8:44 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Star point guard Ben Simmons came away from a brief conversation with Jimmy Butler on Saturday convinced that the All-Star swingman is “going to fit in” with the Philadelphia 76ers. “He said he just wants to win,” Simmons said before Saturday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. “I think
Month: November 2018
8:32 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Scott McCarron moved into position to win the PGA Tour Champions’ season points race, birdieing the final two holes Saturday for a one-stroke lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Matt Kuchar’s third-round 65 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic gave him a four-shot lead over Whee Kim entering
8:15 AM ET Late in the regular season, a couple of Houston Astros players paused between their rounds of batting practice to speculate about some negotiations to come in the offseason, about what Bryce Harper and Manny Machado might get in free agency and where they might land. Last winter was tough for older free-agent
7:58 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is unlikely to report to the team by Tuesday’s deadline, multiple league sources tell ESPN. Even as the Steelers now brace to lose their marquee running back for the entire year, Bell’s camp continues to maintain its cone of silence and repeatedly has declined to address
7:59 PM ET Boston Red Sox television analyst Jerry Remy tweeted Friday that he is currently cancer-free after being diagnosed with the disease again in August. “Friday was a very good day for me,” Remy, the former Red Sox second baseman, wrote. “Had my first scan since going through treatments. Highly successful. Cancer free for
8:00 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Oleksandr Usyk remains in cruise control, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing before he knocked out Tony Bellew in the eighth round Saturday night.
7:18 PM ET EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State senior running back LJ Scott will redshirt this season, allowing him to return to the team for the 2019 season. Coach Mark Dantonio announced the decision to redshirt Scott after Saturday’s 26-6 loss to Ohio State. Drue Chrisman kept Michigan State pinned back with a sensational
2:20 AM ET What happened to the ides of November? This is typically the time of the year that strange things start happening in the college football world. You know, upsets appearing out of nowhere and games that weren’t supposed to be games keeping us all on the edge of our seats. But if you
6:18 PM ET AMES, Iowa — Iowa State Cyclones running back David Montgomery and Baylor Bears defensive end Greg Roberts were ejected for fighting in the third quarter Saturday. Montgomery, the Big 12’s second-leading rusher in per-game yardage average, traded punches with Roberts amid a melee that was incited two plays prior, when Baylor safety
6:19 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Christopher Bell saved his season by winning Saturday at ISM Raceway to snag a spot in the Xfinity Series championship. The victory was the series-high seventh of the season for Bell, last year’s Truck Series champion. Despite his dominance throughout the year, Bell crashed in the previous