6:34 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — When the confetti was finally released from the rafters and the final buzzer sounded on Game 3, the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets had played 68 minutes of basketball — and they might have played 68 more had Nikola Jokic not missed a fatigued-induced free throw with 5.6
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10:17 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly three and a half exhausting hours, CJ McCollum intercepted a desperation inbounds heave from Paul Millsap near half-court to finally put an end to only the second four-overtime game in NBA playoff history. In a marathon affair that started at 7:46 p.m. local time and ended at
12:56 AM ET David Ousted made four saves, and the Chicago Fire escaped Banc of California Stadium with a 0-0 draw against LAFC on Saturday night. The clean sheet was just the second Chicago (2-4-4, 10 points) has kept this season, against an LAFC side that still leads the Supporters’ Shield race with the league’s
12:27 AM ET Sebastian Blanco and Diego Valeri scored goals, while goalkeeper Steve Clark saved a first-half penalty shot, as the visiting Portland Timbers extended their winning streak to three games with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Valeri’s go-ahead goal in the 68th minute came after he collected the rebound when
3:58 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Despite aggravating his separated left shoulder during the first overtime period of Friday’s Game 3 against the Nuggets, Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter continued to play through the injury as Portland outlasted Denver 140-137 in quadruple OT, the longest NBA playoff game since 1953. “First overtime, I think I
11:15 PM ET Wayne Rooney converted a penalty kick for his sixth goal of the season, and Luciano Acosta added his third in D.C. United’s 3-1 victory over Columbus Crew SC on Saturday, which had the losers most bothered by the decisions of referee Ted Unkel. The loss was Columbus’ fifth straight, and came after
11:08 PM ET Cristian Roldan scored in the 42nd minute as the visiting Seattle Sounders recorded a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn. Stefan Frei finished with two saves for Seattle (5-1-4, 19 points), which has outscored Minnesota United by a 12-4 margin while posting a 4-0-1 mark in five
3:01 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — As the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks convened at TD Garden for Game 3 of this Eastern Conference semifinal, all eyes were on the stars on both sides. On this night, it was Giannis Antetokounmpo who played like the seasoned vet, repeatedly plowing through Boston’s defense en route
10:08 PM ET Sergio Santos scored two of Philadelphia’s five second-half goals, and the Union extended their unbeaten streak to four games Saturday with an easy 6-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution. Jack Elliott, Ilsinho, Kacper Przybylko and David Accam also scored goals for the Union, who who improved to 6-3-2 and remained
2:27 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN BOSTON — George Hill has a saying — nay, it is a rallying cry. “It’s, ‘Bench mob, do your job!'” Hill told ESPN. “It’s what we say when it’s time for the starters to sit, and it’s time for the Mob to keep us in the game.” Hill, who has