7:01 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook will miss the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s game Thursday night against the Houston Rockets because of a sprained left ankle. Thunder coach Billy Donovan made the announcement during his pregame media session. Westbrook was hurt Monday night against New Orleans. After coming down hard on the
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6:28 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Matt Kuchar decided at the last minute to play the Mayakoba Golf Classic and made it look like a smart move Thursday. Kuchar missed only two fairways at El Camaleon Golf Club and kept bogeys off his card for a 7-under 64 that gave him
7:02 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Aside from that fearsome left-handed swing everybody knew, Willie McCovey provided an example of humility in how he lived for many of his San Francisco Giants teammates year after year. “McCovey was our leader,” Gaylord Perry said as his fellow Hall of Famer was remembered in a
6:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN Since losing a close unanimous decision to Keith Thurman in June 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Shawn Porter and his father, Kenny (who manages and trains his son), have made it clear they are longing for a rematch. There had been rumblings that a second chapter was
5:03 PM ET The 45-year history of boxing on HBO that began with the George Foreman-Joe Frazier world heavyweight championship showdown as fight No. 1 in 1973 will end with its 1,118th bout on Dec. 8 — with undisputed women’s welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus defending her title for the 24th time when she meets
5:00 PM GMT ESPN staff Can Warren Gatland’s Wales finally beat Australia? And is Italy-Georgia the match of the weekend? ESPN assesses the biggest talking points and players to watch. England vs New Zealand Saturday 3:00 p.m. (GMT), Twickenham, London England Player to Watch: Owen Farrell. It’s been talked and dissected to death, but ultimately
5:07 PM ET DENVER — Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone would probably fight on every single UFC card if he could — but there is something perfect about him fighting on this next one. The UFC will celebrate its 25th anniversary at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, inside Pepsi Center. The location of the event is nod
4:51 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The harassment trial of former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee has been rescheduled for Dec. 20. The nonjury trial was to have begun Friday in Buffalo City Court. Every season, a few teams sitting near the bottom in November turn it around to make the
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations have banned three match officials after they were found guilty of mishandling a Premier League game between Express FC and defending champions Vipers SC. The Premier League game played on November 7 at the Mutesa II Stadium ended 1-1, but was mired in controversy. Express FC scored the first
3:37 PM GMT LONDON — Amid a complicated relationship with international rugby and a spell out of sight in France lies one simple reason why Chris Ashton is back in the England team to play the All Blacks: his ability to score tries. In these days where props are expected to have the ball-handling skills