10:39 PM ET The Oakland Raiders have reached a deal with cornerback Nevin Lawson, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. The Detroit Lions released Lawson on March 11 in a salary-cap move, saving $4.675 million. Lawson, 27, was a consistent if not flashy cornerback for the Lions. A fourth-round pick (133rd overall) by the Lions
11:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was ejected less than a minute into the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game against Philadelphia for a two-handed shove into the back of 76ers star Joel Embiid. “Obviously I was frustrated, because it was a cheap shot,” Embiid said afterward. “I didn’t
10:34 PM ET Holly Holm isn’t going anywhere. The former UFC bantamweight champion has signed a new six-fight contract with the promotion, her agent, Lenny Fresquez, told ESPN. Holm had two fights left on her previous deal. “I’m very happy with the deal,” Fresquez said. “We worked feverishly with the UFC to get this done.”
6:11 PM ET Memphis Depay scored two goals and set up two more as the Netherlands eased to a 4-0 victory over Belarus in their opening Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Thursday. Georginio Wijnaldum and Virgil van Dijk were also on target as the home side were rarely threatened and might have won by
6:11 PM ET Poland forward Krzysztof Piatek continued his prolific season by scoring 10 minutes after coming off the bench to secure a 1-0 win away to Austria in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier. The 23-year-old’s goal, his second for his country, also gave Poland coach Jerzy Brzeczek his first win at the seventh attempt
Adrien Rabiot is still not being considered for France following his World Cup snub. Adrien Rabiot is still “a long way off” being recalled to the France national team, the country’s Football Federation president has said. Rabiot has not played for his country since declining the opportunity to be among a standby group of players
6:05 PM ET Croatia were forced to dig deep as they came from behind to beat unfancied Azerbaijan 2-1 at home in their opening Euro 2020 Group E qualifier after forward Andrej Kramaric scored a 79th winner on Thursday. In the group’s other fixture, Slovakia eased to a 2-0 home win against Hungary thanks to
9:25 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — There was no need for the customary Dwyane Wade jersey swap on Wednesday night in San Antonio during the latest stop on his farewell tour, as the Spurs presented the future Hall of Famer with the jerseys of their most iconic players in recent history. After the playing of
8:16 AM ET Isiah Thomas’ phone screen lights up with text messages going back and forth. Thomas lets out his distinctive laugh as James “Buddha” Edwards and Rick Mahorn are at it again, firing jokes at each other like it’s a Comedy Central Roast. The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early ’90s seemed
Alexis Nunes and Ale Moreno flex their knowledge in predicting European Qualifying fixtures containing Belgium, England and France. Jadon Sancho seemed to be enjoying England training with his ankle-breaking skills versus Harry Maguire and his panenka penalty. Euro 2020 qualifying dominates the landscape over the next few days as England begin their campaign at home