Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 01:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 51 points hours after being selected to his first All-Star Game, helping the Philadelphia 76ers overcome star center Joel Embiid‘s absence for a 127-124 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. After missing three
Month: February 2024
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, sources told ESPN. Memphis is creating more salary flexibility and draft assets around a 2024 offseason where they’ll get a chance at a high lottery pick
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson goes out of his way to never let anyone in on what he’s thinking or feeling. But for even the most stoic of stars, everything that happened Thursday night — from making his first All-Star team to scoring 40
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid suffered a lateral meniscus injury in his left knee when Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga fell on his leg in Tuesday night’s game, the Sixers announced Thursday. Embiid will be out through the rest of the weekend while
All New Zealand and South Africa Test series will now be played for the Tangiwai Shield, starting with the two-match Test series that’s set to begin on February 4 in Mount Maunganui. The trophy commemorates the tragic events of 1953, when 151 people on the train from Wellington to Auckland on Christmas eve – including
Feb 1, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf announced a series of “enhancements” to its format Thursday ahead of this week’s season-opening event in Mexico with the circuit featuring expanded fields and changes to how points and prize money are earned. Financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the breakaway circuit failed
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jazz Chisholm Jr. got disappointing news on his 26th birthday, losing to the Miami Marlins in the first salary arbitration decision of the year. The outfielder will be paid $2,625,000 rather than his $2.9 million request, Margaret Brogan, Jeanne Vonhof and
Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles are acquiring former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, sources told ESPN on Thursday, giving up infielder
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Tampa Bay‘s Baker Mayfield beat Houston‘s C.J. Stroud in the precision passing skills challenge, helping the NFC build a 12-6 lead over the AFC on the opening night of the 2024 Pro Bowl Games. The made-for-TV Pro Bowl skills show, aired
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay has spent about as much time on the phone as the golf course this week as a PGA Tour board member trying to nail down a deal for a $3 billion investment. It didn’t seem to affect his