4:15 PM ET Just after midnight on Aug. 5, outside a casino in Riga, Latvia, people were peering through windows to catch the overtime ending of a Dallas Mavericks game involving local hero Kristaps Porzingis. Normally, the Olympic Casino is open 24 hours a day, but now it closes at midnight as part of its
Month: August 2020
11:00 AM ET All the scenarios, all the magic numbers, all the scoreboard watching — it’s all going to be settled and easy to understand by close of business on Thursday night. But here’s where it’s at before we get there: Portland Trail Blazers: win and they’re in (as the 8-seed). Memphis Grizzlies: win and
4:29 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Serena Williams came back and won the last four games to beat her older sister, Venus, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a hard-hitting, back-and-forth, second-round matchup at the Top Seed Open on Thursday. It was the 31st meeting of their careers — 22 1/2 years after the first.
4:31 PM ET Associated Press Danielle Kang started her bid for a third straight win on the LPGA Tour with an even-par 71 in the first round of the Ladies Scottish Open on Thursday, leaving the American four shots off the clubhouse lead held by Nicole Broch Larsen. The American golfer bounced back from bogeys
1:41 PM ET Steve KimESPN For two years, IBF lightweight titlist Teofimo Lopez Jr. and his outspoken father, Teofimo Lopez Sr., have been asking for a fight against unified champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. After extensive negotiations and public comments regarding an impasse, a deal was finally reached on Wednesday night and the two will fight on
4:11 PM BST All 12 top-flight clubs will take a stand against racism with different gestures as Premiership Rugby committed itself to making the sport more diverse and inclusive, on Wednesday. Harlequins, Leicester and Wasps players will take a knee to support the “Black Lives Matter” movement when the Premiership season resumes this weekend. 1
9:17 AM ET In a football sphere defined and dominated by super clubs — whether legacy institutions, or generously bankrolled nouveau riche — it’s tempting see the tale of Atalanta as the classic underdog story, using ingenuity, creativity and, above all, fearlessness to shake up the established order in both the Champions League and Serie
3:20 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins has agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2024 season, the team announced Thursday. The contract is for $60 million and includes $34 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Dawkins, who was entering the final year of his rookie contract, has been
3:31 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks waived rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand earlier this week after he was caught on video trying to sneak a woman into the team’s hotel, a source confirmed to ESPN. The NFL Network first reported the circumstances of Siverand’s release, noting that the woman was wearing Seahawks gear in
3:06 PM ET The Week 14 matchup between the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks will have plenty of juice because of the Jamal Adams storyline. On Thursday, Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams may have provided a little extra. Commenting for the first time on last month’s blockbuster trade that sent the star safety to