Month: April 2019

5:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Though LeBron James didn’t make the playoffs in his first season in Los Angeles, his move to the Lakers paid off in jersey sales. The NBA announced Thursday that James had the most popular individual jersey during the regular season and that the Lakers sold the most
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4:33 PM ET Junior lightweight Masayuki Ito traveled from Japan to the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, and won a vacant world title last July, and he will return to that location to make his second defense. Ito will take on 2012 U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring there in the main event of a Top
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4:03 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — After a contentious series against the Trail Blazers that ended in another first round elimination and what some perceive as a dent in his reputation, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook shrugged off criticism on Thursday. “If you want to determine my career and what I’ve done over two,
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4:11 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Two-time champion Ernie Els has been given a special exemption to the U.S. Open for the second straight year. Els is the first player since Hale Irwin in 2002 and 2003 to receive special exemptions in consecutive years. Irwin is a three-time U.S. Open champion. Els
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4:14 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Phoenix Suns officials will travel to Toronto to meet with the franchise’s top coaching candidate, Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams, on Friday, league sources told ESPN. Williams has a second interview with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday in Philadelphia that includes members of the Buss family, sources said. 2
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3:50 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The New York Yankees acquired Cameron Maybin from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday in a trade that adds depth to their injury-ravaged outfield. Cleveland received cash considerations in the trade. The Yankees officially announced the deal hours after Clint Frazier became the team’s latest
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4:03 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Top-ranked Naomi Osaka opened her clay-court season by beating Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinals. Osaka hit 22 winners and converted three of her six break points to seal the win in 1 hour, 24 minutes and set
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4:04 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski is doubtful for Friday night’s Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche after suffering a gruesome head injury on a controversial play in the third period of the Game 7 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. “I saw him this morning. He’s OK. I mean,
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