4:33 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft After a one-week delay, that coming on the heels of a lengthy wait through the winter’s lockout, we finally have stats that count! With them, we have standings that totally matter — oh, OK, no, they absolutely do not, not anytime soon (think beginning in mid-May), but at least
9:00 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Casemiro has called on Real Madrid fans to stop whistling Gareth Bale, and said “when you whistle a player like that, you’re whistling the history of this club.” Bale was jeered on Saturday when he came on as a 74th minute substitute during Madrid’s 2-0 LaLiga win over
12:09 PM ET UEFA on Monday ordered the partial closure of Atletico Madrid‘s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium for their Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Manchester City on Wednesday over the “discriminatory behaviour” of their supporters. Kevin De Bruyne‘s 70th minute goal earned City a 1-0 win at home in the first leg last Tuesday, after
9:40 AM ET Serbian forward Nikola Jovic has submitted paperwork to the NBA office to make himself eligible for the 2022 draft, his agent, Misko Raznatovic, told ESPN. Jovic, the No. 23 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, is having a productive season in the Adriatic League for Mega Mozzart, averaging 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds
2:15 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James says he will be hands-off when it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ offseason decision-making process coming off one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history. “That’s not my decision,” James said in a news conference Monday ahead of the team’s exit interviews. “It’s not
10:14 AM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed coach Chris Finch to a multiyear extension, the team announced Monday. Finch’s coaching staff also received extensions. The Timberwolves were 46-36 this season, Finch’s second as coach, marking the seventh-best single-season record in franchise history. The Timberwolves also led the NBA in points per game (115.9) for
2:08 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Frank Vogel on Monday, the team announced. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court,” Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement. “Frank is a great coach and a good
2:29 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Alexander Bublik cut short Stan Wawrinka‘s return to the tour, defeating the Swiss 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday in his first singles in 13 months. Wawrinka started off confidently against the Kazakh, winning the first set with ease. He
Apr 4, 2022 Cesar Hernandez Club America are back to winning ways after a early season struggles. Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images Jornada 13 is now in the books! In the latest Liga MX weekend, Mexico’s top flight showcased a return to form for league giants Club America, another dismal ending to a match for rivals Chivas,
Sunrisers Hyderabad 168 for 2 (Williamson 57, Abhishek 42, Pooran 34*, Pandya 1-27) beat Gujarat Titans 162 for 7 (Pandya 50*, Manohar 35, Natarajan 2-34, Bhuvneshwar 2-37) by eight wickets After starting the season with successive defeats, Sunrisers Hyderabad have turned it around with back-to-back victories. Two days after swamping Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers’ attack