Month: December 2018

12:22 PM ET Associated Press A stoppage-time strike from Wissam Ben Yedder allowed 10-man Sevilla to avoid an embarrassing defeat to lowly Leganes on Sunday as they snatched a 1-1 draw but still lost ground in their chase of La Liga leaders Barcelona. Former Athletic Bilbao midfielder Mikel Vesga headed 16th-placed Leganes in front on
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4:19 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Basketball sneakers have surely evolved through league history, taking on more inventive designs, more innovative technologies and more daring silhouettes over time. Utah Jazz forward Thabo Sefolosha doesn’t seem to care. For the past handful of seasons, he’s baffled teammates and sneakerheads alike by playing almost exclusively in the Nike
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3:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Louisiana Tech defensive end Jaylon Ferguson became the NCAA’s career sacks leader Saturday, breaking the FBS record previously held by Arizona State’s Terrell Suggs. Ferguson, a fifth-year senior who entered Saturday’s Hawai’i Bowl with 42.5 career sacks, needed 1.5 sacks to match Suggs’ record. He finished the game with
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3:32 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As Joel Embiid has emerged from two seasons wiped out by injuries to begin his professional career, he has become one of the faces of the modernization and evolution of the center position. By pairing his massive 7-foot frame with the ability to space the floor beyond the
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2:40 AM ET HOUSTON — NBA dynasties don’t easily digest defeats by margins of 39, 31 and 34 points. So when the embarrassing San Antonio Spurs losses stacked early in December the way the sweaty jerseys piled on the floor of the locker room after their 108-101 setback Saturday at the hands of the Houston
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12:45 AM ET HOUSTON — Coach Mike D’Antoni doesn’t believe that the Houston Rockets cleared a mental hurdle by winning without injured star guard Chris Paul for the first time this season. “Nah, we don’t think that much,” D’Antoni said after the Rockets’ 108-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, led by James
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12:38 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — After a monstrous first quarter, Luka Doncic exited the Dallas Mavericks’ 120-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors early after crashing into a baseline chair while driving to the basket and suffering a left hip contusion. After the game, Doncic lumbered around the locker room with slight
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12:46 AM ET Jermall Charlo entered the ring having just watched his twin brother, Jermell Charlo, suffer a controversial upset decision loss to Tony Harrison that cost him his junior middleweight world title and perfect record in a Premier Boxing Champions co-feature on Saturday night. Ronnie Shields, Jermall’s trainer, admitted that he had to talk
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