12:27 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Historic scoring marks don’t really move James Harden all that much anymore, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop putting them up. On Monday, it was 39 points on the New Orleans Pelicans that bumped his scoring average to 37.3 through the first 10 games, the highest the
11:50 PM ET BOSTON — Power forward Kristaps Porzingis said he didn’t blame coach Rick Carlisle for benching him for crunch time of the Dallas Mavericks ‘ 116-106 loss Monday to the Boston Celtics. Porzingis scored only four points on 1-of-11 shooting in 20 minutes in the loss. He sat out the final nine minutes,
10:59 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry says he expects to play at some point this season after breaking his left hand in an Oct. 30 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Curry, who had surgery on Nov. 1 in Los Angeles, was in good spirits as he spoke to
10:38 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tampa Bay Rays general manager Erik Neander has been voted Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year. Tampa Bay was 96-66, the second-most wins in team history, despite a big league-low payroll of $66 million. The Rays beat Oakland in the AL wild-card game, then lost to
10:25 PM ET Aces Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg will be the most sought after pitching free agents this offseason, and the New York Yankees will be among the interested teams, general manager Brian Cashman said Monday. “Of course, we’re going to talk to Strasburg. We’ll talk to Cole. We’ll talk to the higher-end guys,
9:50 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A season after avoiding significant injuries during their Super Bowl run, the Los Angeles Rams have not been so lucky. On Monday, a
9:44 PM ET Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper won’t play Sunday at Carolina while nursing an MCL sprain in his left knee, a source told ESPN Monday night. Hooper suffered the injury in the Falcons’ 26-9 win over the New Orleans Saints. An MRI revealed the sprain, but Hooper will get a follow-up, second-opinion
7:00 AM ET SAN JOSE — Matching the energy of an ethereal talent isn’t something every player can do. That is why playing on Connor McDavid‘s wing is a daunting task. “It’s the time and space you have to give him, to get him the puck in full flight. I think that’s maybe what some
9:37 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Ben Olan, a sports writer and editor at The Associated Press for more than 50 years who was honored by the NHL Hall of Fame, has died. He was 96. Known for being nattily dressed during his days when AP headquarters was located at 50 Rockefeller Plaza,
8:33 PM ET Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox will miss at least 3-4 weeks after suffering an ankle sprain when a teammate stepped on him at practice Monday. Fox had an MRI on the injury Monday and was diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, the Kings said. Fox is in his third NBA season after