Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM DALLAS — Coach Jason Kidd called out the maturity of the Dallas Mavericks after they were on the wrong end of the biggest comeback of the NBA season Sunday afternoon. The Mavs managed to blow a 27-point lead en route to […]

NEARING THE END of the NBA offseason this past September and over 5,000 miles from his adopted home of Denver, Nikola Jokic was playing alongside his Serbian national teammates in the EuroBasket tournament when a familiar face took a seat in the O2 Arena in Prague. Jokic thought he was still weeks away from reuniting with his peers on the […]

Female rugby star Dani Czernuszka left tragically paralysed by a horrific tackle has won her High Court battle for compensation. The 34-year-old was on the receiving end of a tackle by 'angry' opponent Natasha King in October 2017. Czernuskza, 28 at the time, sued her rival personally for damages at a London High Court trial and was successful following a […]

CLEVELAND – About 10 minutes after the Nuggets knocked off the Cavaliers, a loud, annoying chant came seeping out of the victorious locker room. “Mike, Mike, Mike,” the Nuggets’ players repeated in an adoring yet teasing fashion. Paying homage to the movie “Finding Nemo,” Denver’s players have started repeating the call each time Michael Porter Jr. has a strong night. […]

Nikola Jokic wouldn’t have picked himself either and more from our NBA quotes of the week. “I would not draft myself either. I’m not meant for this game.” Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, on being picked seventh in the NBA All-Star Game draft “Knock them out the playoffs.” Chicago Bulls guard Patrick Beverley, on his intentions toward the Los Angeles […]

PHILADELPHIA — When 76ers star James Harden saw the news that John Hao — a 20-year-old Michigan State student and huge fan of the future Hall of Fame point guard — had been paralyzed from the waist down in the tragic shooting on the university’s campus earlier this month, Harden knew he had to do something. “There’s things like that, […]

The 10-year-old son of ex-World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall can shockingly bench press more than most adults. Hall was training with his son Maximus in the gym when the youngster achieved the incredible feat of lifting 60kg in total during his session. First, Hall's offspring miraculously benched a 20kg bar with ease more than 10 times. But that was just […]

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. — Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham opened up his team’s final stretch of the season after the All-Star break by stating Los Angeles’ goal loud and clear: The […]

Bookmark https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc01TmxP6lF/ Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters A chess player has wowed fans with her brilliance in the game and left them hot under the collar with her stunning cosplay pictures. Andrea Botez, 20, began playing at the age of six after following in the footsteps of her older sister Alexandra. The chess player […]

CHICAGO — New Bulls guard Patrick Beverley already has a pair of games circled on his calendar for his new team — and both are against the Los Angeles Lakers, his former squad. While discussing his addition to the Bulls during “The Pat Bev Podcast” on Tuesday, Beverley made note that Chicago still has two games remaining against the Lakers, […]