7:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics were both missing key starters for Sunday night’s Atlantic Division showdown, as Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (sore left foot) and Celtics center Robert Williams III (left hamstring tightness) sat out. Brunson, according to Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, woke up with soreness
Month: March 2023
6:10 PM ET DALLAS — A lot has changed with the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks since the teams met in the Western Conference semifinals last season, headlined by the blockbuster trades both franchises pulled off with the Brooklyn Nets last month to land superstars. One thing that has stayed the same: Devin Booker and
6:26 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama only had to look around at the players next to him in the practice area and right below him on the leaderboard at Bay Hill to know what he was up against Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. “You can’t ignore it. You got to
2:49 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez bemoaned Barcelona‘s inability to kill of games as they returned to winning ways in LaLiga by beating Valencia 1-0 on Sunday. Raphinha‘s first-half header opened the scoring at Camp Nou, but Barca were forced to hold on at the end after Ferran Torres missed a penalty
6:42 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti blamed Real Madrid‘s “lack of efficiency” for the “strange” goal drought which continued with a 0-0 draw at Real Betis to leave them nine points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona. Madrid have followed last week’s stunning 5-2 win at Liverpool in the Champions League round-of-16 with a
4:15 PM ET Jurgen Klopp called Mohamed Salah becoming Liverpool‘s new Premier League record scorer “really special” after Sunday’s win over Manchester United. Salah scored twice in Liverpool’s historic 7-0 rout of United to reach 129 league goals during his time at Anfield, passing club legend Robbie Fowler in the process despite having played 61
5:00 PM ET Real Madrid ended a difficult week with a frustrating 0-0 draw at Real Betis on Sunday that did little to enhance their prospects of catching Barcelona in the LaLiga title race. After losing 1-0 at home to Barca in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Thursday, Real dominated
2:26 PM ET Erik ten Hag said his Manchester United players were “unprofessional” in an “unacceptable” performance at Anfield as Liverpool inflicted a 7-0 defeat that equals the club’s heaviest-ever loss. Two goals each from Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah, who became Liverpool’s all-time top Premier League scorer, and one from Roberto Firmino
3:09 PM ET Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger will not face discipline under MLB’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, the league announced Sunday. He has voluntarily agreed to submit to evaluations by the treatment boards that cover domestic violence and drugs of abuse and also agreed to comply with any
4:07 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper says he will report to spring training Wednesday as he continues recovering from elbow surgery and then determine when he can return full time. The two-time National League MVP was injured in April and last played right field April 16 in Miami.