6:04 AM ET Formula One’s research into what fans wants to see from its on-track product has included wiring some fans up during live races to measure their excitement levels. F1 is heading towards a complete overhaul of its sporting and technical regulations in 2021 and has been working to better understand what fans want
Month: January 2020
10:05 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder had never before played a tribute video for the return of a former player. But Russell Westbrook is certainly unique. The video played before the Houston Rockets‘ starting lineup was introduced Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Deafening cheers and a familiar chant drowned out
12:21 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — In the first two meetings between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers this season, the Sixers bludgeoned the Celtics into submission. Those games, though, featured superstar center Joel Embiid, one of the league’s biggest and heaviest objects. Boston had been helpless to stop him. But Embiid wasn’t on
12:51 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Novak Djokovic had an almost full house on his side at Ken Rosewell Arena, and felt he needed to be a responsible host for his guests. There was a delay in the 10th game of the third set of the Serbian star’s ATP Cup quarterfinal match against Canada’s
11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Pekka Rinne became just the 12th goalie to score a goal in NHL history Thursday night, scoring an empty netter to cap the Nashville Predators‘ 5-2 win over the host Blackhawks in Chicago. Rinne’s goal came with 22 seconds remaining, and the 37-year-old was subsequently mobbed by his teammates
11:57 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — The wind blew so hard that palm trees looked as though they were made of rubber. The Pacific looked angrier than usual. Some of the sights Thursday at the Sony Open made it clear that playing golf in Hawai’i was no vacation. Collin Morikawa managed better than everyone.
10:33 PM ET Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. will be out four to six weeks with a severe right ankle sprain, the team announced Thursday night. Carter, in his second season, is averaging 11.7 points and a team-high 9.9 rebounds after being limited to just 44 games as a rookie because of a thumb
9:04 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — The LA Clippers have ruled out All-Star guard Paul George for Friday’s game against Golden State Warriors with a left hamstring strain. George had tightness in his left hamstring and did not finish a game against Detroit last Thursday. He missed Saturday’s loss against the Memphis Grizzlies with
1:59 AM GMT Having dominated the home Test summer, Marnus Labuschagne wants to become a multi-format master in the vein of Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and his friend and team-mate Steven Smith as he embarks on a first ODI tour for Australia to face India on the subcontinent. It was in the 50-over
7:00 AM ET The St. Louis Blues ruined a lot of things last season. Playoff brackets. “Gloria.” The continuing presence of undetected hand passes on winning overtime goals. But mostly they ruined the concept of “bold predictions.” Seriously, how can any prognostication made at the midpoint of the NHL regular season compare to “a team