Month: January 2019

12:17 AM ET ESPN News Services Charlotte Hornets All-Star Kemba Walker sustained a mild neck strain late in Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to the club. Kevin Pelton answers the big NBA All-Star questions. Walker was injured with 2 minutes, 6 seconds left when Giannis Antetokounmpo landed on him. Walker headed directly to
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11:31 PM ET The Caribbean Professional Baseball Leagues Confederation postponed the announcement of an alternate venue for the 2019 Caribbean Series, which was originally scheduled to be held in Venezuela, to Saturday. ESPN Deportes reported Thursday that the confederation and its member leagues had decided to move the regional championship to a different country in
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10:23 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are retiring Adrian Beltre‘s number. The team revealed the plan Friday night at the end of its winter awards program. Beltre, who had 3,166 career hits, played the last eight of his 21 big league seasons for Texas before announcing his retirement in November.
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10:25 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Twenty-five years after winning for the first time at the Dubai Desert Classic, Ernie Els is having another run at the title. The Big Easy, however, will have to overtake a player almost half his age to get back in the winner’s circle. Els, 49,
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9:47 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Dodgers made a surprise visit to the Los Angeles Rams‘ practice facility Friday to wish the team good luck as
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8:37 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — The LA Clippers were running late, very late. The third bus that held Clippers coach Doc Rivers, two starters and others arrived to the United Center at 6:30 p.m. CT — a half-hour before the scheduled 7 p.m. tipoff against the Chicago Bulls. Freezing temperatures and snow blanketed
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8:23 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods doesn’t always have everything go his way at Torrey Pines. Even when it comes to pizza. Woods was playing the pro-am at the Farmers Insurance Open when he stopped over for pizza that was being served by 13th tee. One problem: It wasn’t ready for
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