3:45 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Standing off to the side as his teammate Anthony Davis spoke to reporters about how his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers delivered him the first NBA Finals berth of his career, LeBron James was asked what the 10th Finals appearance of his career means to
Month: September 2020
1:44 AM ET A year ago, the hardest thing in front of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers was resurrecting a storied franchise that had missed the playoffs six consecutive seasons. And at the time, that seemed like a pretty steep hill to climb. There was no way to know what awful events lay
11:36 PM ET Playing college football in the midst of a pandemic has made this September even more unpredictable than the usual, sloppy starts we see to start a season. Combine an offseason unlike any other with typical roster and coaching turnovers, plus a lack of a true home-field advantage without packed stadiums, and you
9:18 PM ET After a week when Jon Gruden and the Las Vegas Raiders received heavy fines for violating sideline COVID-19 protocols, the team is now under an NFL investigation for unauthorized locker room access, league sources tell ESPN. The alleged violation occurred after Monday night’s win over the New Orleans Saints, when an unauthorized
2:15 AM ET Nuggets guard Jamal Murray had a throbbing bruise on his right foot and a painful bone bruise on his right knee, but nothing hurt him more than Denver’s historic playoff run finally coming to an end. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers finally put away the stubborn Nuggets on Saturday with
7:13 PM ET Steve KimESPN Mairis Briedis defeated Yuniel Dorticos by majority decision (117-111, 117-111 and 114-114) to win the IBF cruiserweight world title — and the Muhammad Ali Trophy — in the World Boxing Super Series final Saturday night at the Plazamedia Broadcast Center in Munich, Germany. The bout began with the hard-punching Dorticos
6:25 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Taylor left Apinun Khongsong folded up in pain from a body shot in the first round to retain his WBA-IBF world super lightweight
2:02 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jermell Charlo unified three junior middleweight world titles with an eighth-round knockout victory over Jeison Rosario on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. And the final blow was among the most unusual knockout punches you’ll ever see — a left jab to the body. Rosario (20-2-1,
7:49 PM ET Steve KimESPN Luis Nery became a two-division world titlist by defeating Aaron Alameda by unanimous decision, winning the WBC 122-pound title Saturday night on the Jermell Charlo-Jeison Rosario undercard at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Nery, who has vaunted power, never came close to stopping a disciplined Alameda, who did
8:55 PM ET Jermall Charlo defended his WBC middleweight world title with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko and solidified his place as one of the best fighters in the division. But can he get the big fights against fellow titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin? And if he does, can he beat
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