9:55 AM ET Before the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first official training camp practice, Frank Vogel and his staff gathered the team in their film room for a PowerPoint presentation on what their defense would look like. Vogel wanted them to be the league’s most physical team — echoes of the “smashmouth basketball” vision that guided
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12:08 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have signed backup goalie Brian Elliott to a one-year, $1.5 million contract extension. Elliott, 35, went 16-7-4 with a 2.87 goals-against average and two shutouts this season. He was 1-1 in two playoff starts as the backup to Carter Hart. Elliott has played in 100 games
Oct 3, 2020 Bellator MMA lightweight prospect Aaron Pico has booked his next fight, against John de Jesus on Nov. 12, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have verbally agreed to the matchup. The Nov. 12 event is expected to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Oct 2, 2020 Another UFC veteran is headed to Bellator. This time it’s Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns, who has agreed to a multifight deal with the promotion, sources told ESPN. Johns, 28, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Montel Jackson, recently fought out his UFC contract. After testing free agency, he decided
10:26 AM ET Associated Press Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin advanced to the French Open fourth round and Zhang Shuai became China’s first player to get that far since Li Na in 2012. No. 4 seed Kenin blew past Romanian qualifier Irina Bara 6-2, 6-0 in 72 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier. Zhang ended the
8:25 PM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Royal Challengers Bangalore 158 for 2 (Padikkal 63, Kohli 72*, Archer 1-18) beat Rajasthan Royals 154 for 6 (Lomror 47, Tewatia 24*, Chahal 3-24) by 8 wickets Not since IPL 2013 have the Royal Challengers Bangalore won three out of their
6:55 AM ET The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers have combined to play in nine of the past 15 NBA Finals series — including seven consecutive from 2008 to 2014 — without ever facing each other. That is, until Game 1 on Wednesday, the first time the two teams met on the NBA’s biggest
Oct 1, 2020 The Brooklyn Nets named Steve Nash their head coach in early September, but stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant see Nash in more of a collaborative role and not as the head of top-down leadership. “I don’t really see us having a head coach,” Irving said on Durant’s new podcast, “The Etcs.”
5:39 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are getting two big pieces of their offense back for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, will still be without two more and are about to put another duo on injured reserve. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that tight end George Kittle (sprained