Month: May 2019

11:55 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — By the time the Golden State Warriors tip off their fifth consecutive appearance in the NBA Finals, they’ll have had nine days of rest. Nine full days off between sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals and taking on the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of
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After being stripped of Brazil’s captaincy, Stewart Robson feels Neymar is far too selfish and “a showman” to ever have been named captain. Domestic ID: Streaming service ESPN+ has obtained U.S. English-language television rights for the Copa America, South America’s soccer championship. ESPN, part of The Walt Disney Co., said Tuesday all 26 matches will
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10:29 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — After a postseason beset by officiating controversies, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league will explore expanding replay review. Considering how candidly Bettman vented on Monday — “It would be good if I kept my head from exploding,” the commissioner said of his reaction to the uncalled hand
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7:30 AM ET More than 100 NHL draft hopefuls will descend on Buffalo this week to take part in the NHL’s annual scouting combine. Despite the large volume of hockey players, there will be no sticks or skates in the building for the largest and final pre-draft event. Why there is no on-ice component is
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8:07 PM ET IN THE WEEKS after the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2016-17 season ended in mid-April, with the franchise failing to reach the postseason for the fourth consecutive year, more than 30 Lakers staffers — largely from basketball operations — gathered at the team’s practice facility in El Segundo, California. Before them were Rob Pelinka
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ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno breaks down Carlos Vela’s rocky relationship with the Mexico national team after announcing he won’t play in the 2019 Gold Cup. USMNT’s Gregg Berhalter praises the Mexican Federation for their success in CONCACAF and says they’ve set the benchmark for MLS and U.S. Soccer. Mexico captain Andres Guardado wants club owners
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