Aug 21, 2020 Steve KimESPN Joe Smith took a significant step towards a light heavyweight title shot by stopping former titleholder Eleider Alvarez by ninth-round TKO Saturday night in the main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. After chopping away for eight rounds, it was a
Month: August 2020
12:19 AM ET Down two points with 24 seconds left and on the precipice of a dreaded 3-0 series deficit, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the ball in the best place it could be. Chris Paul had it, top of the key some 30 feet from the basket, ready to run pick-and-roll. There has been
1:36 AM ET At halftime of Saturday’s 116-108 playoff loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers held a four-point lead. But when it came to free throw attempts, the Trail Blazers were actually in a steep hole against the top-seeded team in the Western Conference, trailing the Lakers 31-8. “As far as
11:11 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul wasn’t shy about shouldering the blame for his team’s 2-0 hole entering a critical Game 3. He said he had to show up. And that’s what he did on Saturday, putting the Thunder back in the first-round NBA playoff series with a 119-107 overtime victory over
2:51 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As LeBron James sat in front of a video conference screen following the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Game 3 win on Saturday, a falsetto voice could be heard off camera saying, “Oooh, LeBron,” as James was asked about passing Tim Duncan for No. 2 on the all-time playoff
1:21 AM ET Over his 17 seasons in the NBA, LeBron James has developed a system to prepare for the playoffs. There is a ramp up at some point in the last third of the NBA season. A handful of games where he pushes himself to play more minutes than most observers would probably like
12:40 AM ET A busy Saturday of boxing all over the world didn’t go according to expectations, at least when it involved the heavyweight division. Alexander Povetkin recovered enough from a two-knockdown round to knock Dillian Whyte out cold a few minutes later. Shawn Porter took care of business and lined himself up for another
11:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets announced Saturday night that all members of their traveling party who returned from Miami have tested negative for the coronavirus. The tests were performed Thursday night and again Friday morning. The team said test results for close contacts of those who remained in Miami were
11:36 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — It might have been a new member of the bullpen on the mound, but it was the same old story for the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Adam Duvall and the Atlanta Braves spoiled Brandon Workman‘s debut with Philadelphia, rallying for a 6-5 win over the sliding
12:35 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Trent Grisham hit three home runs and rookie Jake Cronenworth launched a grand slam in a wild nine-run second inning Saturday night, making the San Diego Padres the first team in major league history to hit five slams in six games as they cruised to a 13-2
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