1:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors just over 24 hours away from its scheduled tip, the possibility of boycotting the game remains on the table for both teams in the wake of the police shooting of
4:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks‘ decision to not take the floor for Game 5 of their first round playoff series against the Orlando Magic promoted the NBA to postpone all three games scheduled for Wednesday. The NBA said the three Game 5s (Bucks-Magic, Houston Rockets–Oklahoma City Thunder,
Aug 24, 2020 Anthony Smith faces Aleksandar Rakic in the light heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. The main card is on ESPN+, starting at 9 p.m. ET, and the prelims are on both ESPN and ESPN+ at 6 p.m. Smith (38-15, 8-4 in
3:15 PM ET ESPN News Services RIDGEDALE, Mo. — Phil Mickelson chose to make his PGA Tour Champions debut at Ozarks National this week so he could avoid a two-week break right in the middle of his preparations for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. If he was going to show up, Mickelson thought, he
3:46 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs‘ decision to sell tickets for the NFL’s season opener, a prime-time game against the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium, had little to do with money the team might make, team president Mark Donovan said. “The numbers don’t pencil out,” Donovan said Wednesday. “You can’t
12:45 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball A star player holds in, SoFi Stadium makes its debut and Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre makes a cameo. “Hard Knocks: Los Angeles” continued Tuesday, as
3:15 PM ET ESPN staff Wednesday’s NFL training camp practices brought a dose of FitzMagic in Miami, an injury scare in Philadelphia, a catching competition in Tampa Bay and a National Dog Day celebration in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the Giants and Bears suffered costly injuries during their practices, and more Adam Gase-Le’Veon Bell drama surfaced
3:15 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights star Jonathan Marchessault has apologized after making a series of Instagram comments that profanely taunted critics after the team’s Game 2 loss to Vancouver. “I just wanted to comment about the remarks that I made on my social media yesterday. I just wanted to apologize, sincerely. I think it
1:32 PM ET Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien said he feels “100 percent” after undergoing a heart procedure that forced him to leave the NHL bubble, and said he will be ready to coach next season. “There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to go back to work,” Julien said in a conference call
2:36 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes will forfeit their 2020 second-round pick and 2021 first-round pick for violating the NHL’s combine testing policy, the league announced Wednesday. The punishment was determined by commissioner Gary Bettman, who held an Aug. 6 hearing that included testimony from Coyotes and NHL representatives. The Coyotes were accused of conducting