7:11 PM ET CAMDEN, N.J. — With the Philadelphia 76ers regrouping Sunday with what coach Brett Brown called “classroom-type stuff” to counter the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round series, guard Jimmy Butler did some philosophizing of his own. “We’re fortunate,” Butler said, even though his No. 3-seeded Sixers dropped the series opener to the No.
Month: April 2019
7:32 PM ET Last summer — during the down days of the NBA offseason, when fans were looking for anything to talk about — an old quote from CJ McCollum about NBA superteams resurfaced, in the aftermath of Kevin Durant‘s appearance on McCollum’s podcast. McCollum responded to the criticism, with one response in particular capturing
6:58 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Christian Garin of Chile won the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday for his first ATP World Tour title, beating Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3. Nearly six years after winning the French Open Juniors title, the 22-year-old Garin finally broke through on the tour,
6:44 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves‘ pitching staff has taken a couple of hits, with starter Sean Newcomb sent down to Triple-A Gwinnett and closer Arodys Vizcaino put on the injured list Sunday. Newcomb, a fixture in the rotation since June 2017, couldn’t hold a 4-0 lead in the Braves’ victory
6:59 PM ET Dustin Poirier‘s eight-year journey to a UFC title shot ended in gold at UFC 236 this past weekend, as he defeated a pound-for-pound great in Max Holloway. The UFC is now on ESPN and ESPN+. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get: exclusive live UFC events, weigh-ins and more; Ariel and the Bad Guy;
6:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Unlike the two higher-seeded Eastern Conference teams who began their playoff campaigns Saturday, the Boston Celtics started theirs with a victory Sunday afternoon. But after an up-and-down regular season that often felt like an underwhelming extended prelude to the playoffs, things didn’t feel much different in the postseason.
5:57 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN Blake Griffin will not play in the Detroit Pistons‘ opening playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, coach Dwane Casey said. Griffin is still day-to-day with left knee soreness but he is “too sore to play” in Sunday’s game, according to Casey. Griffin did not play in the regular-season
11:16 PM ET TORONTO — For a fleeting few moments on Saturday, Kawhi Leonard looked like the exorcist the Toronto Raptors brought in to help them cast off years of postseason torment. But a frenzied fourth quarter which featured some vintage Leonard, timely shotmaking from a feisty young Orlando Magic squad and a couple of
5:40 PM ET ESPN staff Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout‘s injured groin has improved and the All-Star will join the team in Texas ahead of a series against the Rangers, the team said Sunday. The Angels said that an ultrasound “showed further improvement” to Trout’s groin. Los Angeles said Trout will continue to be
5:13 PM ET ESPN News Services In opening first-round play Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters, there were wins for three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, ninth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Argentine Guido Pella. Wawrinka, the 2014 champion, advanced with a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Lucas Pouille — who