Month: October 2019

3:58 AM ET The idea of the Golden State Warriors tanking was unfathomable in June. They might have lost Klay Thompson to a knee injury and Kevin Durant to a ruptured Achilles tendon, but they were still the Warriors. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Steve Kerr, Bob Myers. The championship DNA was
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3:30 AM ET HOUSTON — Everything about the Houston Astros, and the colossus they have become, and the unstoppable force they’ve been built to be, was on display during the World Series. It just turned out to not be enough. The Astros didn’t choke. There wasn’t a blown umpire’s call that would be remembered forever.
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10:37 PM ET LAS VEGAS — As the fighters and their teams settled into their seats on the stage at the KA Theater at the MGM Grand for the final prefight news conference Wednesday afternoon ahead of the fight between Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star, and light heavyweight world titlist Sergey Kovalev, there seemed to
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10:54 PM ET The representatives for unified junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez and former titleholder Viktor Postol came to terms for the mandatory fight Wednesday just before a purse bid was scheduled to take place in Los Angeles. Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank, which promotes Ramirez, and Tom Brown of TGB Promotions,
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9:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox revealed that he lost feeling in his body for about 20 seconds following an accidental collision with teammate Andrew Sendejo in a Week 4 game against the Green Bay Packers. Maddox practiced in full Wednesday for the first time since injuring his neck and suffering a
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9:57 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren is among those who have interviewed for the San Francisco Giants managerial position that was left vacant when Bruce Bochy retired following the season. Geren met with the team last week, and former Phillies manager Gape Kapler, Astros bench
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