4:28 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It was fitting that the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves of all teams Wednesday because their wildest stretch of the season to date — and yes, this is taking into account the fists that flew against the Houston Rockets — started just more than a week ago
Month: November 2018
4:04 AM ET Associated Press HAINAN ISLAND, China — Top-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 4-under 68 to take a four-stroke lead at the halfway point of the Blue Bay LPGA tournament. Jutanugarn had birdies on the final two holes — and four of the closing seven — on Thursday to take command over the rest
3:00 AM ET Alex MalcolmESPN Close Alex Malcolm is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and broadcaster. He has been a long-time contributor to ESPNcricinfo and reported for the AFL website for four seasons. He has also worked as a television commentator calling Australian Rules Football, Athletics and Tennis for a number of networks. New South Wales
3:13 AM ET Chris Froome will begin his 2019 season by riding in the Tour Colombia in February. The four-time Tour de France winner announced he will compete in the race in the northern region of Antioquia after spending the last week training in the area. The race takes place from Feb. 12-17 with former
7:04 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Flemington Race 3 No.6 Ringerdingding (John Allen) – $4 Pretty certain no one missed the run of Ringerdingding at Moonee Valley on the biased track that was dished up on Cox Plate Day. He was one of the few runners to make up significant ground during the entire
1:00 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR will evaluate its penalty system following the season, a typical procedure and one that could spark additional internal debate about whether NASCAR needs to start disqualifying teams for violations and whether it
11:30 PM ET CARLSBAD, Calif. — Declaring “Harper’s Bazaar” open for business on Wednesday, baseball superagent Scott Boras is ready to listen to high-priced offers for Bryce Harper, his 25-year-old superstar client. Not unlike the fashion magazine, the courting of Harper will only be relevant for those ready to pay. Bryce Harper turned down a
4:58 PM ET No.1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is in pole position to advance to the semifinals of the Next Gen ATP Finals after securing a straight-sets victory over Frances Tiafoe on the second day of competition in Milan on Thursday. World No.15 Tsitsipas won 4-3(3), 4-3(5), 4-2 to move to the top of Group A
10:53 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Milwaukee Bucks have petitioned the NBA for an exclusion to clear the remaining $10.5 million on Mirza Teletovic’s contract off the team’s salary cap, league sources told ESPN. The Bucks are expected to meet the criteria and receive the cap relief based on Teletovic’s career-ending injury. The one-year anniversary
11:12 PM GMT Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and