The men who built the Chicago Cubs into World Series champions still believe in the core of this team – this sub-.500-at-the-All-Star-break, back-to-giving-poor-fans-angina team – and in the possibility of 2017 serving as something other than a long, nauseating hangover from a party that was totally worth it. They’re also not myopic enough to see […]
Peyton Manning has been out of the NFL for more than a year now, but it doesn’t feel like he ever really left, does it? Manning isn’t on our TVs every Sunday anymore, but he remains a near-constant television presence thanks to his endless pitchman work with insurance companies, pizza chains and sports drinks. Manning […]
Lonzo Ball had himself a game Wednesday against the 76ers. He stuffed the stat sheet with 36 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds, five steals, and two blocks, becoming the first player in Summer League history to put up at least 30 points and 10 assists. These games are exhibitions, but it’s still impressive that Ball […]
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Is Floyd Mayweather losing the press tour portion of his fight with Conor McGregor? Did McGregor cross a line by calling Mayweather “boy”? What, if anything, should the journalists association do about Ariel Helwani’s removal from the Showtime team? All that and much more, including some insight on fighter pay from Dana White’s Tuesday Night […]
The major critics of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.–Conor McGregor boxing match set for Aug. 26 are boxing purists, those who scoff at the idea that someone making his pro debut can even land a punch on the great, 49-0 Mayweather. Yet, one of those purists is UFC President Dana White, who has watched his Irish […]
2:24 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The New York Knicks and Houston Rockets have expanded the scope of a possible Carmelo Anthony trade to include four-team scenarios, league sources told ESPN. No deal was imminent Wednesday, but the Knicks and Rockets are confident that they have a willing third-team trade […]
4:40 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment LONDON — Andy Murray’s Wimbledon title defence is over after the world No. 1 suffered a shock quarterfinal defeat to Sam Querrey on Wednesday. A clearly hampered Murray fell 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1 to the American in a five-set thriller on Centre […]
Novak Djokovic, shown receiving treatment on his elbow before he retired from his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych. (Gareth Fuller/PA via Associated Press) WIMBLEDON, England — Suddenly, Novak Djokovic went to shake the hand of the chair umpire, turned to extend good wishes to Tomas Berdych and spun doubt across the rest of the summer. […]
Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Lakers had already enjoyed a solid offseason and figured to enter the 2017-18 season with Lonzo Ball, Jordan Clarkson, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle and Brook Lopez in the starting lineup. Better still, they were guaranteed to have Josh Hart, Larry Nance Jr., Ivica Zubac and other promising players […]
