6:08 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As his Golden State Warriors prepare for Sunday’s all important regular-season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, Warriors coach Steve Kerr wants his team to have a clear mindset about exactly how much is at stake. With a win, the Warriors will finish the regular season with a 39-33 record,
Month: May 2021
12:57 AM ET Marc J. Spears Former NBA star Chris Webber has finally been elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, several sources told ESPN’s The Undefeated. Webber will be announced as a member of Class of 2021 along with Ben Wallace and Paul Pierce on Sunday, sources said. The 1994 Rookie of the
8:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late Kobe Bryant, accepted her husband’s admission into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday night on his behalf, saying that he’s still winning even after he’s gone. “I used to always avoid praising my husband in public because I felt like he
11:32 PM ET It was Craig Anderson to the rescue in the Washington Capitals‘ Game 1 overtime victory against the Boston Bruins. Anderson, who turns 40 next Friday, stopped 21 of 22 shots after replacing injured starter Vitek Vanecek in the first period, leading the Capitals to a 3-2 overtime win at home on Saturday
12:31 PM ET UFC middleweight Uriah Hall has booked his next fight, a three-round matchup against Sean Strickland in August, per multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but the 185-pound bout is close to being finalized for UFC 265 on Aug. 7 at a location to be announced. Hall (17-9) is coming off a
12:45 AM ET North Korea has officially pulled out of qualification for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Mike Hewitt – FIFA North Korea has pulled out of next month’s qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed on Sunday. The move comes after the country had already withdrawn from
9:45 PM ET Marcelino Moreno‘s header off a long cross from Jake Mulraney in the second minute of second-half stoppage time secured host Atlanta United a dramatic 1-0 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Atlanta scored only its third goal in its past three games and prevailed for the second time this season, with
4:36 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said his side had simply not had fortune on their side as they suffered a 1-0 loss to Leicester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday. “We are disappointed and not angry with our performance from the boys, I think the performance is enough to win it,”
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — There are some intriguing young quarterback and wide receiver combinations in the NFL right now: Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase in Cincinnati. Tua Tagovailoa and Jaylen Waddle down in Miami. And there’s a case to be made for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and reigning Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith.
8:06 PM ET Returning to Wrigley Field on Monday for the first time since departing the Chicago Cubs as a free agent, Washington Nationals starter Jon Lester is over any hard feelings he had upon leaving. Lester, 37, was never offered much in the way of a new contract with the Cubs before signing a