1:49 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After putting up 39 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Joel Embiid declared he is the best player in the world, and that the aggression with which he played against Brooklyn was a carryover from the way
9:00 AM ET Conferences have up years and down years, and a down year for the MAC can get awfully bad. The East Division graded out as the worst in FBS, per SP+, with defending champion Buffalo plugging in a bunch of new pieces, Miami (Ohio) undergoing a youth movement, and Bowling Green and Akron
4:56 AM GMT When Peter Siddle retired from international cricket in the midst of last year’s Boxing Day Test at the MCG, Michael Neser was doing what he has been for most of the past two years – warming up with the Australian Test squad, training with them, bowling to them and living every moment
10:45 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Trae Young didn’t attribute his first 50-point game to confidence gained from his first All-Star start. Belief in himself has never been a problem for the high-scoring guard with a fondness for 30-foot jumpers. Young had a career-high 50 points and the Atlanta Hawks scored the last
10:08 PM ET Marshawn Lynch is all about those androids, boss. Yes, that was Lynch flashing in HBO’s trailer for Season 3 of the sci-fi series “Westworld,” which premiered Thursday. In the trailer, the Seahawks running back walks behind actor Aaron Paul in a particularly dramatic scene about 54 seconds into the clip, sporting a
Feb 20, 2020 France have made one change for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Wales with Virimi Vakatawa returning from injury. Vakatawa missed France’s round two win over Italy with a triceps injury, but has recovered to start at outside centre. With Vincent Rattez and Damian Penaud injured, Arthur Vincent moves to 12 with Gael
9:05 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors have officially ruled out Klay Thompson for the season as he continues to rehab a torn left ACL suffered in June. “This is what I expected from the beginning given the severity of the injury,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before Thursday night’s game against
9:06 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Frances Tiafoe advanced to his first ATP Tour quarterfinal this year by beating fellow American Tommy Paul 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Thursday at the Delray Beach Open. Tiafoe, the 2018 champion, said he was pleased to win playing less than his best. “It seems like on
12:40 PM GMT Wales have drafted in Gareth Davies and Ross Moriarty to their starting line-up for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against France in Cardiff. Davies starts at scrum-half alongside Dan Biggar in the half-backs while Moriarity takes Aaron Wainwright’s place in the back-row. Biggar was an injury doubt heading into Saturday’s clash following a
8:34 PM ET The Detroit Lions are releasing veteran defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Lions will save at least $6.75 million off the cap with his release. Harrison had no guaranteed money but had $3.5 million of his $8.5 million base salary guaranteed for injury only.