1:47 AM ET PHOENIX — For the second straight season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James used the first pick in the All-Star draft to select Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant for his team. For the second straight year, Durant wasn’t surprised at all. “What else is he supposed to do?” Durant said after
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12:24 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — John Wall has a history of trying to play through pain. His latest setback is forcing the Washington Wizards guard to take a different approach. “I guess God is telling me something,” Wall said Friday night about the ruptured Achilles tendon that will force him to miss at
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12:03 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Friday night marked a fantastic debut for the Phantastic 5. The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-110, as their new-look starting lineup of Ben Simmons, JJ Redick, Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid closed the game on a 14-7 run, part of an impressive overall display
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10:42 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Daniel Vettori has departed from another T20 coaching role after he quit as head coach of Brisbane Heat to continue the end of strong New Zealand links to the club following Brendon McCullum’s decision to finish his BBL career. Vettori, the former New Zealand captain, informed the Heat management earlier
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9:59 PM ET Michael C. Wright NEW ORLEANS — All-Star Anthony Davis, making his return to the Pelicans’ lineup after nine games with a finger injury, was featured prominently on the scoreboard in the middle of the team picture when the Pelicans first came out of the tunnel Friday night. Last week, following his trade
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8:36 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and challenger Kelvin Gastelum each made weight on Friday for their 185-pound title fight on Saturday at Rod Laver Arena. Betting odds for UFC 234’s main event favor Robert Whittaker over Kelvin Gastelum. Where does the smart money belong? UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker
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7:21 PM ET Miami receiver Lawrence Cager is transferring to Georgia as a graduate transfer, helping the Bulldogs rebuild their depleted receiver corps. Cager, a 6-foot-5 rising senior from Towson, Maryland, led the Hurricanes with six touchdown catches and 17.8 yards per reception in 2018. He caught 21 passes for 374 yards, both career-high totals,
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