Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2024, 05:58 AM Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — For a team that needed a second-half surge just to make the play-in […]
No more excuses for Erik ten Hag as Man United slump worsens
Erik ten Hag is out of excuses at Manchester United, although he is still looking for them as he attempts to prove he remains the manager to bring success back to Old Trafford. Yet while United’s beleaguered coach searches for mitigation, the smiling faces of counterparts Arne Slot, Unai Emery, Ange Postecoglou and Enzo Maresca […]
The VAR Review: Should Fernandes’ red card have been overturned?
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR review: Should […]
How Green Park made cricket disappear
“Puaaaaaaaaannnn…“ It kept piercing the silence, the sound from one solitary horn. Usually, it accompanies revelry at a cricket ground. Here it may as well have been an entreaty. A significant crowd had gathered at Green Park and they wanted to see something, anything, besides the covers that were practically nailed into the turf on […]
Erik ten Hag wanted 100% from Man United vs. Spurs, but he didn’t get it
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 30, 2024, 12:24 AM MANCHESTER, England — Apparently, Manchester United’s players didn’t read manager Erik ten Hag’s programme notes before their miserable 3-0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. “I must be clear,” wrote the Dutchman. “Only 100% will do.” It was a demand made in response to Christian Eriksen […]
BAN 107/3 (35.0 ov, Mominul Haque 40*, Mushfiqur Rahim 6*, Jasprit Bumrah 0/19) – Stumps – India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Match Live Score, Summary
2.35pm That’s all for today, I’m afraid. There’s lots happening in cricket otherwise since you all must be hungry to consume something this Sunday. Sri Lanka have swept NZ 2-0 with an innings win in Galle, England and Australia are getting ready for an ODI series decider in Bristol, and there was loads of IPL […]
How the Knicks’ and Wolves’ unique problems led to this unlikely trade
Championship contenders making trades with one another is rare, and you don’t have to look too far back to understand why. Just a year ago this week, the Milwaukee Bucks made a blockbuster trade with the Portland Trail Blazers to acquire Damian Lillard, but that inadvertently led to Jrue Holiday landing with the Boston Celtics. […]
NBA insiders break down biggest questions on Knicks-Timberwolves trade
The final weekend of the offseason brings us another league-shaking deal involving two teams with NBA Finals aspirations. Karl-Anthony Towns will join the New York Knicks with Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo going to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN. The Timberwolves will also acquire a 2025 top-13 protected first-round pick from the Knicks, with […]
Sources: Knicks to send Randle, DiVincenzo to Timberwolves for Towns
The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves are finalizing a blockbuster trade involving All-Stars Julius Randle and Karl-Anthony Towns, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday night. The deal would see Randle and Donte DiVincenzo wind up in Minnesota and Towns in New York. The Knicks are set to add a center in Towns to shore […]
Mbappé-less Real Madrid seek rivalry revenge vs. Atlético
Sid Lowe, Spain writerSep 27, 2024, 01:05 PM And so they come full circle. Real Madrid have gone 39 league games without defeat, more than an entire season’s worth of games. They have not been beaten in the league in almost exactly a year: not since Sept. 24, 2023. That was against Atlético Madrid. They […]