3:21 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Langston Galloway scored 16 points and seven-time NBA All-Star Joe Johnson added 14 to lift the United States to an 89-67 win over Mexico in FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying Sunday. The Americans (3-1) avenged their lone loss of this qualifying round, routing the previously unbeaten Mexican team
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1:44 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving said he can finally see “light at the end of the tunnel” after playing the best game of his truncated season in Saturday’s surprising 126-123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The star guard scored a season-high 38 points to lead his undermanned team down the
11:30 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO —Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant broke the franchise record for most points in a regular-season game with 46 on Saturday night as he powered his team to a 116-110 victory over the Bulls. Morant broke Mike Miller‘s previous record (45 points) set in 2007. The third-year guard set
6:41 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green participated in his first team practice since early January on Saturday afternoon. “It’s great just to have his energy back in the gym, his voice,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He looked great, physically. So that’s a very positive step for
7:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Knicks rookie Quentin Grimes will miss at least two weeks with a right knee injury. Grimes was hurt Friday night in a 115-100 loss to Miami after it appeared he banged knees with another player along the baseline. The Knicks said the injury was a subluxation of
1:10 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant continues to make progress in his rehab from a sprained left MCL and his return to the floor will happen at some point in the next week, according to coach Steve Nash. “Every day closer,” Nash said after shootaround before Saturday’s game against the
12:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz, the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA draft who suffered a torn left ACL more than a year ago, will return to action against the Indiana Pacers on Monday, the team said Saturday. Fultz suffered the injury when his left knee buckled without
8:11 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host The very name of the Most Valuable Player award allows for the sports betting market to offer numerical context. Both oddsmakers and pro bettors constantly update their own set of power ratings and adjust for each
3:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After eyebrow-raising comments made by LeBron James leading up to the trade deadline and continuing through All-Star weekend caused the basketball world to speculate about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers, James made a few things very clear on Friday night. To begin with, he wants the Lakers
10:43 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — The curtain raised for the first time on the Joel Embiid–James Harden partnership with the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night at Target Center as they took on the Minnesota Timberwolves. And, after two weeks of buildup and anticipation for what these two superstars would look like together, opening night