3:04 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN DENVER — Jamal Murray had to sit and watch on the sidelines for the Denver Nuggets‘ last two postseason appearances. So when he finally got back on the court for a Denver playoff game Sunday night, emotions were running a little high. “I haven’t felt that much excitement in a
3:23 AM ET PHOENIX — After Russell Westbrook blocked Devin Booker‘s drive to the basket with 10 seconds remaining, the LA Clippers point guard unleashed a scream and a scowl. On a night when Westbrook labored with his shot and went 3-for-19 from the field, he made up for all the misfires by doing a
8:00 AM ET The 2022-23 NBA playoffs are here, and after the heavyweight teams showed why they’re the higher seeds Saturday, the lower seeds struck back Sunday. In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics opened their postseason slates with dominant home wins against the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks, respectively, and could
9:24 AM ET It’s already April and much has gone on in the world of mixed martial arts in 2023. The sport saw, likely, the truest version of a pound-for-pound championship fight in February, between UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev prevailed, but the fight was so good, we might
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff It’s NFL draft month, which means you’ll be hearing a lot of comps for the top prospects in the 2023 class. These matches are typically based on the way prospects play the game, their physical measurements, their production, their versatility and role, similar traits or some combination of those lines
7:00 AM ET Jim Montgomery believes in “the process.” That’s what the Boston Bruins coach preaches to his team. A simple strategy to keep his players focused on the present. No looking back on what’s happened. No dwelling on an uncertain future. Commit to the now and results will come. Those principles have guided Montgomery
8:00 AM ET Marc J. Spears SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Minutes after scoring a game-high 38 points following the first Sacramento Kings‘ playoff victory in nearly 17 years, guard De’Aaron Fox walks to the scorers’ table and greets owner Vivek Ranadive. The 18,253 fans at the Golden 1 Center know what’s coming next as a countdown
The hosts’ dominance was more-or-less unceasing through the course of the day, leaving Ireland in a woeful situation at stumps – they are still 474 runs behind, with three first-innings wickets in hand. The pitch has begun to take significant – if not unplayable – turn too. To challenge Sri Lanka in Galle in April’s
6:00 AM ET Shortly after buying the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Josh Harris explained why. “What we’ve done is buy good companies,” he told NJ.com in 2014, “good franchises that have a reason to exist but for whatever reason may have some financial difficulties or need some new leadership.” Harris is doing the same thing
12:52 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried will return from the injured list on Monday and start against the San Diego Padres. Braves manager Brian Snitker confirmed the decision on Sunday, following Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals, telling reporters the club would not be