9:04 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker admitted he is “pretty frustrated” to still be dealing with a left knee issue four months after the season was suspended March 11, but he said he remains optimistic it will improve in time for the playoffs. “It’s definitely pretty frustrating, just because I’m not
Month: July 2020
10:22 PM ET Damian Lillard can remember only one time in his life not having a birthday party, so as he turned 30 on Wednesday his teammates made sure he got to celebrate in the NBA bubble despite being away from his family. But Lillard had only one birthday wish: “My only ask as a
8:54 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe tested positive for the coronavirus and has yet to make the trip to Orlando, Florida, to join the team for the NBA restart, he told ESPN on Thursday. “I am asymptomatic and feeling fine,” Bledsoe told ESPN in a statement. “Once I
7:58 PM ET James Harden pleasantly surprised the Houston Rockets‘ coaching staff by showing no signs of rust as a full participant in Thursday’s practice, his first since arriving at the NBA’s Walt Disney World Resort campus five days after the team flew to Orlando, Florida. “He looked good,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said. “He
11:06 AM ET Joseph Benavidez is one of the best fighters in UFC history to have never won a championship. Benavidez, who fights Deiveson Figueiredo for the vacant men’s flyweight title at UFC Fight Night on Saturday on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is 15-4 inside the Octagon. Three of those losses
10:49 PM ET New York Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas was formally charged Wednesday with three misdemeanors stemming from a June 15 hit-and-run accident. The Butte County, California, district attorney’s office elected to file charges of reckless driving on highway, hit-and-run property damage and driving while suspended/revoked for DUI of alcohol/drugs. In 2016, Rosas was found
8:26 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — National League MVP Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw, along with eight other Los Angeles Dodgers teammates, are speaking out about racial injustice in a video message. Walker Buehler, Enrique Hernandez, Gavin Lux, Joc Pederson, A.J. Pollock, Ross Stripling, Justin Turner and Alex Wood also are joining Bellinger
9:24 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Serena Williams is planning to make her return to competition at a new hard-court tournament in Kentucky next month. It’ll be the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion’s first action since playing for the U.S. in the Fed Cup in February, before all sanctioned tennis was shut down
8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBLIN, Ohio — On a windy day at the Memorial that got the best of stars such as Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau seemed to make everything. Finau finished with seven birdies over his last 10 holes in the first round Thursday, finishing with a 6-under 66
8:33 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio – Next to play, Tiger Woods. Silence. No roars. No applause. No “Let’s go Tiger” coming from the gallery that would go rows and rows deep with fans trying to get a glimpse as golf’s most famous player stood on the tee box at No. 1. Welcome back to the