10:30 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jaydev Unadkat broke several records on the way to match-winning returns of 7 for 56, dragging Saurashtra out of a 50-50 situation in their semi-final against Gujarat at home in Rajkot to a 92-run win and a place in the final against Bengal. In an absorbing contest that went down
Month: March 2020
2:59 AM ET LOS ANGELES — In an intimate gathering of season-ticket holders Monday, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss shared how excited she feels to have her team break its six-year postseason dry spell next month, thanks in large part to an offseason trade with the New Orleans Pelicans for the next great Lakers big man.
12:05 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — For the first time since Zion Williamson debuted on Jan. 22, the Pelicans are facing back-to-back games. And, despite initially saying he wouldn’t play on back-to-back nights, the Pelicans will let their star rookie play Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks, just one night after he put up
12:36 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — With the Celtics leading by 17 points at the end of the third quarter Tuesday night, Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert wasn’t even sure he’d get a chance to play in the fourth. “I thought [Nets coach Kenny Atkinson] was going to pull [me], too,” LeVert said. “[But]
11:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville will face former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a March 31 runoff for the Alabama Senate Republication nomination. Sessions and Tuberville won the most votes in the primary Tuesday to advance from a crowded primary field. Awaiting the runoff winner in November
10:44 PM ET Kansas will host what could be a historically significant MMA event Friday night, and Max Holloway wants to have a front-row seat for it. Holloway, the former UFC featherweight champion, will fly from his native Hawaii all the way to Kansas City, Kansas, so he can be in attendance for the Invicta
10:16 PM ET Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk left Tuesday night’s 6-2 loss to the Canadiens after he was hit in the face by the skate of Montreal’s Artturi Lehkonen. Both players were in front of the New York net when Lehkonen appeared to lose his balance and fall forward, causing his legs to kick back
7:25 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The popularity of New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson continues to skyrocket — both on and off the court. NBA Auctions launched a bid for one of his game-worn Pelicans City Edition uniforms on Feb. 27. As of Tuesday afternoon, it remains one of the most popular items on the
12:59 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Late Monday afternoon, under a sprawling pastel blue Oklahoma sky, Paul George stood on a fishing dock at South Lakes Park in southwest Oklahoma City. He was there to cut the ribbon on a kid-friendly dock, designed to look like a basketball floor with his PG logo on it
7:00 AM ET Dimitri Filipovic Close Special to ESPN Dimitri Filipovic writes about the NHL and other hockey leagues. He lives in British Columbia. Greg Wyshynski Close ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again among the wagering favorites for the 2020 Stanley Cup. Which must be comforting,