Month: October 2019

7:34 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James said Tuesday he had not seen reports of protesters in Hong Kong trampling on his jerseys and even watching one burn following his comments about Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet that sparked turmoil and tension between China and the NBA. A day after saying
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6:56 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took a plea deal Tuesday on a charge stemming from an April incident at a strip club. Jones pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct in Bernalillo (New Mexico) County Metropolitan Court and received a 90-day deferred sentence, per court documents. During that period of time, Jones
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump honored the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, using the occasion to touch on the situation in Turkey and an agriculture deal with China. The Blues and super fan Laila Anderson were hosted at the White House by President Donald Trump. USA Today Every
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3:56 PM ET Former world number one Andy Murray began his European Open campaign with a battling 6-4 7-6(4) victory over unseeded Belgian Kimmer Coppejans in Antwerp on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Scot, who is continuing his comeback after having career-saving hip resurfacing surgery in January, was stretched by the wildcard in the second set but
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3:56 PM ET Andy Murray started his Antwerp Open campaign with a win as he defeated local wildcard Kimmer Coppejans 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the first round in Belgium on Tuesday. The Scot made a strong start by breaking Coppejans in the opening game, but slowed down with three double faults as the Belgian rallied
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3:41 PM ET NFL officials erred when they called a second hands-to-the-face penalty against Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers that set up the Green Bay Packers‘ game-winning field goal Monday night, NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent said Tuesday. Vincent was asked about the penalties during a news conference at the league’s fall meeting
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3:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A UFC fighter’s attempt to get a technical knockout loss overturned on the grounds of gender discrimination was denied Tuesday. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) voted 3-2 to uphold the TKO result by referee Herb Dean in a fight between Germaine de Randamie and Aspen Ladd from the
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2:27 PM ET ESPN News Services When a ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James‘ face that was stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the protesters in Hong Kong cheered. They also trampled on jerseys bearing his name and gathered in a semicircle to watch one burn. James’ standing among basketball
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1:35 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he will use kicker B.T. Potter on kickoffs and long field goal tries when the third-ranked Tigers play at Louisville this week. 2 Related Swinney angrily shouted at Potter after he missed a 24-yard kick right before halftime in a 45-14 win
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