12:36 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — Nearly 17 weeks had passed since Otto Porter Jr. last suited up in a Chicago Bulls jersey after suffering a left foot fracture. And he was certainly keeping count. In his first game back since Nov. 6 at Atlanta, Porter came off the bench to post 18 points
Month: March 2020
11:40 PM ET NEW YORK — RJ Barrett, the Knicks’ naturally right-handed rookie, has been told he’s tougher to defend when he shoots with his left hand. The Houston Rockets concur. In what turned out to be the deciding shot in a raucous Madison Square Garden on Monday, Barrett authored a left-handed driving layup over
12:15 AM ET MIAMI — It felt like a statement win at the perfect time Monday night, but according to Miami Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo, his team’s 105-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks shows the Heat’s potential yet doesn’t change their underdog status. “We’re always the underdog. I feel like we can play with anybody.
7:50 AM ET HE WILL LIKELY have his number retired in Miami, deserves a statue in Cleveland and has left an indelible mark on Team USA. But now, 17 years in and past his 35th birthday, the word “Lakers” across LeBron James‘ chest seems to have inspired a transformation. James has embraced playing a position,
11:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN With the NFL combine behind us, we’re just two weeks from the start of free agency and 52 days away from the 2020 NFL draft. And after teams spent the past week in Indianapolis talking to and evaluating prospects, things are becoming more clear at the top of Round 1.
10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Captain Gabriel Landeskog withstood a crunching hit while making a pass that sprang Logan O’Connor for a breakaway goal in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the
10:18 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted. “That was my No. 1 priority, was to make sure those photos no longer exist,” Villanueva told NBC News for
9:39 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson underwent season-ending surgery for a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder, the team announced. Anderson was expected to be a desirable commodity at last month’s trade deadline, but his injury appeared to derail talks. He sustained the injury during a Dec. 14 game against
9:00 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Tim Ritvo is out as chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, which runs Santa Anita Park, where a large number of horse deaths has provoked a crisis in the sport. The company announced the move on Monday, saying that Ritvo left the same day to
8:11 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The opening of Ohio State‘s spring practice Monday began the competition to determine the Buckeyes’ likely starting quarterback of the future. Coach Ryan Day got an initial look at Jack Miller and C.J. Stroud in the first of 15 practices that culminate in the spring game April