3:04 AM ET Pep Guardiola will escape sanction for his provocative goal celebration in front of Liverpool‘s Konstantinos Tsimikas during Manchester City‘s 4-1 win at the Etihad on Saturday, sources have told ESPN. The City manager reacted to Julian Alvarez‘s first-half equalising goal by appearing to taunt Liverpool substitute Tsimikas as the defender walked past
Month: April 2023
7:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Bulls center Andre Drummond said he needed time to clear his mind, so he missed a game last week. He also expressed appreciation for the support the team gave him as he dealt with matters that had been weighing on him. Editor’s Picks “I had to take some
6:55 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — As James Wiseman continues the next phase of his career with the Detroit Pistons, he does so with a renewed sense of perspective following a trade deadline deal away from the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Wiseman, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 draft, has struggled
6:41 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pascal Siakam scored 36 points, Fred VanVleet added 20 points and a career-high 20 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the undermanned Charlotte Hornets 128-108 on Sunday to secure a spot in the NBA play-in tournament. O.G. Anunoby added 23 points for the Raptors, who clinched after
10:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — For just the second time in a decade, the New York Knicks will be in the NBA playoffs. But after beating the Washington Wizards on Sunday evening to officially secure a top-six spot in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks made it clear just getting to the playoffs
1:01 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — As Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo stepped up to the free throw line with 5:46 remaining in the fourth quarter Sunday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, the sold-out crowd at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum began to serenade him with a familiar tune. “M-V-P!” “M-V-P!” Antetokounmpo was putting the finishing touches
12:56 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN DENVER — Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson caught the ball in the right corner with 25 seconds to go in their game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night. Before even fully setting up his shot, and with a defender right in his face, Thompson launched the shot and
11:46 PM ET HOUSTON — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ late-season surge, with Sunday’s victory over the Houston Rockets marking their 10th win in their past 14 games, has LeBron James talking about a hopeful title run once again. “We just want to put ourselves in position to be able to compete for a championship,” James
10:46 PM ET Another weekend of European football is in the books and, once again, there was drama across the board. Jack Grealish starred in Manchester City‘s 4-1 rout of Liverpool, but did Pep Guardiola’s celebrations take the gloss off the win? Elsewhere, Karim Benzema was back to his best for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich
9:29 PM ET Associated Press PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Ruoning Yin became the second Chinese winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday, holding off Georgia Hall in the DIO Implant LA Open. The 20-year-old Yin closed with an eventful 1-under 70 for a one-stroke victory over Hall, the English player whose 5-foot birdie try on