12:03 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony suffered a strained right hamstring in the second quarter of Thursday night’s game against the LA Clippers and was ruled out of the remainder of the game. Anthony missed a 13-foot jump shot with 1 minute, 40 seconds remaining in the first half and winced
3:00 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Ahead of the Golden State Warriors‘ 126-114 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, Warriors general manager Bob Myers said that Klay Thompson was ahead of schedule physically since returning from a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. Thompson’s shot, Myers said, would come with time. Thompson said he didn’t
7:42 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Chris Paul and Devin Booker, the starting backcourt for the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns, headlined the NBA’s announcement of the 14 reserves for the NBA’s All-Star Game in Cleveland later this month. Paul, who is averaging 14.9 points and 10.4 assists, is making his 12th All-Star appearance, while Booker, who is
News On Thursday, Test captain Pat Cummins confirmed most players were comfortable with the tour going ahead Australia’s first visit to Pakistan since 1998 has received a final all-clear. The tour, which comprises three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I, has been on the cards since November 2021. Both boards have since been making steady
1:48 AM ET Associated Press KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the Saudi International before the second round Friday because of left hand and left hip injuries. DeChambeau opened Thursday with a 3-over 73, making a triple-bogey 7 at the seventh hole. The American star missed the cut last week
12:56 AM ET ESPN News Services INGLEWOOD, Calif. — A San Francisco 49ers fan is in a medically-induced coma after he was punched during a parking lot confrontation with an apparent Los Angeles Rams fan at Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, the mayor of Inglewood said Thursday. Daniel Luna, 40, remained hospitalized after the fight while
6:45 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Carlo Ancelotti denied that Real Madrid‘s Copa del Rey exit could derail their season after Athletic Club‘s 1-0 quarterfinal win at San Mames on Thursday. Alex Berenguer’s 89th minute strike was enough to put Athletic into the tournament’s last four, joining Rayo Vallecano, Valencia and Real Betis in Friday’s
10:21 PM ET Jozy Altidore is poised to move to the New England Revolution, sources have confirmed to ESPN. One source cautioned that Altidore has yet to sign a deal, but terms on a three-year contract have been agreed. The source added that Altidore will be signed with the help of allocation money, meaning he
10:08 PM ET Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the Houston furniture salesman known to place giant hedge bets, has done it again — this time with the biggest single wager he’s ever placed. On Thursday, McIngvale drove across the Texas border into Louisiana, pulled over at a gas station, logged onto his mobile betting account with
10:20 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Doug Pederson, who won a Super Bowl with Philadelphia, has been hired as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Thursday. The hiring comes 49 days after the team fired Urban Meyer and 35 days after Pederson first interviewed with the Jaguars. Pederson spent the