11:00 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Weeks of tense drama in Minnesota have ended with Karl-Anthony Towns as the last — and only — man standing. More than three hours after the start of the team’s first practice of the post-Jimmy Butler era, in an otherwise empty gym, Towns was still shooting. That day,
Month: November 2018
shares Play 00:53 ‘New Zealand players will be allowed to play entire IPL’ – NZC general manager Australia’s 2019 World Cup players can expect to have only limited involvement in the IPL if they are able to play at all, after Cricket Australia’s interim high performance chief Belinda Clark outlined the governing body’s approach
10:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN ORLANDO, Fla. — For three quarters, the Jimmy Butler Era in Philadelphia was looking exactly like it was supposed to. But basketball games are four quarters long. And the final 12 minutes of Wednesday night’s game for the 76ers against the Orlando Magic, what appeared destined to be a happy
9:55 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Brandon Marshall was asked if he can still do it like he used to. He responded with a coy smile. “No, I’m done. I’m washed up,” said the 34-year-old wide receiver, who signed with the New Orleans Saints on Monday after being released by the Seattle Seahawks two weeks
9:47 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — In 1981, Sean O’Grady won a 15-round decision over Hilmer Kenty in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to win a lightweight world title in a fight promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank. The victory was historic, as O’Grady became the first boxer from Oklahoma City to win a world
9:26 PM ET Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby was a late scratch for Wednesday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets with an upper body injury, so backup Pheonix Copley got his second straight start. That meant the Caps needed an emergency goalie, and 6-foot-7 Gavin McHale fit the bill. McHale, signed on an amateur tryout
8:04 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have hired Luis Ortiz as the hitting coach on new manager Chris Woodward’s staff, which will include three returning coaches. Texas also said Wednesday that the contracts of pitching coach Doug Brocail and assistant pitching coach Dan Warthen weren’t renewed. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu,
7:19 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles center Jason Kelce has seen a drop in accountability from last year’s Super Bowl team, brought on in part by the departure of some key veterans. Speaking about what is ailing the 4-5 Eagles, Kelce offered an extensive, nuanced response during a conversation with reporters following Wednesday’s practice that
9:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Nobody’s perfect. Even the best teams in the NHL have some issues to work out, while the worst teams play a nightly game of whack-a-mole in an effort to address their many problems. For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings — voted on as always by ESPN’s panel of experts
6:50 PM ET New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom won his first Cy Young Award on Wednesday, capturing the National League edition after leading the majors in ERA. A ninth-round pick of the Mets in 2010 and a former Rookie of the Year, deGrom’s majors-leading 1.70 ERA was two-thirds of a run lower than the