4:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo reeled off 41 points, 20 rebounds and six assists — in just 35 minutes — in Sunday’s 93-85 win over the Charlotte Hornets. It was the fewest minutes played in a 40-20-5 game in NBA history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The previous
Month: March 2020
7:00 AM ET As a season of high turnover for NHL coaches heads down the final stretch — seven head coaches have been fired thus far, and one resigned — one person who has a front seat to the hiring process is calling for reform in how NHL teams go about their searches. Neil Glasberg,
3:45 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — It was just a batting practice session, one of the lowest spring training rungs in a pitcher’s preparation for opening day. But for Chris Sale, it was progress. Even after finishing with a fastball that a Triple-A prospect who batted .204 last year managed to hit
3:44 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan had surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle last month after playing through the injury late in the season, he told NFL Network on Saturday. Jordan, 30, is expected to be fully healthy by training camp if not sooner. Jordan has never
2:25 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, with coach Peter DeBoer saying Sunday that he hopes Stone returns by the end of the regular season. DeBoer told reporters that Stone will not need surgery. Stone, who has 21 goals and a team-high 42 assists this season,
2:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic will not play Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of a left thumb sprain, according to the team. Doncic played through the injury during Friday’s loss to the Miami Heat but said afterward that he had trouble catching the ball. “I didn’t know how
1:54 PM ET The Houston Astros‘ Lance McCullers on Sunday pitched in a major league game for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2018. The right-hander pitched two-thirds of an inning and didn’t allow a run against the St. Louis Cardinals in West Palm Beach, Florida. He retired Kolten Wong on a
1:10 PM ET Chasson Randle will sign a contract with the Golden State Warriors, his agent, Darrell Comer of YouFirst Sports, told ESPN. Randle has reached a settlement with Tianjin of the Chinese Basketball Association, Comer said, and will be granted a FIBA letter of clearance as soon as his request is processed in Switzerland.
1:14 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals currently plan to use the franchise tag on wide receiver A.J. Green, sources told ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler. The Bengals want Green in Cincinnati in 2020 no matter what, either through the tag or a longer deal, the sources said. The tag is estimated to be worth
4:10 PM GMT Liton Das’ decision to bat with a limited amount of shots is bearing fruit after he used the methodology in the first ODI against Zimbabwe. He scored an unbeaten 126, his second international century, helping Bangladesh to a record 169-run win in Sylhet. Das said that he had planned to curb his