11:42 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are the favorites in the NBA Finals over a Boston Celtics team looking to make underdog history. Caesars Sportsbook installed the Warriors as -160 favorites over the Celtics (+140) in an intriguing best-of-seven series that tips off Thursday in San Francisco. Golden State opened as a 3-point favorite
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2:05 AM ET MIAMI — As the Miami Heat digest a “heartbreaking” 100-96 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, Erik Spoelstra and his staff believe that a momentum-changing overturned call in the third quarter will provide a “case study” for the NBA as far as replay reviews go
1:42 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia and Javier Fortuna will meet in the ring after all. The fighters have agreed to a deal for a 135-pound fight on July 16 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on DAZN, sources told ESPN. Garcia and Fortuna were set to fight last July, but Garcia withdrew to
9:44 AM ET When the United States men’s national team takes on Morocco in a friendly on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET, watch live on ESPN2), it will be the 51st time the Americans have taken the pitch under the stewardship of manager Gregg Berhalter. The former Columbus Crew boss took control of the national team
8:00 AM ET After three rounds of upsets, thrillers, blowouts and everything in between, the NBA Finals are here — and it’s a series that will pin some familiar faces against a group with zero experience on the league’s biggest stage. The Golden State Warriors, led by three-time champions Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay
After their brilliant Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign, which saw Gujarat Titans lift the trophy in the team’s maiden season, the Hardik Pandya-led side went for a victory parade in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Thousands of fans on Monday flooded the city’s streets as GT took out a victory parade on an open-top bus. In Sunday’s
11:24 AM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — Here we go. Again. The 59th installment of the Novak Djokovic–Rafael Nadal rivalry takes place at the French Open under the lights Tuesday night — a quarterfinal match so hotly anticipated that organizers have ensured it will be played free to air, removing the usual paywall. No two
Trent Boult played for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022.© BCCI/IPL Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls may miss New Zealand’s first Test against England despite being named in the squad for the clash starting at Lord’s on Thursday. Boult played in the Indian Premier League final for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday and is unlikely to
8:45 AM ET Samantha Steen often imagines what her father might say if he could meet her three sons. She wonders what it would be like to meet him, too. Steen was only 13 months old when her father, Sgt. Rodney M. Davis of the U.S. Marine Corps, was killed in action in Vietnam on
7:25 AM ET The first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs gifted hockey fans with five Game 7s — a thrilling conclusion to the initial set of matchups. Of the four second-round series, there will be only one Game 7, and we’re here to make sure you’re ready for it. The Carolina Hurricanes are
8:40 AM ET Team Europe captain Henrik Stenson named Italy’s Edoardo Molinari as his second vice-captain on Monday for the 2023 Ryder Cup that will be played at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. Molinari and his brother Francesco both played in the 2010 edition when Europe regained the trophy in Wales.
3:15 AM ET MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra’s eyes traced the shot as it left Jimmy Butler‘s hands. The arc looked good. It was rotating perfectly. The emotions swelled in the Miami Heat coach’s chest as he instinctively kicked out his legs in the final moments of Sunday’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals inside
7:00 AM ET It’s Memorial Day, MLB fans! And you know what that means: You can now officially look at the MLB standings. The saying goes, among baseball fans, that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day, which puts us two months into the season. That gives teams time to play enough games
6:13 AM ET France’s sports minister said on Monday that Liverpool fans without valid tickets were responsible for the initial crowd problems at the Champions League final, with the problem then exacerbated by local youths trying to force their way in to the game. The crowd trouble at the match in Paris has become a
Jos Buttler ended with the Purple Cap in the IPL 2022.© BCCI/IPL It was an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 which had Gujarat Titans’ name written all over it. The Hardik Pandya-led team first restricted Rajasthan Royals to just 130/9 in 20 overs in the final. Then they reached the target with 1.5 overs to
12:46 AM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime Sunday night to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history. Hamlin won for the 48th time in the NASCAR Cup Series. “It is so special,” Hamlin said. “That is the
2:29 AM BST Super Rugby Pacific’s regular season is in the books, with the top eight confirmed on Sunday afternoon. But not before there was some late drama in Melbourne, where the Rebels rounded out their season with one final win, making it four in total for the season. Read on as we review some
11:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — Nothing about this Boston Celtics season has been easy. So, it stands to reason, making it to the NBA Finals wouldn’t be, either. But, at the end of a grueling seven-game series in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, that is exactly where the Celtics have