9:42 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Giannis Antetokounmpo was ready to go toe to toe with Blake Griffin during a second-quarter flareup between division rivals Milwaukee and Detroit. The game was turning contentious. It wouldn’t stay close for long. “They’re just a great defensive team and just play really physical,” Antetokounmpo said. “They want
Month: December 2019
11:41 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr opened his weekly media conference by eulogizing former teammate George Atkinson III, who died Monday, three days after turning 27. “It’s crazy how quick life can come at you, and I love George,” Carr said Wednesday. “We had a lot of fun playing basketball
2:44 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Ask Anthony Davis about the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award and the first thing he brings up is failure. “A couple of years ago, I feel like I should have won it,” Davis told ESPN, looking back on his third-place finish in the 2017-18 season behind
11:01 PM ET The UFC’s final main event of the decade has taken a hit. Brian Ortega, who was scheduled to fight Chan Sung Jung on Dec. 21 in Busan, South Korea, has been forced to withdraw from the featherweight headliner due to a torn ACL, he announced via Twitter. pic.twitter.com/meIc0o8V9Z — Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity)
11:01 PM ET The UFC’s final main event of the decade has taken a hit. Brian Ortega, who was scheduled to fight Chan Sung Jung on Dec. 21 in Busan, South Korea, has been forced to withdraw from the featherweight headliner due to an undisclosed injury, multiple sources told ESPN. Ortega is expected to be
10:27 PM ET Mark Pavelich, who won a gold medal as a member of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. hockey team, has been committed to a secure treatment facility by a Minnesota district judge. Pavelich, 61, had been charged with beating a friend with a metal pole in August, leaving the man with severe
9:56 PM ET The Houston Rockets will likely file an official protest regarding James Harden‘s dunk that wasn’t counted in Tuesday’s 135-133 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Houston had been optimistic in the wake of the loss that the NBA office would take action without a protest being necessary.
7:30 AM ET When the 13 members of the College Football Playoff selection committee gathered on Monday to determine their fifth ranking of the season, their longest debate centered around No. 5 Utah and No. 6 Oklahoma. “We spent considerable time on it, more time than anywhere else on the board,” selection committee chair Rob
9:18 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Todd Gurley’s role in the Los Angeles Rams offense has recently increased. The reason, according to Rams coach Sean McVay, is quite simple.
8:58 PM ET ESPN News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan linebacker Josh Uche is entering the 2020 NFL draft. The redshirt junior shared his plans Wednesday night on his social media accounts, adding he will play for the 17th-ranked Wolverines in their bowl game. Uche is ranked No. 9 among the top outside linebacker