2:43 AM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob wants Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to stay with the organization “forever.” Lacob happily made that declaration in the wake of Friday night’s 118-113, series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Houston Rockets after watching the pair combine for 60 points and lead the Warriors
Month: May 2019
2:35 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa coach Ottis Gibson put in a request to withdraw “key players” from the IPL in early May to prepare for the World Cup. But Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Thabang Moroe did not bring up the issue with the BCCI, ESPNcricinfo understands, worried of the consequences of
12:29 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Back home from a frustrating road trip, the New York Mets immediately busted out of their offensive funk against the worst team in the majors. Amed Rosario hit a grand slam during an eight-run outburst that marked the Mets’ biggest first inning in three decades, and New
12:47 AM BST He refuses to talk up his chances but Dane Haylett-Petty has done his hopes of taking over the Wallabies fullback jersey no harm with a superb performance in Melbourne’s Super Rugby win over Queensland. With Israel Folau’s World Cup likely in tatters, the Rebels skipper is one of the leading contenders to
12:05 AM ET HOUSTON — James Harden headed straight for the tunnel as the final buzzer sounded at the end of Friday’s Game 6, not giving so much as a nod or glance of acknowledgement toward the victors. It’s hard to blame Harden for not wanting to see any more of the Golden State Warriors,
11:36 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ross Chastain raced to his first NASCAR Trucks victory Friday night after leader Stewart Friesen ran out of gas with three laps to go at Kansas Speedway. “This is what sports is all about — comebacks man,” Chastain said after leading just five laps. Friesen took
9:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It took Hyun-Jin Ryu 93 pitches to complete a shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. On 58 of those pitches, his catcher, Russell Martin, barely moved his glove. Martin is a veteran of 14 major league seasons. His career has taken him through two stints in Los
Ian Darke says the title race between Manchester City and Liverpool is one of England’s best ever, comparing it to the 1989 Arsenal-Liverpool race. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains a sense of realism may be hitting Man United after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes they’d need ‘a miracle’ to win the league next year. With both
10:49 PM ET ESPN News Services The fan who caught the ball on Albert Pujols‘ 2,000th career RBI said Friday that he had changed his mind and would not be keeping the souvenir. Pujols became only the third player in Major League Baseball history to drive in 2,000 or more runs in a career, joining
12:42 AM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Twins third baseman Marwin Gonzalez left Friday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers with a facial contusion after a scary-looking collision at first base in the bottom of the sixth inning in Minneapolis. Gonzalez hit a comebacker off the leg of Tigers starter Tyson Ross, who fielded the