2:19 AM ET OAKLAND — Stephen Curry was in a drought, the Golden State Warriors were sleepwalking through the start of the second half and Oracle Arena felt like it was lifeless. Then DeMarcus Cousins, coming off a high pick and roll, took a pass from Kevin Durant and drove toward the rim. Kyle Kuzma
Jan 31, 2019 Former world titleholders Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios and Humberto Soto will square off on Feb. 23 at the Municipal Auditorium Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Soto’s adopted hometown of Tijuana, Mexico, in the main event of the first card promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in Mexico. Rios and Soto, while long past
3:11 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — A tense postgame scene unfolded in the Los Angeles Lakers locker room at Oracle Arena on Saturday following a 115-101 loss to the Golden State Warriors, when coach Luke Walton challenged several players because of their selfish approach to the game and they went back at their coach, sources
5:01 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Six months after Sergey Kovalev lost his light heavyweight world title by upset knockout to Eleider “Storm” Alvarez, he regained it in clear unanimous-decision fashion in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card Saturday night. Kovalev, who called the first loss “an accident” and said
Manchester City dismantled Arsenal 3-1 to go within two points of leaders Liverpool (who play West Ham later tonight) while Manchester United continued their run under new management with a squeaky 1-0 win over Leicester City. In Turin, Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace wasn’t enough as Juventus squandered a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Parma, and
1:54 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — The dark and empty AT&T Center buzzed with animated discussion Saturday morning among the New Orleans Pelicans after their shootaround. But instead of the obvious conversation focused on Anthony Davis, who requested a trade Monday through his agent, Rich Paul, of Klutch Sports, Jrue Holiday and a couple of
2:27 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — As the speculation surrounding this summer’s free-agency possibilities continues, a group of Los Angeles Lakers fans made their feelings known on Saturday night, repeatedly chanting, “We want Thompson!” while Golden State Warriors All-Star Klay Thompson took free throws. Thompson, who will be an unrestricted free agent at season’s end,
1:49 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — There’s nothing surprising about James Harden scoring 43 points, as he did in the Houston Rockets‘ 125-98 win Saturday over the Utah Jazz, extending his streak of 30-point performances to 26 games. The most noteworthy numbers in Harden’s stuffed line in the box score were his six steals
1:36 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Lightweight Teofimo Lopez Jr., the dynamic 2018 ESPN prospect of the year, continued on Saturday night what he calls his “takeover” and his insistence that he will win a world title this year. Lopez destroyed former lightweight and junior lightweight world title challenger Diego Magdaleno by seventh-round knockout in
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but click here for all the deals and keep track of who has joined the big boys,. And Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer. TOP STORY: Konate chase is on