1:08 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo left the floor on a stretcher in the fourth quarter Wednesday night with an apparent serious leg injury. Diallo jumped for a rebound in transition, and after landing, Golden State Warriors forward Jonas Jerebko landed awkwardly on Diallo’s legs. Diallo immediately began rolling
12:51 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Ian Poulter and Tyrrell Hatton birdied six holes on the back nine to give England a share of the lead with South Korea and Australia after the opening fourballs at the World Cup of Golf. Cameron Smith made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th Thursday to
11:12 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Boston coach Brad Stevens knows what is wrong with the Celtics. Plenty. Trey Burke scored 29 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 21 and the New York Knicks snapped a six-game losing streak with a 117-109 victory over the surprisingly inconsistent Celtics on Wednesday night. Noah Vonleh had 16
3:00 AM ET Barny Read “Feeling tired? Low on energy? In need of a boost?” We’ve all heard the adverts. In fact, there were probably hundreds of them as coatings of dot balls and most energetic player at last year’s T10 League.They usually come with a handy little vitamin solution with the promise of added
11:13 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Raymond Brothers, the agent for Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz, told ESPN on Wednesday that he has not requested a trade on behalf of his client. “I have given no indication to Elton Brand or anyone else that Markelle would prefer to be traded,” Brothers told ESPN’s Adrian
3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh opted to bat against West Indies Shakib Al Hasan had a productive third morning AFP Making his first appearance after recovering from a finger injury, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first in the first Test against West Indies in Chittagong. The home side has handed a Test debut
10:48 PM ET ATLANTA — Hawks wingman Vince Carter became the 22nd player in NBA history to score 25,000 points in Atlanta’s 124-108 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Carter, an eight-time All-Star playing in his 21st season and 1,423rd career NBA game, notched the milestone bucket in the final second of the game.
10:52 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani says it didn’t take him long to realize he was competing at a much higher level during his first season in Major League Baseball. Ohtani returned to Japan and held a news conference Thursday at the National Press Club, where he spoke at length on his
8:06 AM ET UFC President Dana White was recently in Australia to present middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with a GQ Man of the Year Award. White sat down with ESPN to discuss the UFC’s growth in Australia, Fight Night Adelaide, a Conor McGregor–Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch, his favourite fights of 2018 and plans for the UFC
11:11 PM ET When Northwestern plays in the Big Ten championship game at Indianapolis on Dec. 1, the Wildcats will be joined by a caravan of 58 buses carrying more than 3,400 Northwestern students. Northwestern sold out its allotment of more than 10,000 seats in roughly 48 hours, purchased by season-ticket holders and students. After