7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The climactic scene in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” sees a past-his-prime grappler ascend to the top turnbuckle of the ring and fly, headfirst, down onto the mat below. He does this despite dire health warnings that another match could cause irreversible damage to his body, perhaps even resulting in a
Month: March 2019
8:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES – With the Lakers all but officially out of playoff contention – trailing the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed LA Clippers by 6 ½ games with 17 games left to play – the team is making plans to scale back LeBron James‘ minutes to close out the season. “I will
7:39 PM ET The undercard and site for the welterweight fight between former two-division titlist Danny Garcia and Adrian Granados on April 20 was squared away on Thursday. The Premier Boxing Champions card (Fox/Fox Deportes, 8 p.m. ET) will take place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, and will include a 10-round
8:02 PM ET INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Thursday morning, the ATP announced its board of directors had voted not to renew executive chairman and president Chris Kermode’s contract after it expires at the end of 2019. The decision came two days after the ATP’s 10-member player council met for more than six hours and voted
7:07 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Rafa Cabrera Bello never had a chance to meet Arnold Palmer. The Spaniard played Bay Hill for the first time Thursday with Palmer’s grandson, Sam Saunders, and had an ideal debut with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Cabrera Bello opened
7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is attempting to add to his repertoire during spring training by mixing in a changeup to his arsenal. “I saw the reactions I wanted on almost every one I threw,” Verlander said after throwing seven of them during a 4-1 win over the Miami
6:49 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Playing just her seventh match of the year, Venus Williams rallied to beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. The match featured two former top-10 players who have fallen in the rankings. Williams is No. 36
5:55 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — With just nine regular-season home games left at Oracle Arena, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is hoping his team can give East Bay fans a better sendoff than what the group has shown to date. The Warriors come into Friday’s showdown against the Denver Nuggets in first place
6:21 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Dustin Pedroia‘s first game in nearly 10 months couldn’t have gone much better — even if it lasted just one inning. Pedroia cleanly fielded a two-out grounder by Minnesota’s Jake Cave, then singled off Kohl Stewart leading off the bottom half of Boston‘s 12-1 loss Thursday.
5:37 PM ET LOS ANGELES – Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo will not be fined or disciplined for sitting in a courtside seat removed from his teammates late in the Lakers’ 115-99 loss Wednesday to the Denver Nuggets, sources told ESPN. Rondo met with Lakers president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka on the