OKLAHOMA CITY — Don Nelson has been invited to the NBA Finals countless times in recent years, always declining those opportunities. This time, his peers found a way to ensure he couldn’t say no. Nelson — a Basketball Hall of Famer and three-time NBA coach of the year — was announced Sunday as this year’s…
A weekend full of super regional action is in full swing across college baseball, and Sunday saw more than half of the College World Series bracket take shape. Arizona completed a stunning series comeback to eliminate No. 5 North Carolina from the NCAA Tournament, climbing back from an 18-2 Friday defeat to take the next…
Imagn Images The Oklahoma City Thunder evened up the 2025 NBA Finals at one game apiece with a dominant 123-107 Game 2 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. OKC’s defense didn’t give Indiana any space to breathe, and the offense was much smoother than it was in their stunning Game 1 loss. The series…
Coming into Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the obvious question was how this young Thunder team would respond to their fourth-quarter collapse in Game 1. Would they respond with a blowout as they did following Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets? Or would the Thunder possibly follow the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks‘…
Memphis Grizzlies All-Rookie center Zach Edey re-sprained his left ankle in an offseason workout earlier this week, will undergo surgery to restabilize the ankle and will likely miss the beginning of the 2025-26 season, sources tell ESPN. “After consulting with the Grizzlies and multiple specialists, we decided this is the best approach for Zach long-term…
Take it from eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi; he knows what elite-level play looks like in men’s tennis. The last American to win the French Open delivered Sunday’s singles trophy to 22-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz after a heart-stopping, five-set victory over world No. 1 Jannik Sinner at Roland Garros. Alcaraz’s second consecutive Grand Slam…
The Indiana Pacers did it again. Editor’s Picks 2 Related After trailing by 15 points in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Pacers stormed back to win after Tyrese Haliburton‘s jumper put them ahead with 0.3 seconds remaining. It is the latest game winner in…
Getty Images Portugal won the 2024-25 edition of the UEFA Nations League in penalties against Spain at the Allianz Arena in Munich after the match finished 2-2. After winning the semifinal against Germany on Wednesday, Portugal are the first national team to win two UEFA Nations Leagues since the creation of the new European tournament….
OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA’s talks with FIBA and other entities about the process of adding a new league in Europe are continuing, commissioner Adam Silver said, though he noted that it might take at least a couple more years to turn the ideas into reality. Silver spoke at a league event to unveil a…
Zach KramJun 7, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. The Oklahoma City Thunder forced 25 turnovers in…
