7:54 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Eight months after NBA teams opened training camp ahead of the 2018-19 season, we know which two will be competing for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. With the Toronto Raptors coming back from an 0-2 series deficit to take down the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, Toronto will face
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10:01 AM ET Steve KimESPN As Andy Ruiz was in the final stages of preparation for his April 20 bout against Alexander Dimitrenko, he was asked about the three best heavyweights in the world. If he could pick one of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, whom would he like to face the most?
3:41 PM ET Sportsbooks are facing their second straight Stanley Cup sweat. Last year, as the expansion Vegas Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Final, Nevada bookmakers found themselves rooting against the hometown squad to avoid a multi-seven-figure loss. This year, they’re sweating the upstart St. Louis Blues, who have authored one of the greatest
2:02 PM ET Justin Willis is no longer on the UFC roster. The promotion recently released the heavyweight prospect, sources told ESPN. TSN first reported the news. According to sources, the UFC decided to part ways with Willis, 31, after the two sides could not agree on a date for his next fight. Willis recently
2:02 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Michelle Wie has withdrawn from next week’s U.S. Women’s Open champion to continue her recovery from a hand injury. Wie announced her decision Friday on Twitter, saying that while she’s making progress she needs to take more time off. The 29-year-old Wie said it is a difficult
3:29 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Portland Trail Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey has reached a contract extension that lengthens his deal through the 2023-24 season, the team announced Friday. Olshey has constructed a perennial Western Conference playoff team in his seven seasons, including consecutive years as a third seed and the franchise’s first
2:54 PM ET Veteran cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones, who made as much news off the field as on it during his 12-year NFL career, announced his retirement on social media. “I’m content,” Jones told ESPN’s Josina Anderson Friday. “I had a hell of a run doing it. I’m at the point where I didn’t feel
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sri Lanka chose to bowl v South Africa Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the World Cup warm-up against South Africa in Cardiff. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne felt that there’d be some assistance for his seamers early on, while Faf du Plessis was happy
7:30 PM ET The New York Mets have signed Matt Kemp and veteran right-hander Ervin Santana to minor league deals, the team announced on Friday. Both players will be reporting to the Mets’ facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida The Reds released Kemp on May 4, just over four months after acquiring the 2018 All-Star
12:54 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Pro football players may be more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases and heart problems than baseball players, but the reasons are unclear, a new study suggests. The differences may seem obvious. Repeated head blows have been linked with a wasting brain disease in football players. Girth