11:26 AM ET Zion Williamson‘s future looks pretty clear in the aftermath of Duke’s 68-67 loss to Michigan State. He will almost certainly enter the NBA draft and become the overwhelming favorite to become the top pick in the draft. But what if Williamson’s career had gone another way? College football coaches can only dream
Month: April 2019
8:41 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Eight months after a 29-year-old woman says that NBA star Kristaps Porzingis sexually assaulted her inside his apartment, she contacted the New York Knicks‘ legal department to seek to “mediate in private” a payment of $68,000, according to emails obtained by ESPN. At the time of the woman’s documented communication
Wayne Rooney and D.C. United returned to the top of the Eastern Conference table, extending their unbeaten streak to a club record 14 games. D.C. United left-back Joseph Mora will undergo surgery for a broken jaw suffered after an ugly collision in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Orlando City SC, the club has announced. Mora, 26, was
The Australian women’s team will get an early indication of their World Cup prospects when they face defending champions the United States in a friendly in Denver on Thursday. The Matildas, under new boss Ante Milicic, made short work of New Zealand, South Korea and Argentina to win the inaugural Cup of Nations on home
5:18 AM BST Aaron Smith has set his sights on playing 100 Tests for the All Blacks, after bucking the trend of his countrymen and re-signing with New Zealand Rugby beyond this year’s World Cup. It’s a proposition he could be a little further towards, too, had he come to understand a little sooner that
3:52 AM ET Kash Ali has had his boxing license suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) after he was disqualified for biting opponent David Price on Saturday. Ali was on the ropes in the fifth round against forming sparring partner Price when he bit the Liverpudlian on the torso after the pair
The international break ended and club soccer resumed with a bang this weekend that saw drama in the Premier League and a slew of controversial moments around Europe. Gab Marcotti recaps the action in his Monday Musings. Jump to: Zidane begins sorting his Real | Dortmund get a boost | VAR drama in Chelsea’s win
3:38 AM ET If in a T20 match, the team batting second needs 39 to win off the last four overs with eight wickets in hand, you would expect them to win more often than not. But Rajasthan Royals faltered against Kings XI Punjab. If you have a team putting on 198 while batting first,
3:51 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Trae Young grabbed a deflected inbounds pass and made a last-second jumper to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 136-135 overtime win over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Justin Anderson had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta, and John Collins finished with 23 points and 12
12:34 AM ET Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler was not pleased to see Rhys Hoskins hit by a high pitch in Sunday’s 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. “It really pisses me off when balls go off Rhys Hoskins’ chin,” said Kapler, who called Hoskins the “heartbeat” of the Phillies. “Really bugs me.” Two pitches