Month: March 2020

2:59 AM ET LOS ANGELES — In an intimate gathering of season-ticket holders Monday, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss shared how excited she feels to have her team break its six-year postseason dry spell next month, thanks in large part to their offseason trade with New Orleans for the next great Lakers big man.
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12:05 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — For the first time since Zion Williamson debuted on Jan. 22, the Pelicans are facing back-to-back games. And, despite initially saying he wouldn’t play on back-to-back nights, the Pelicans will let their star rookie play on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks, just one night after he put
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11:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville will face former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a March 31 runoff for the Alabama Senate Republican nomination. Sessions and Tuberville won the most votes in the primary Tuesday to advance from a crowded primary field. Awaiting the runoff winner in November
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10:44 PM ET Kansas will host what could be a historically significant MMA event Friday night, and Max Holloway wants to have a front-row seat for it. Holloway, the former UFC featherweight champion, will fly from his native Hawaii to Kansas City, Kansas, so he can be in attendance for the Invicta FC show at
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10:16 PM ET Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk left Tuesday night’s 6-2 loss to the Canadiens after he was hit in the face by the skate of Montreal’s Artturi Lehkonen. Both players were in front of the New York net when Lehkonen appeared to lose his balance and fall forward, causing his legs to kick back
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8:27 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Hall of Famer John McEnroe doesn’t think tennis has seen the last of Roger Federer playing at an elite level following the 38-year-old’s recent knee surgery. Federer announced last month that he will miss the French Open and at least three other tournaments while he recuperates. Federer indicated
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7:44 PM ET Ryan Hall finally has what he has been asking the UFC for since last summer: his next fight. Hall, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu with an unorthodox style, will face Ricardo Lamas at UFC Oklahoma City on May 2 at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the promotion announced Tuesday. Hall has had difficulty
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7:11 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — In the midst of the spring training grind, the Angels-Indians game Tuesday provided an inspirational moment. Carlos Carrasco made his first start for Cleveland since last May — before he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. He missed three months while undergoing treatment, but made good on
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