12:19 AM ET HOUSTON — James Harden, nursing a sore shooting shoulder, needed a late scoring flurry Monday night to extend his streak of scoring at least 30 points to 30 consecutive games. Harden scored 11 points in a 100-second span late in the fourth quarter to finish with 31 in the Houston Rockets‘ 120-104
10:46 PM ET Houston Rockets guard James Harden made it interesting but extended his streak of games scoring at least 30 points to 30 on Monday night, in a 120-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Harden, who had only 11 points at the half, hit a three with 52.9 seconds remaining and the Rockets leading
Matthew Ridenton celebrates his goal. Newcastle Jets skipper Nigel Boogaard and substitute Matthew Ridenton were the extra-time heroes as the Jets beat Indonesian club Persija Jakarta 3-1 in the Asian Champions League qualifier at McDonald Jones Stadium on Tuesday night. Boogaard struck in the 101st minute when Ben Kantarovski’s header from a corner found him
10:06 PM ET The New York Knicks set a single-season franchise record Monday when they lost their 17th consecutive game 107-104 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks, who last won Jan. 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, broke their previous record of 16 straight defeats set in 2014-15 when they finished with
9:44 PM ET ESPN News Services RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond City Council has approved a proposal to rename a historic street after tennis champion Arthur Ashe Jr. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that on Monday the council backed an ordinance renaming Boulevard after Richmond native Ashe. He was the first black player selected to the
Josh Risdon has made the move to the new A-League side. Western Melbourne Group have made their first Australian signing, with the new A-League club luring Socceroos defender Josh Risdon away from Western Sydney. The news comes amid reports the club is set to announce on Wednesday that it will be known as Western United and
9:40 PM ET DETROIT — The Detroit Lions are one of five teams that can be forced to appear on “Hard Knocks” this season, but the team’s brass appears to be doing everything it can to deflect the hit HBO show to another team — specifically Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders. “I think Jon
8:49 PM ET DETROIT — Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn said Monday the club is open to taking a quarterback with the No. 8 pick in the draft if they deem someone worthy — even with veteran Matthew Stafford on the roster. And it comes weeks after Quinn said Stafford was the team’s quarterback
Alejandro Moreno and Matteo Bonetti explain how Real Madrid exploited Atleti’s weaknesses, reminding everyone of the UCL winning quality they possess. Real Madrid left-back Marcelo says all the club need to do is “pay me up” and he will leave this summer if they want to him to. Marcelo, 30, has won 20 trophies including
9:07 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey believes in second chances, so he’ll give running back Kareem Hunt the chance to reset his career with the team. Kareem Hunt, who was released by the Chiefs in November after a video surfaced that showed him shoving and kicking a woman last