Month: May 2019

12:46 PM ET Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins, who tore a left quad muscle in April, will be active Thursday night for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, coach Steve Kerr said. Kerr also said it was a “longshot” that All-Star Kevin Durant, sidelined with a strained calf, would be cleared for practice before
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12:46 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic notched another career milestone: His young son, Stefan, watched him play, and win, at Roland Garros for the first time. The top-ranked player bidding to win his fourth consecutive major beat 104th-ranked Henri Laaksonen 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 Thursday. Djokovic will play 147th-ranked Salvatore Caruso of Italy
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1:33 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Throughout his high-school career, LeBron James was no stranger to sneaker brands clamoring to sponsor his Saint Vincent-Saint Mary’s basketball team in Akron, Ohio, outfitting the Fighting Irish with uniforms and sneakers well before he had officially turned pro. Before his son LeBron James Jr. even enters high school later
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10:40 AM ET Mercedes has elaborated on the thought process behind the strategy call that left Lewis Hamilton berating the pit wall during his remarkable Monaco Grand Prix victory drive. Hamilton spent much of the race questioning his team’s strategy after an early pit stop on lap 11, forced on the leaders by an early
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10:09 AM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Serena Williams advanced to the third round of the French Open by defeating Japan’s Kurumi Nara 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Nara, ranked No. 238, reached the main draw at Roland Garros via the qualifying tournament. The gulf between her and Williams, a 23-time major champion, was quickly
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10:05 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Duke’s Zion Williamson — one of the most anticipated NBA draft prospects in a generation — has signed with CAA Sports, the agency announced Thursday. CAA basketball agent Austin Brown and CAA executive Lisa Joseph-Metelus will represent Williamson, sources told ESPN. Williamson, 19, has been pursued with great enthusiasm from
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Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has relied heavily on experience in his 23-man squad for the Copa America, including Barcelona star Luis Suarez, who is recovering from an injury. – When is the Copa America?– Full Copa America fixtures schedule Tabarez will coach Uruguay at a Copa America for the sixth time, and included a number
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