Month: December 2018

1:53 AM ET Spectators in the MCG’s famous Bay 13 have been warned to cease racially motivated taunting of Indian players and spectators after multiple complaints over the first two days of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Chants of “show us your visa” were a regular feature of the first two days, leading to
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7:34 AM ET You know LeBron James. He has starred in commercials with entertainers like the late Bernie Mac since he was 18. He has been competing in the most-watched basketball event of the year — the NBA Finals — for the past eight years. He has yet to release an autobiography, but even with
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3:22 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz fans, still bitter about last season’s Rookie of the Year award that Ben Simmons won over Donovan Mitchell, began booing the Philadelphia 76ers star during pregame introductions and continued every time he touched the ball for most of Thursday night’s game. But the booing faded in
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7:25 PM GMT ESPN staff The looming Rugby World Cup means the southern hemisphere season begins a fortnight earlier in the 2019, with the Super Rugby opener set down for February 15. Before that, however, each of the 15 teams will engage in some preseason fixtures to prepare for the season proper. Check out when
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1:00 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Knicks center Enes Kanter was ejected from Thursday night’s 112-96 loss after being involved in a brief altercation with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. The skirmish occurred in the fourth quarter after Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and was knocked down by Kanter, although no foul was
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7:44 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN HOUSTON — Rockets guard James Harden acknowledges there are other people who deserve to be in the conversation for this season’s NBA Most Valuable Player Award. He just doesn’t think any of them will be able to prevent him from repeating as the award’s recipient. “I mean, yeah. Of course
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11:45 PM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — LeBron James was held out of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night with a groin injury, ending his consecutive games played streak at 156. James was injured during the Lakers’ 127-101 victory over two-time defending NBA champion Golden State on
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