Month: January 2019

1:16 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN I had read about Purdue University student Tyler Trent in Gregg Doyel’s moving columns in the Indianapolis Star and reached out to tell the young man that I admired his tenacity and courage. I had learned that he had wanted to be a sportswriter and knew we had that in
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1:21 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers guard Avery Bradley and Philadelphia 76ers wing Jimmy Butler were ejected after being involved in a shoving match in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s game at Staples Center. The incident occurred with 7:01 remaining in the game and the Sixers leading 110-95. Bradley and Butler were
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12:40 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Pistons coach Dwane Casey had some strong words for referee Karl Lane after Detroit’s 121-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on New Year’s Day at Fiserv Forum. In the final minute of the game, Pistons guard Langston Galloway fell to the floor clutching his face after being struck
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The video assistant referee (VAR) was a hit at last summer’s World Cup in Russia, and since has been introduced widely across the world. The president of Colombia’s Dimayor has vowed that the country’s top league will join those ranks in 2019, but a small-town friendly got there first — to the delight of the internet.
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12:17 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard looks ready to go back to San Antonio. Leonard scored a career-high 45 points — including 30 in the second half on 10-for-12 shooting — to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 122-116 victory over the Utah Jazz at Scotiabank Arena Tuesday night in their final
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