6:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo were named the three finalists for the league’s MVP award for a second straight season Friday night. The awards finalists for all seven of the league’s major individual honors, which are voted on by media members, were
Month: April 2023
9:52 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Max Strus and Jimmy Butler scored 31 points apiece, and the Miami Heat got into the playoffs by rallying in the final minutes to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-91 in an Eastern Conference play-in game Friday night. Tyler Herro added 12 points and Bam Adebayo grabbed 17 rebounds
12:28 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Minnesota into the playoffs, as the Timberwolves muscled and hustled their way past the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-95 to finish the play-in tournament Friday night. Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 10 rebounds in his return from
10:04 PM ET Jorge Sampaoli returns to Brazil as Flamengo’s coach after stints at Santos and Atletico Mineiro. Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images Copa Libertadores defending champion Flamengo said on Friday it had signed a contract with Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli until December 2024. Earlier this week, the Brazilian side fired Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira after
10:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Coco Gauff enjoyed playing in front of family and friends in a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in her hometown of Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday, teaming with Jessica Pegula — who also lives nearby — to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Austria. The No. 6-ranked
11:52 PM ET Carlos Contreras Legaspi The lightweight co-main event between former champion Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush, scheduled for UFC 288 on May 10, has been postponed after Oliveira suffered an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. According to a source, Oliveira has been forced to limit his training for the past few weeks due
11:51 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A Silicon Valley city councilman has been charged with perjury after he allegedly lied about leaking a grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers last year that detailed a purportedly unethical relationship between the team and the city council, prosecutors said Friday. Santa Clara City Councilmember
5:18 PM ET Associated Press After helping the Czech Republic to a 2-0 lead over Ukraine in their Billie Jean King Cup qualifier, Barbora Krejcikova announced Friday that she would be donating her prize money to help earthquake relief efforts in the host country. The matches were held in Antalya, Turkey. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake
9:58 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays lost their first game following a record-tying 13-0 start as Colin Poche forced in two runs with bases-loaded walks and second baseman Brandon Lowe made a key error in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win on
6:30 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Aaron Judge won a dispute over trademarks used to promote the New York Yankees slugger. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled against a Long Island man who attempted to register “All Rise” and “Here Comes the Judge,” claiming it would cause