Month: March 2022

3:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley $20,000 and Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill $15,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation during a matchup between the teams over the weekend. The league announced the fines Tuesday. The incident happened with 2:11 left in the
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6:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA fined Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green $25,000 on Tuesday for directing profane language toward a game official. Green was ejected in the third quarter of the Warriors’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night after getting called for two technical fouls in
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7:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Knicks forward Julius Randle was penalized $40,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for directing hostile language at a referee, bringing his total to $130,000 in fines this season. The latest fine came for his actions at the end of New York’s 108-93 loss to Utah on Sunday.
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2:43 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA fined Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers $40,000 on Tuesday for confronting a fan at a game in Indiana and throwing the person’s cellphone. The incident happened shortly after the game Sunday between the Blazers and the Pacers. Nurkic approached the fan, walked within
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6:36 PM ET All-Star point guard Ja Morant has been ruled out of Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to right knee soreness, the Memphis Grizzlies announced. It will be the second consecutive game Morant misses because of his sore right knee. He also sat out a win over the Indiana Pacers last week
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5:52 PM ET First baseman Pete Alonso and the New York Mets are in agreement on a one-year, $7.4 million contract to avoid arbitration, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Alonso, 27, is coming off a season in which he led the Mets in every major batting category: hits (147), home runs
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4:26 PM ET FIFA has agreed a sponsorship deal with Crypto.com for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, soccer’s world governing body said in a statement on Tuesday. The Singapore-based company will be the exclusive cryptocurrency trading platform for the showpiece event in Qatar, which runs from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. “Crypto.com has already demonstrated
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1:30 PM ET Anthony Elanga could make his Sweden senior debut against Czech Republic on Thursday. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Zlatan Ibrahimovic has heaped praise on Manchester United striker Anthony Elanga as Sweden prepare for their World Cup playoff semifinal against Czech Republic on Thursday. The 40-year-old striker recalled playing with the United winger’s father Joseph for
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5:59 PM ET Alex Kirkland Alexia Putellas of Barcelona celebrates after scoring her team’s first goal during the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg match against Real Madrid. Getty Images Alexia Putellas scored twice as Barcelona came back from a goal down to beat Real Madrid 3-1 in their UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinal first
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4:04 PM ET United States men’s national team midfielder Tyler Adams said there is “no other option” but for the USMNT to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The USMNT seek to return to the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, with three crucial qualifying matches left — at Mexico on Thursday, hosting Panama
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