12:57 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs could have used recently retired guard Manu Ginobili to play the role of exterminator again on Thursday when they faced the Brooklyn Nets at the AT&T Center. With 7:31 left in the opening quarter, officials were forced to stop play when several bats swooped down
9:28 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has been cleared and will make his return Thursday night against the LA Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers confirmed. James has missed 17 straight games with a groin injury he suffered on Christmas night at Golden State. He was originally listed as out but was upgraded to
9:18 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Former light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev has stuck to his talking points throughout the buildup to his rematch with titlist Eleider “Storm” Alvarez. Alvarez was trailing on all three scorecards when he rallied to score three knockdowns in the seventh round for an upset knockout victory to take
9:12 PM ET Shohei Ohtani has been making steady progress in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but he will not be ready by Opening Day, Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler said on a conference call Thursday. Ohtani, the Japanese two-way star who will only be available as a designated hitter in 2019,
9:22 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Harold Varner III overcame an early bogey with three straight birdies, moving himself into position to tie for the lead. He got it with a long putt and a dab on the loudest hole in golf. Varner snaked in a long birdie putt on the par-3 16th
8:19 PM ET Although newly crowned super middleweight world titleholder Caleb Plant lives in Las Vegas, he grew up in Ashland City, Tennessee, which gave him a hero’s welcome on Thursday and honored him with the key to the city and various proclamations to celebrate his title victory. Plant (18-0, 10 KOs), 26, scored a
9:00 AM ET Ten things as the NBA loses its mind: 1. Boogie, fitting in Rivals hoped DeMarcus Cousins‘ deliberate low-post brutality would suck away some of the Golden State Warriors‘ run-and-gun essence — that they might get stuck between identities. Pelicans GM Dell Demps might be sending a message to the Lakers by taking
7:47 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado agreed to a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. The contract is for $26 million, sources with knowledge of the agreement told ESPN. It sets
7:30 PM ET The NBA announced the 14 reserves for the 2019 All-Star Game on Thursday, with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks making their first appearances. All-Star reserves are selected by the coaches. Joining Jokic
9:19 AM ET Super Bowl LIII will be a showcase event for … Rutgers? Kind of. The Scarlet Knights haven’t won a national title since 1869, but with four players on the combined 53-man rosters of the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, no college is better represented in this season’s Super Bowl. Georgia