3:51 AM BST ESPN staff New Zealand Rugby [NZR] has acknowledged a scheduling blunder that will see the Black Ferns’ World Cup quarterfinal clash with the opening match of the All Blacks’ spring tour. NZR has come in for heavy criticism this week for the error, which will see the All Blacks’ Test against Japan
12:03 AM ET NEW YORK — Alexandar Georgiev skated out of his crease, pumped his fist and celebrated on the ice at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Only this time, the fans weren’t cheering his victory. Georgiev made 44 saves and stopped three of four shootout attempts to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a
12:47 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans, playing without starters Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones, could have easily had a letdown game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Instead, the Pelicans (3-1) punched first and held on late for a 113-111 win that included surviving Luka Doncic‘
12:30 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN PHOENIX — Warriors guard Klay Thompson was ejected for the first time in his career after picking up two consecutive technical fouls during a chippy third quarter in Golden State’s 134-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. It was the five-time All-Star’s first career ejection in 759 regular-season
11:39 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Attorneys for Deshaun Watson filed a series of court exhibits Monday, which they’ve offered as evidence to undermine allegations from the latest woman to
9:15 PM ET A fortuitous bettor in Colorado is in position to win big on the World Series, a potential score magnified by a bookmaker’s miscalculation. On April 13, one week into the Major League Baseball season, a bettor in Colorado placed a $50 futures wager with BetMGM on the Houston Astros to beat the
5:57 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN TEMPE, Ariz. — Klay Thompson didn’t think he would need the same patience this season as he did when he returned from his two-year hiatus last season. He finally had a summer with no rehab and thought he was going to be able to pick up right where he left
7:35 PM ET Russell Westbrook is listed as doubtful for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ road game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday because of left hamstring soreness, the team announced. Westbrook was limited to five minutes in the Lakers’ preseason finale because of the hamstring issue and later said that coach Darvin Ham’s decision to
8:02 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Kawhi Leonard experienced stiffness in his surgically repaired right knee and missed the LA Clippers‘ 108-94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The two teams will meet again, Thursday in Oklahoma City, and Leonard will sit that one out, as well. Before Tuesday’s loss, Clippers coach
7:29 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Coming off a 33-49 season in which they missed the playoffs and currently winless through the first week of the new campaign, the Los Angeles Lakers are on alert, Anthony Davis said Tuesday. “Obviously, there’s some sense of urgency,” Davis said after practice. “You don’t want to dig