Apr 28, 2026, 09:54 PM ET BOSTON — Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. Paul George had 16 points and nine rebounds for the seventh-seeded Sixers,…
PARIS, FRANCE — Twenty-four hours earlier, Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique had raised his hand up high to indicate just what dizzying levels his team — who won the Treble last season, lest we forget — had reached, adding that PSG were “the best in the world.” Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany made no such…
Apr 28, 2026, 09:29 PM ET The Houston Rockets officially ruled out star forward Kevin Durant for Wednesday night’s must-win Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a left ankle sprain. Durant didn’t participate in practice with the Rockets on Tuesday before they left for Los Angeles, trailing 3-1 in the Western Conference…
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Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves is optimistic to return to action for Game 5 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after missing about four weeks with a Grade 2 oblique strain, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Reaves will be a game-time decision for the third consecutive contest, but there’s significant hope around his…
Apr 28, 2026, 08:04 AM ET Baseball truly is a game of inches, and sometimes less. Just ask San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller. Miller’s team-record streak of 34⅔ scoreless innings dating to last season — the eighth-longest streak for a relief pitcher since 1961 — came to an end in the Padres’ 9-7 victory…
Greg WyshynskiApr 27, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors PHILADELPHIA — The concourse of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ home arena is an abundance of orange. It’s also a living timeline, with each fan’s jersey marking a different era in the franchise’s history, from their last Stanley Cup in…
Apr 27, 2026, 07:20 AM ET The NFL draft is behind us, and teams across the country are going to have to find replacements for the top players they lost to the pros. Who is ready to step up and replace the 32 players who were selected on the first night? Our reporters have some…
In Game 2 between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks, a fan in Edmonton threw a chicken on the ice. Yes, a fully cooked rotisserie chicken — presumably to troll the Ducks. Not a plush duck (or anything else duck-related), but a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I have a lot of questions: How…
Apr 27, 2026, 07:00 AM ET It has been a little over a week since the start of the 2026 NBA playoffs, and the first-round series have not disappointed. The Los Angeles Lakers failed to close their series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday, as the Rockets forced a Game 5 back to L.A. on…
