10:47 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The last two times Russell Westbrook had a run of seven straight triple-doubles, he came up short of passing Michael Jordan for the longest streak in 51 years. On Thursday in the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s 117-95 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, with an offensive rebound and a putback with
Month: February 2019
Alexis Nunes and Paul Mariner go head-to-head predicting all the Premier League matchups of the weekend, including Manchester City’s heavyweight bout with Chelsea. With Manchester City and Liverpool both having key fixtures in the coming weeks, the FC crew wonder who can avoid fatigue to get job done. Liverpool made world record pre-tax profits of
9:25 PM ET Junior welterweight Anthony Yigit and bantamweight Jason Moloney, who both turned in admirable performances in losses fighting for world titles in World Boxing Super Series quarterfinal bouts in October, are both on the comeback trail. Yigit (21-1-1, 7 KOs), 27, a southpaw from Sweden, will return to face Mohamed Khalladi (10-7-1, 5
France legend Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to talk the ramifications for PSG should they fail to progress in the Champions League for yet another season. The FC guys examine how much the odds would sway in Manchester United’s favour should Neymar be ruled out for PSG’s UCL round-of-16 first leg. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin
8:33 PM ET The 2019 NBA All-Star Game captains’ draft is in the books as LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have assembled their squads for Charlotte. Here’s everything that went down — including a first-of-its-kind trade — on draft night: We have a trade! After the draft, LeBron offered to trade Russell Westbrook for Ben
8:42 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN After considering the possibility of shutting down All-NBA center Anthony Davis, the New Orleans Pelicans will allow Davis back into the lineup for the rest of the season, the team confirmed in a statement Thursday night. After the trade deadline passed with Davis on the roster Thursday, Pelicans executives and
7:56 PM ET Former Michigan and NFL running back Tyrone Wheatley was named football coach at Morgan State on Thursday. Wheatley has spent the past two seasons as running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Wheatley worked under Jags coach Doug Marrone at Syracuse from 2010 to 2012, and with the Buffalo Bills from 2013
7:31 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson hit every fairway for the first time in 21 years on his way to a 6-under 65 at Monterey Peninsula, an ideal start Thursday on perhaps the last ideal day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Brian Gay and Scott Langley each had a
9:20 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers might not have traded for Anthony Davis prior to Thursday’s deadline, but Lakers star LeBron James made sure that Davis will be playing on his team next week in the NBA All-Star Game. James selected Davis, the New Orleans Pelicans star, in the All-Star draft on Thursday night.
6:00 PM ET Marcos Baghdatis knocked defending champion and top seed Lucas Pouille out of the Open Sud de France after a dramatic last-16 clash in Montpellier on Thursday. World No. 128 Baghdatis outlasted Frenchman Pouille in 2 hours, 40 minutes to secure a 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory on Court Patrice Dominguez. The