Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made his long-awaited return to the mound on Monday night, throwing one inning against the San Diego Padres (GameTracker). It was Ohtani’s first appearance as a pitcher since Aug. 23, 2023, when he was still a member of the Los Angeles Angels. He subsequently underwent elbow surgery that, when…
Imagn Images The Oklahoma City Thunder are up, 3-2, against the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. The Thunder are one win away from their first title in OKC after holding off the Pacers in Game 5 on Monday night. Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander combined for 71 points in the Game 5 victory….
Jonathan GivonyJun 16, 2025, 05:19 PM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams Six additional players have received invitations to attend the 2025 NBA draft in New York and sit in the green room,…
After Lionel Messi lit up the Club World Cup opener, Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium was awash in Argentine passion again as Boca Juniors fans turned it into a little Buenos Aires for their team’s 2-2 draw with Benfica on Monday. A day after draping the shores of Miami Beach in blue and gold on the…
The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from their first title in OKC. The Thunder are up, 3-2, against the Indiana Pacers after back-to-back wins. Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander combined for 71 points in a Game 5 win on Monday night. The Thunder are back in the NBA Finals for the first time…
Tim MacMahonJun 17, 2025, 01:46 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder’s 18-point lead had been sliced all the way down to two when the ball swung to Jalen Williams on the right wing. Williams,…
Top Boston Red Sox officials said the team traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday because they could not find “alignment” with their star slugger, whose relationship with the organization degraded after he declined a request by the team to switch positions for the second time this season. In a 40-minute media…
Jun 16, 2025, 07:15 PM ET OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in Men’s College World Series history and first in 65 years Monday, striking out a record 19 and never letting Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory. Editor’s Picks Wood joined Jim Ehrler…
In the most pivotal game of these NBA Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of OKC’s final 16 points as the Thunder stormed back to stun the Pacers in Game 4 to tie the series. That’s what everyone was talking about. An MVP flipping the switch in money time. And he did that. No doubt. The…
In the middle of the first quarter of Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Monday, Tyrese Haliburton got Chet Holmgren on a switch and used a series of crossovers to try and shake the big man. When Haliburton finally started to drive into the lane, he managed just two steps before he stumbled…
