12:56 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Serena Williams kept her cool to win at the ASB Classic in her first singles match of 2020. Williams defeated Camila Giorgi 6-3, 6-2 in her opening singles match, prevailing despite a gusting wind. When Williams last played the tournament in 2017 she was blown off
Month: January 2020
12:38 AM ET DALLAS — Opposing defenses go to such great extremes in an attempt to make Luka Doncic uncomfortable that Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle has made a point to publicly and profanely complain about their physical tactics. Maybe they should try putting microphones in Doncic’s face and asking him about his historic production.
12:26 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN SAN ANTONIO — Outside of the visitors locker room at AT&T Center, a scrum of reporters with cameras and microphones huddled around coach Mike Budenholzer to swarm him with questions about Milwaukee’s 126-104 loss to San Antonio. Even after suffering the largest regular-season loss of his Bucks tenure on Monday,
11:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Sam Ehlinger will return for his senior season at Texas, the quarterback announced via Twitter on Monday. Dear Longhorn Nation… pic.twitter.com/D20n5TE883 — Sam Ehlinger (@sehlinger3) January 7, 2020 Ehlinger finished the 2019 season with 3,663 yards and 32 touchdown passes. He was the offensive MVP of the Valero Alamo
11:37 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard requested a non-guaranteed contract from the Los Angeles Lakers in his return to L.A. to show how much the opportunity meant to him. Point proven. The Lakers have until the 2 p.m. PT deadline Tuesday to waive Howard’s contract, the veteran’s minimum $2.56 million, but will not
11:04 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid said he could miss Thursday’s showdown with the Boston Celtics after dislocating his left ring finger in the first quarter of Monday night’s 120-113 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Wells Fargo Center. “That’s a possibility,” Embiid said after finishing with 18 points, nine rebounds,
10:33 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Nikola Jokic scored a career-high 47 points, Will Barton added a season-best 28 and the Denver Nuggets held off the Atlanta Hawks 123-115 on Monday night. The Nuggets, coming off a surprising loss at Washington two nights earlier, have won four of six to improve to 25-11, second-best
10:23 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks‘ game plan for this week’s divisional-round matchup with the Green Bay Packers will include more Beast Mode. Coach Pete Carroll said as much Monday, first in his morning radio show on 710 ESPN Seattle and again in his afternoon news conference. Marshawn Lynch has backed up rookie
8:31 PM ET The Nashville Predators fired head coach Peter Laviolette and assistant coach Kevin McCarthy on Monday, with the team outside the playoff picture after 41 games. No interim coach or new head coach was immediately named. The Predators face the Boston Bruins at home Tuesday night. With Laviolette out, who’s in? How much
9:00 AM ET Derek Stingley Jr. has heard the story and he has watched the grainy video on YouTube. The New England Patriots receiver goes up, leaping for a pass he can’t catch — and while fully extended, suffers a devastating hit from one of the NFL’s most feared players. “My grandpa was just trying