7:10 PM ET His nickname is El Mago (The Magician) for a reason. Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez was at it again Thursday, creating havoc on the basepaths that led to two runs for his team — the difference in a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It really is a magic act,” manager David
10:07 PM ET Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said Thursday that the school is unhappy with Fox’s decision to show this season’s game against Nebraska in Norman as the network’s early kickoff on Sept. 18. “We are bitterly disappointed that the great Oklahoma-Nebraska rivalry, on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century, will
6:23 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics guard Marcus Smart said he hopes fans will be “respectful” Friday night when former Celtic Kyrie Irving makes his first return appearance at TD Garden with fans in the building for Game 3 of Boston’s first-round playoff series with the Brooklyn Nets. “We want our fan base
7:46 PM ET With his team facing enormous pressure to keep its season and title hopes alive, Ty Lue believes the LA Clippers will show what they are made of in Game 3 on Friday in Dallas. Trailing 2-0 and having lost home-court advantage to the Dallas Mavericks, the Clippers must halt a five-game playoff
7:27 PM ET The three fans banned indefinitely by the Utah Jazz made vulgar and racially offensive comments to Ja Morant’s parents, the father of the Memphis Grizzlies star guard told ESPN. A statement from the Jazz cited one “verbal altercation” that occurred during Utah’s series-tying 141-129 victory at Vivint Arena on Wednesday night, but
9:39 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Danielle Kang and Lizette Salas set up a showdown Friday for a spot in the final 16 in the LPGA Match Play. First, they planned to watch “Friends: The Reunion” together. “Of course,” Salas said. “There’s a reunion,” Kang added. “We have matching ‘Friends’-like doors,
5:56 PM ET Simone Inzaghi has confirmed that he is leaving his role as Lazio coach as he prepares to take over from Antonio Conte at Serie A champions Inter Milan. Conte agreed to the mutual termination of his contract on Wednesday, and Sky Italia reported on Thursday that Inzaghi has agreed a two-year deal
5:30 PM ET Mark Ogden Rob Dawson Raheem Sterling has said that only Manchester City can stop themselves from winning the Champions League final, despite suffering two defeats against opponents Chelsea in the past two months. Pep Guardiola’s team go into the club’s first Champions League final as strong favourites to win having already secured
8:45 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar and Nike split ways last year as the company investigated an allegation that the Brazilian player sexually assaulted one of its employees, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The Journal, citing people familiar with what happened and documents it reviewed, reported that the female employee
9:46 PM ET Toronto FC has told striker Jozy Altidore to train on his own and apart from the first team following a disagreement with manager Chris Armas, sources have told ESPN. The sources added that Altidore was upset at being replaced by Ayo Akinola in the 70th minute of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Orlando