Month: March 2023

3:11 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Elizabeth Szokol shot an 8-under 64 for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Women’s World Championship on Thursday. Yuka Saso of Japan was second after a bogey-free 67, and a pack of six including Nelly Korda and former No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn carded 68s at
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11:21 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Zach LaVine scored 41 points and the Detroit Pistons called one too many timeouts, helping the Chicago Bulls hold on for a 117-115 win Wednesday night. The Pistons were trailing by two points with 9.7 seconds left when rookie Jaden Ivey called a timeout that the team
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7:45 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid missed Wednesday’s 119-96 win over the Miami Heat because of left foot soreness. Embiid was ruled out about 30 minutes before the game. It’s the 13th game he has missed this season; Philadelphia entered Wednesday 8-4 this season in games in which
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12:11 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — As Donovan Mitchell laid on the ground in pain after tweaking his groin midway through the third quarter, it wasn’t clear if he’d be able to keep playing. But after Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff called timeout, Mitchell returned to the game to help Cleveland mount a furious comeback
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2:09 AM ET PORTLAND — After playing more than 500 regular-season games together as teammates with the Portland Trail Blazers, guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum squared off against each other for the first time Wednesday, more than a year after McCollum was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in February 2022. “At first, it
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7:39 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball‘s season is officially over. The Charlotte Hornets announced that the third-year point guard underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a fracture in his right ankle and will miss the remainder of the season. Ball was injured in Charlotte’s victory Monday night over the Detroit Pistons. The
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9:33 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was here during All-Star Weekend 2019 that Kevin Durant solidified his decision to partner with Kyrie Irving when both became free agents the following summer. Four years later, a new partnership was unveiled in the same arena, this one with hope for a better outcome. Playing for the
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