Month: May 2021

1:04 PM ET The NBA is eager to restart the conversation with its teams and the players’ association about adding a midseason tournament to the league’s calendar, sources told ESPN. Commissioner Adam Silver, a proponent of the idea, has gained optimism that the success of the play-in tournament could drive momentum to reengage teams on
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5:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Utah Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will not play against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series Sunday night. Mitchell has been working toward his return from a sprained right ankle. He has been sidelined for five weeks after suffering the injury on April
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4:40 PM ET Chris Paul returned in the second quarter of the Phoenix Suns‘ first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday after suffering a right shoulder contusion. With the Suns up 11 in the second quarter, LeBron James leaped over Paul for an offensive rebound and putback layup, drawing L.A. within 38-29 with
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6:14 PM ET The U.S. Soccer Federation and Soccer United Marketing — the marketing arm of Major League Soccer — announced on Sunday that they will not renew their commercial rights partnership when the current deal expires at the end of 2022. The Sports Business Journal was the first to report the news. – MLS
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12:56 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur‘s Harry Kane has won the 2020-21 Premier League Golden Boot after scoring 23 goals over the course of the season. Kane, who according to ESPN sources has told Spurs he wants to leave this summer, beat Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah to the prize. The Egypt international finished the season with 22
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1:57 PM ET A fan has been arrested for racially abusing former Manchester United and England player Rio Ferdinand as he watched Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side win 2-1 at the Molineux Stadium against Wolves on Sunday. Fans at the Molineux booed as players took the knee before the game started, and Ferdinand tweeted after the
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4:47 PM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has finished the 2020-21 campaign as Serie A top scorer to become the only player to achieve the feat in the Premier League and La Liga as well as Italy’s top flight. The 36-year-old scored 29 goals as the Bianconeri finished the season in fourth
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