1:01 AM ET ATLANTA — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid‘s second-round series against the Atlanta Hawks went from historical comparisons to the “Big Dipper” — Wilt Chamberlain — to a big oh-fer in the second half of Monday’s 103-100 loss that tied things up 2-2. Embiid went 0-for-12 in the second half, accounting for the
Month: June 2021
7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders While the Phoenix Suns put their feet up after an impressive sweep of MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, six teams continue to fight for the three remaining spots in the NBA conference finals. No matchup has more storylines than Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks, which is locked at
1:15 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Alex Lange both exited with injuries, but their team still ended a three-game losing streak, beating the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Monday night. Boyd departed in the third because of discomfort in his left arm. Lange left
7:51 AM ET Multiple title fights. Famous names in exhibitions. A bunch of younger fighters in bouts that could push their careers forward. Saturday, for a moment, might feel like boxing used to before the pandemic. There were times in the last year and a half where there were surely questions about when a day
6:31 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain will not let Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Marquinhos or any of their players travel to Tokyo for the Olympic Games this summer, sources have told ESPN. Mbappe, Neymar and Marquinhos have expressed a desire to play in the football tournament in Japan for France and for Brazil but the Parisian club
5:10 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona Femeni celebrate clinching the Treble after victory over Levante in the Copa de la Reina. Oscar J. Barroso / Europa Press Sports via Getty Images The Spanish government has begun to pay off the “historic debt” the country’s sports council said it owes women’s football by declaring its top league
5:17 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo as the active footballer to score the most free kicks after netting in Argentina’s 1-1 draw against Chile in their Copa America opener on Monday. The Argentina captain has now scored 57 free kicks in his career, one more than Portugal captain Ronaldo. Messi
6:54 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s summer shake-up is set to continue this week with the signing of Memphis Depay and the departures of several squad players, sources have told ESPN. Depay, 27, is out of contract with French side Lyon at the end of June and has been a Barca target since
5:12 AM ET Albert Sambi Lokonga is wanted by Arsenal as they revamp their midfield options. Photo by Herman Dingler/BSR Agency/Getty Images Arsenal have had a £12.9 million bid rejected by Anderlecht for midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, sources have told ESPN. The Gunners have been told a fee of £17.2m will be enough to land the
5:13 AM ET Associated Press Brazil’s health ministry has documented 41 cases of COVID-19 related to the Copa America, including 31 players or staff members and 10 workers who were hired for the event. The ministry said in a statement that all workers who tested positive were in Brasilia, where Brazil kicked off the tournament