8:50 AM ET Have you come down from the greatest second round in NBA history? Good. The Eastern Conference finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors bring a clash between the two best players in the conference — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard, two of the superstars who have defined these nutty playoffs.
Month: May 2019
8:30 AM ET Holy smokes. What a wild lottery. That may have been the wildest lottery ever. The NBA’s new smoothed lottery odds raised the possibility of teams leaping from the middle toward the top, and boy howdy was there some leapin’ on Tuesday in Chicago. Here’s how it went down from inside the locked-down
7:56 AM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — All the talking points are in place: Tiger Woods is coming off his first major title in 14 years. The PGA has moved to May, now positioned second in the major championship batting order. Bethpage Black is long. Bethpage Black will play even longer because it’s cold and wet.
11:30 AM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — How quickly the questions change. Before the Masters, just a month ago, all the focus was on whether Tiger Woods was back enough to win a major. With that question answered, the questions shift to what can he do next, and who can stop him? As the PGA Championship
9:02 AM ET Every year at the NHL trade deadline, teams are forced to make decisions based on whether they believe a deep postseason run is possible. The Columbus Blue Jackets, for example, went all-in by trading for scorers Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel despite being on the bubble when the February 25 deadline rolled
8:00 AM ET Every team in the Central Division has been to the playoffs within the past few seasons, and it hasn’t allowed for especially high draft picks. That’s why the Central is one of the shallower divisions when it comes to high-end prospects, despite being home to No. 1 NHL-drafted prospect and early 2019-20
Sydney FC are headed to the A-League final in Perth after beating Melbourne Victory 6-1. Perth goalkeeper Liam Reddy saved four penalties and even scored one as Glory edged out Adelaide United to advance to the A-League grand final. Keisuke Honda is hunting his next “great opportunity” as he seeks to keep his football career
6:49 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Boston Bruins are on a six-game winning streak, and after a 2-1 victory on Tuesday, they are just one win away from a berth in the Stanley Cup Final. The Carolina Hurricanes? They’ll need to conjure up something special to keep their Cinderella tale going. Here’s a recap of
11:24 AM ET Associated Press AIGLE, Switzerland — Retired sprinter Alessandro Petacchi was among four riders linked to a blood doping ring by the International Cycling Union on Tuesday, and another was sent home from the Giro d’Italia. Petacchi, who won the points classification at all three Grand Tours, is suspected of using a “prohibited
Gio Reyna scored on a free kick for his sixth goal of the tournament as the United States beat Canada 4-0 Tuesday night to set up a meeting with Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship. Bryang Kayo put the U.S. ahead in the 47th minute before Reyna, a son of former U.S.