3:04 AM ET CHICAGO — The Brooklyn Nets left no doubt about just how good they can be when Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden are playing together in Wednesday night’s 138-112 demolition of the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Bulls. “We’re that good,” Harden said, when asked whether he was surprised at how quickly the
7:52 AM ET We’re days away from the first UFC fight card of 2022, and just over a week away from a UFC 270 pay-per-view featuring title fights on opposite ends of the spectrum — heavyweight and flyweight. The MMA world is cranking its way back into action, and a new year is filled with
News Rajapaksa had cited “familial obligations” as a key reason behind his resignation in the first week of January A little over a week after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has withdrawn his resignation and proclaimed his desire to represent the country for “years to come”. His decision comes
7:12 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN Some Academy Award winners aren’t that much different from the rest of college football fans. Barry Jenkins, the screenwriter and director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” needed an outlet for his frustrations, commentary and hot takes each Saturday. Plus, like he told ESPN, you “don’t just walk
7:00 AM ET About 15 minutes before first pitch of a Nationals-Braves game last summer, one of Juan Soto‘s sprints took him into the outfield, out behind second base, and he paused to say hi to Ozzie Albies, who talks to everyone, and after a moment, Ronald Acuña Jr. joined in, listening more than talking.
8:00 AM ET JIMMY BUTLER INTERRUPTED his pregame warmup and made a beeline toward half court. There, Utah Jazz swingman Joe Ingles stood, watched and waited as the All-Star closed in. Butler’s mission: Peace. At this point, the quick wits, sharp tongues and competitive fires of both Butler and Ingles had been clashing for years,
6:12 AM ET SYDNEY, Australia — Three-time major winner Andy Murray is through to his first ATP semifinal since 2019 after David Goffin retired hurt in their Sydney Tennis Classic match with a leg injury. Murray took the first set 6-2 against Goffin in Thursday’s quarterfinal showdown before the Belgian world No.45 called an early
7:00 AM ET Patrik Laine is a winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Depending on what he’s wearing to the game, he is also a James Bond villain, an extra from “The Matrix” or the DJ at a club that’s strictly for vampires. These were some of the reactions to Laine’s pregame fits, from the
6:22 AM ET American Coco Gauff said her loss to world No. 1 Ash Barty in last week’s Adelaide International 1 WTA tournament was an important lesson on what she needs to do to raise her level ahead of the Australian Open. Gauff, ranked No. 19 in the world, took the opening set before Australian
5:41 AM ET An investigation by Formula One’s governing body into last season’s Abu Dhabi finale is picking up speed amid speculation the outcome will determine whether seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton races on or walks away. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) promised in December “a detailed analysis and clarification exercise” of a controversy it