10:58 PM ET On Thursday, Doc Rivers snatched an opportunity to sculpt a young tandem — Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons — whose stardom would tantalize any coach, but who have yet to make good on their talent. Rivers enters a Philadelphia 76ers organization with title aspirations that believes an upgrade on the bench can
Month: October 2020
first Quarter DEN NYJ TD 11:25 Sam Darnold 46 Yard Rush, S.Ficken extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Hennessy, Holder-B.Mann. 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35 0 7 FG 4:48 Brandon McManus Made 40 Yrd Field Goal 10 plays, 70 yards, 6:40 3 7 second Quarter DEN NYJ TD 13:09 Jerry Jeudy Pass From Brett Rypien for 48
8:02 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com It has been a long road for the tennis world to get to the 2020 French Open, the final major of an unprecedented season, but it is just the latest detour for Eugenie Bouchard. Despite the odds and expectations, the 26-year-old Canadian is in the third round at a major
9:00 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Defending champion Sebastian Munoz found happy memories Thursday at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Munoz nearly holed a wedge on his opening hole as part of his fast start, ran in four straight birdies on the back nine and wound up with an 8-under 64 to share of
7:56 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In case there was any lingering doubt about whether San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was going to return from his knee injury Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, he did his best to wipe it away Thursday afternoon. Speaking to Bay Area media after going through his
6:43 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard underwent surgery for a core muscle injury this week and is out indefinitely, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Packers could be heading into their Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons without their two top receivers, as Davante
7:21 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton will oppose Patrick Mahomes for the first time in his career when he leads the New England Patriots against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), but he says he has enjoyed watching Mahomes from afar. “Man, he’s changing the game,”
6:10 PM ET Associated Press Vince Carter picked up some more hardware on his way out of the NBA. Carter was named the winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award on Thursday, honored in the final season of his record-setting 22-year career. Carter, now an ESPN analyst, earned 143 first-place votes and 2,520 points in voting
12:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge said star point guard Kemba Walker was “definitely not himself” during the team’s stay inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. “I wasn’t there [in the bubble],” Ainge said Thursday during his end-of-season conference call following the Celtics’ loss to
2:29 PM ET Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic and big man Bam Adebayo are both listed as doubtful for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, it was announced Thursday. Dragic has a plantar fascia tear in his left foot, while an MRI for Adebayo revealed a neck strain following Wednesday’s 116-98 loss to the Los