12:21 AM ET HOUSTON — A historic run by reigning MVP James Harden has allowed the Houston Rockets to rise in the Western Conference standings and awed his coaches and teammates. Harden continued his roll with a 43-point triple-double on Monday to carry the Rockets to a 113-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, pulling Houston
Month: January 2019
From a lasting title challenge for Tottenham to N’Golo Kante solving Chelsea’s striker crisis, here’s football’s biggest new year’s resolutions. Just like the rest of us, footballers across the globe celebrated New Year’s Eve in their own way. Whether it be partying until the first sunrise of 2019 or staying at home with family, the
2:07 AM ET Associated Press VICTORIA, British Columbia — Northeastern’s Tyler Madden scored twice and Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist as the United States closed out the preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship Monday night with a 4-1 win over Finland. The Americans finished second in Group B behind unbeaten
12:36 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi agreed to a deal with the Seattle Mariners late Monday night, delivering a New Year’s surprise for a team that has traded a number of foundational pieces already this winter, league sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. The 27-year-old Kikuchi was among the best free-agent
11:29 PM ET The Professional Fighters League crowned six world champions on Monday, at PFL 11: Championships inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. In addition to some hardware, the PFL, which was rebranded from the World Series of Fighting in 2017, handed out six $1 million checks. It was the final
11:04 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Kyrie Irving dressed alone in the visitors’ locker room after the Boston Celtics‘ 120-111 loss Monday to the San Antonio Spurs, squinting his eyes after suffering what he called a scratched left cornea in the fourth quarter. Celtics coach Brad Stevens wasn’t sure whether the injury could force Irving
6:28 AM ET Western Sydney’s disappointing A-League season reached a new low after the Wanderers were booed by their own fans in a 2-0 loss to a 10-man Melbourne City. Lachlan Wales and Ritchie De Laet set up the New Year’s Day win with goals within two minutes of each other in the first half
Arsenal’s Unai Emery admitted he tried to sign Mo Salah from Roma when he was at PSG. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have again made the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year award, the second year running the trio have battled it out for the prestigious prize.
10:37 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Leonard Fournette‘s season-long struggles proved costly for his position coach. The Jacksonville Jaguars fired running-backs coach Tyrone Wheatley and three more assistants Monday night, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity and said offensive
10:09 PM ET Kayla Harrison may not have won $1 million at the Professional Fighters League Championships on Monday — but it feels like that’s only a matter of time. Harrison (3-0) claimed an easy TKO victory against Moriel Charneski on Monday, at the 3:39 mark of the first round. The lightweight bout took place