10:18 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will not play in at least Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a strained right calf. Warriors coach Steve Kerr noted that Durant’s absence will likely be longer as he continues to make his way
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1:48 PM ET Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will have his strained right calf reevaluated on Thursday and will miss at least Tuesday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, a source told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. It’s unlikely Durant will play in Thursday’s Game 2, according to the source.
2:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid defended coach Brett Brown on Monday amid speculation that the coach’s job is at risk because of the team’s second-round exit from the playoffs. Embiid called the idea that Brown might be fired “bulls—,” saying, “He’s done a fantastic job. He’s been there
1:37 PM ET The Oakland Athletics designated Kendrys Morales for assignment after Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians, manager Bob Melvin announced Monday. Melvin made the announcement on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio. “Unfortunately, we had to let him go,” Melvin said. “I’ll tell you what, this guy, maybe he didn’t put up big numbers, but
1:40 PM ET Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia — Dylan Larkin scored with 1:13 left in overtime and Cory Schneider stopped 24 shots, lifting the United States to a 3-2 win over Finland on Monday at the world hockey championship. Larkin ended the 3-on-3 overtime, carrying the puck inside the right circle and scoring on a
3:00 AM ET Toss West Indies chose to bat v Bangladesh West Indies captain Jason Holder has chosen to bat first against Bangladesh at Malahide. Holder said he would like to see a better fielding performance from his team, after what he felt were poor displays in that aspect in the previous games. West Indies
10:20 AM ET Sunday’s intense Game 7s proved an old adage: The NBA is a make-or-miss league. As the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers get set to square off in the Western Conference finals (Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN), the importance of those makes and misses is only going to be heightened.
1:00 PM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The news that Michigan‘s John Beilein is the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers came as a shock to many observers. Nevertheless, there’s ample precedent
11:49 AM ET Jockey Luis Saez has been suspended 15 racing days by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for his ride on Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security became the first horse in the history of the 145-year-old race to be disqualified from first place due to a race riding incident. He was
11:37 AM ET Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has vacated his super middleweight world title, paving the way for it to be filled by the bout between Billy Joe Saunders and Shefat Isufi on Saturday. Ramirez sent WBO president Paco Valcarcel an email in recent days thanking him for the opportunity to hold the organization’s world title