Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate BOSTON — Despite his best efforts to keep the wound on his right hand protected Saturday, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown said the cut reopened during Game 1 of his team’s opening-round win over the Atlanta Hawks, adding to the discomfort he had anticipated […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters The Grand National is under threat as animal rights protesters claim they'll 'scale fences to stop the race' on Saturday. A woman has been arrested ahead of the race for suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, police have confirmed. Her arrest comes as 100 animal rights […]

Nuggets coach Michael Malone lamented the only downside of the No. 1 seed was that Denver wouldn’t know who it’d meet in the first round until late Friday night. With only one day to prepare before Sunday’s Game 1 at 8:30 p.m. in Denver, familiarity shouldn’t be an issue. The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-95, […]

MIAMI — Max Strus and Jimmy Butler scored 31 points apiece, and the Miami Heat got into the playoffs by rallying in the final minutes to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-91 in an Eastern Conference play-in game Friday night. Tyler Herro added 12 points and Bam Adebayo grabbed 17 rebounds for Miami, which trailed by six midway through the final […]

Two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo were named the three finalists for the league’s MVP award for a second straight season Friday night. The awards finalists for all seven of the league’s major individual honors, which are voted on by media members, were announced on TNT’s “Inside The NBA” ahead of the Eastern […]

Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University. Follow him on Twitter »  Ohm’s chat archive » LOS ANGELES […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Detroit Pistons received permission to interview Milwaukee Bucks associate head coach Charles Lee, one of the leading candidates in the franchise’s search for a new head coach, sources told ESPN on Friday. Lee has been an assistant for Mike Budenholzer for the past nine seasons — including the past four […]

MINNEAPOLIS — – Rudy Gobert rejoined the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday after a team-imposed suspension for their first play-in game, but lingering back trouble has compromised his status for the second one. Gobert was dismissed from the arena Sunday after throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in an argument in the huddle during a timeout in the second quarter of […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 After orchestrating one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the league in years and ending a 16-year playoff absence, Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown has been voted the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year, the organization announced Thursday. The award, named in honor of late NBCA executive director Michael […]

Ronnie O’Sullivan explains why he made a 146 in 2016 Ronnie O’Sullivan is bidding to win an eighth World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in the upcoming weeks, having been drawn against Pang Junxu in the first round. An eighth victory would have ‘The Rocket’ out on his own with the most titles, having drawn level with Stephen Hendry last […]