Month: February 2019

4:52 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand called Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson on Monday afternoon to apologize for insinuating in a radio interview that the Lakers had called — unprompted — to ask permission for Johnson to speak with Sixers forward Ben Simmons, league sources told ESPN. In
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12:14 AM ET ESPN News Services Ole Miss will vacate 33 total football wins from six seasons between 2010 and 2016 for fielding ineligible players, athletic director Ross Bjork said Monday night. “It’s the last part of this process,” Bjork said at a town hall meeting in Cleveland, Miss.. “In a way, it’s just a
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10:51 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — As the crowd showered him with a raucous standing ovation, Russell Westbrook turned to the Portland Trail Blazers bench and gave a little wink. A drive and kick to set Paul George up for a 3 made NBA history: A 10th consecutive triple-double, breaking Wilt Chamberlain‘s mark of nine
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10:56 PM ET Free agent starter Brett Anderson has reached an agreement on a one-year major league contract with the Oakland Athletics, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which is pending a physical Wednesday, was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Anderson pitched big innings for Oakland
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12:19 AM ET HOUSTON — James Harden, nursing a sore shooting shoulder, needed a late scoring flurry Monday night to extend his streak of scoring at least 30 points to 30 consecutive games. Harden scored 11 points in a 100-second span late in the fourth quarter to finish with 31 in the Houston Rockets‘ 120-104
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10:46 PM ET Houston Rockets guard James Harden made it interesting but extended his streak of games scoring at least 30 points to 30 on Monday night, in a 120-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Harden, who had only 11 points at the half, hit a three with 52.9 seconds remaining and the Rockets leading
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Matthew Ridenton celebrates his goal. Newcastle Jets skipper Nigel Boogaard and substitute Matthew Ridenton were the extra-time heroes as the Jets beat Indonesian club Persija Jakarta 3-1 in the Asian Champions League qualifier at McDonald Jones Stadium on Tuesday night. Boogaard struck in the 101st minute when Ben Kantarovski’s header from a corner found him
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