1:21 AM ET TORONTO — The Houston Rockets didn’t want to hear about the standings Tuesday night. Sure, it was nice to get some help across the border as they pulled off another impressive win, fighting off a comeback bid and finishing strong in a 107-95 win over the Toronto Raptors. As the Rockets were
Month: March 2019
1:55 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said Tuesday that All-Star center Joel Embiid will not make the trip to Chicago for Wednesday’s game against the Bulls because of a sore left knee that has cost him the past six games. But he said Embiid could at least join the Sixers for Friday’s game
Shaka Hislop’s power rankings are back and while Tottenham may have fallen out of his top 10, there’s an all too familiar face atop his rankings. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says the club’s new shirt deal adds to their financial resolve, and that he’s ‘not worried’ about Financial Fair Play. The crew weigh up
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti predicts Real Madrid’s disastrous UCL exit to Ajax will be the catalyst for major changes at the Bernabeu. Craig Burley says the arrogance shown at every level of Real Madrid is to blame for their current domestic and European troubles. Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior suffered ruptured ligaments in Tuesday’s Champions League
Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng are two of the finest German defenders around. And just like that, they were gone. The international careers of World Cup winners Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng and Thomas Muller came to an end on Tuesday, when Germany manager Joachim Low personally told the trio that their services were no longer
11:54 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Trent Boult is prepared for more toil in Wellington during a season that has seen some back-breaking work for the New Zealand quicks. In December, New Zealand went wicketless during the fourth day against Sri Lanka as Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews added 276 in 109 overs before rain helped
9:51 AM ET Arjun Namboothiri When Bengaluru FC last met NorthEast United FC, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu kissed the ground longer than usual after the game. Sandhu’s coach Carles Cuadrat congratulated him with a little more gusto than usual, while Sunil Chhetri embraced him like a friend who always had his back. They all knew, without
11:04 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns had 41 points and 14 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Paul George‘s return to the Oklahoma City lineup with a 131-120 win over the Thunder on Tuesday night. Towns has 180 points over his last five games, the best five-game stretch in team history. He
10:45 PM GMT Welsh regional rugby was plunged into chaos on Tuesday as Ospreys denied they were on the verge of merging with Scarlets and lashed out at the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) who have proposed a drastic overhaul of the domestic game. The Ospreys said they were not about to join forces with rivals
10:36 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Three months after USC finished with a disastrous 5-7 record, the Trojans returned to the practice field Tuesday with an eye toward the future. USC coach Clay Helton told his players it’s important for a leader to be able to own their mistakes and, in his case, that means