Month: October 2019

1:22 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers spent the offseason building a team focused on a very specific identity: being big and physical and imposing their will on their opponents at both ends of the court. And, if Philadelphia’s season-opening 107-93 victory over the Boston Celtics at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday
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1:07 AM ET DALLAS — Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal got sick of seeing Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic score with ease and decided to do something about it. Beal made it his mission to get physical with Doncic in the fourth quarter. That resulted in several chippy exchanges between the stars, who talked trash
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9:06 PM ET HOUSTON — Astros pitcher Justin Verlander broke John Smoltz’s career mark for strikeouts in the postseason during the team’s 12-3 Game 2 World Series loss to Washington on Wednesday night. Verlander struck out Nationals outfielder Victor Robles in the second inning for his 200th postseason strikeout, surpassing the mark of 199 set
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10:36 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum fractured a finger on his left hand in Wednesday’s 126-125 win over the Chicago Bulls, the team said. Batum returned to the locker room after the third quarter with what the team initially said was a sprained hand. After the game, the Hornets said an X-ray revealed
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10:40 PM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving oozed swagger when he walked onto the court during the starting lineup announcement on Wednesday. After all, Irving viewed this — the Nets’ regular-season opener — as a sort of homecoming. To mark the occasion, he dazzled offensively and broke four records. The guard finished with 50
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