasley‘s debut with the Los Angeles Lakers lasted six minutes after he was forced out of Sunday’s preseason opener with a head laceration. Beasley came off the bench to score four points, including a 3-pointer, before leaving against the Denver Nuggets for good with 9 minutes, 2 seconds
9:30 PM ET CHICAGO — Hey, if the football fans in the Windy City want to overreact, who’s going to tell them to cut it out? It has been quite a while since the Chicago Bears were fun, and even with the Chicago Cubs back in the playoffs this town is fired up about a
11:17 PM ET Four quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2018 draft — Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and Josh Allen — started Sunday. Mayfield and Rosen were making their first career starts. Mayfield, selected No. 1 overall, threw two touchdown passes but also had two interceptions and two lost fumbles in