1:49 AM ET BOSTON — Off nights for James Harden haven’t often ended well for the Houston Rockets over the years. That’s why the Rockets pounced on the opportunity to pair Harden with another recent MVP, acquiring Russell Westbrook for Chris Paul and a package of draft picks last summer. That deal paid dividends for
Month: March 2020
1:12 AM ET Rafael Nadal raced to victory in the Mexican Open on Saturday night, dispatching Taylor Fritz in straight sets in Acapulco. The 33-year-old Spaniard dropped his racquet, launched his arms in elation and looked up into the night after a 6-3, 6-2 triumph on a hard court against the overmatched 22-year-old American. Nadal
1:57 AM ET Associated Press QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand — Australian Brad Kennedy shot a flawless final round 63 on Sunday to overtake compatriot Lucas Herbert and win the New Zealand Open for the second time. The 45-year-old Queenslander hit the front for the first time at the 14th hole, then showed icy nerves to hold
12:56 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim FRISCO, TX — It was an entertaining night of fights at the Ford Center on Saturday night. Mikey Garcia got back to his
12:29 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — After what Mikey Garcia called “a horrible performance” in his first fight in the welterweight division last March, he knew he had to answer an important question in his encore: He had won world titles in four smaller divisions, but was he a viable contender at 147 pounds? Garcia
10:42 PM ET NORFOLK, Va. — The UFC’s flyweight division is still champion-less, but Deiveson Figueiredo sure looked the part on Saturday. Figueiredo knocked out Joseph Benavidez with a right hand in the second round of their main event bout at UFC Fight Night inside Chartway Arena. Figueiredo did not win the crown, however, as
5:38 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez may no longer occupy the perch as the No. 1 fighter in the world pound-for-pound as he did a few years ago, but the surefire future Hall of Famer once again owns a world title. In a vintage performance, Gonzalez dominated Kal Yafai en route to
10:25 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Deiveson Figueiredo added to the turbulent history of the UFC men’s flyweight division Saturday by winning a title fight in which he was not eligible to capture the belt. Figueiredo opened up a cut on Joseph Benavidez‘s forehead, possibly on a clash of heads, and knocked him out with a
10:29 PM ET NEW YORK — For a New York Knicks team that rarely has cause to celebrate, Saturday night was a reminder that maybe not all is lost. There are still young, hungry players on the roster looking to prove they should be a part of the rebuild rather than fodder for trade. Mitchell
9:13 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Clemson do-it-all defender Isaiah Simmons was the brightest star of the night Saturday at the NFL scouting combine. Simmons, who lined up almost everywhere at some point in the Clemson defense, was put with the linebackers in the on-field workouts at the combine. And he blistered the turf inside Lucas