http://espn.go.com/ Latest news from ESPN.com en-us Wed, 30 May 2012 23:15:04 PDT http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Is Victoria Azarenka the star women's tennis craves? Or just the top-ranked player?]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 14:10:02 PDT http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/7983796/victoria-azarenka-rise-top-wta-rankings-espn-magazine http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/7983796/victoria-azarenka-rise-top-wta-rankings-espn-magazine LeBron James scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 23, and the Miami Heat pulled off the biggest playoff comeback in franchise history to beat the Boston Celtics 115-111 in overtime Wednesday night.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:20:49 PDT http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320530014 http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320530014 Anze Kopitar scored a spectacular goal on a breakaway with 11:47 left in overtime Wednesday night and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. ]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:59:44 PDT http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400265526 http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400265526 The New Orleans Hornets won the NBA draft lottery Wednesday night and secured the top overall pick in the 2012 draft.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:41:36 PDT http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7989513/2012-nba-draft-new-orleans-hornets-win-draft-lottery-secure-no-1-overall-pick http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7989513/2012-nba-draft-new-orleans-hornets-win-draft-lottery-secure-no-1-overall-pick David Stern wants to take a closer look at flopping and referees to be able to take a second look at all flagrant fouls.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 23:03:49 PDT http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7990130/david-stern-unsure-keeping-veteran-nba-players-olympics http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7990130/david-stern-unsure-keeping-veteran-nba-players-olympics Steve Spurrier's idea to give football players an extra stipend had little traction at last year's SEC spring meetings, but that didn't stop him from bringing it up again this go round.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 19:49:03 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7990235/south-carolina-gamecocks-coach-steve-spurrier-wants-pay-football-players http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7990235/south-carolina-gamecocks-coach-steve-spurrier-wants-pay-football-players Negotiations to keep the popular Indiana-Kentucky basketball series alive have stalled for the second time in a month and there seems to be little chance of reviving it.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 18:38:13 PDT http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7989398/kentucky-wildcats-indiana-hoosiers-basketball-series-talks-collapse-again http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7989398/kentucky-wildcats-indiana-hoosiers-basketball-series-talks-collapse-again The Big 12 favors a selection committee to be involved in picking the four teams involved in a college football playoff instead of a system that would emphasize conference champions.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 17:31:30 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7990102/big-12-favor-selection-committee-involved-picking-4-team-college-football-playoff http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7990102/big-12-favor-selection-committee-involved-picking-4-team-college-football-playoff San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh insists the 49ers planned to have Alex Smith as their quarterback even while they examined the possibility of signing then-free agent Peyton Manning.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:37:30 PDT http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7989980/jim-harbaugh-insists-alex-smith-not-peyton-manning-was-san-francisco-49ers-plan http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7989980/jim-harbaugh-insists-alex-smith-not-peyton-manning-was-san-francisco-49ers-plan Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy told Milwaukee radio station WSSP-AM 1250 on Wednesday that his wife has received hateful messages on Facebook since he broke his hand in a hotel room accident Sunday night. ]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 19:20:01 PDT http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7990511/wife-target-hate-messages http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7990511/wife-target-hate-messages Neymar converted a penalty kick and assisted on goals by defenders Thiago Silva and Marcelo as Brazil took advantage of a sloppy American backline to beat the United States 4-1 in an exhibition game Wednesday night.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:01:34 PDT http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7990530/neymar-inspires-brazil-thump-united-states-friendly http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7990530/neymar-inspires-brazil-thump-united-states-friendly One day after coming off the 15-day disabled list, Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp appeared to reinjure his left hamstring while scoring from first base Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 23:14:07 PDT http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7990731/los-angeles-dodgers-matt-kemp-set-mri-aggravating-hamstring http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7990731/los-angeles-dodgers-matt-kemp-set-mri-aggravating-hamstring Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom will announce his retirement after 20 NHL seasons at a news conference Thursday afternoon, a source told ESPN.com on Wednesday.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:23:45 PDT http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/7989274/detroit-red-wings-star-nicklas-lidstrom-retire-thursday http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/7989274/detroit-red-wings-star-nicklas-lidstrom-retire-thursday Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open in a second-round loss Wednesday to Agnieszka Radwanska.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 19:19:34 PDT http://espn.go.com/tennis/french12/story/_/id/7986721/2012-french-open-venus-williams-loses-agnieszka-radwanska http://espn.go.com/tennis/french12/story/_/id/7986721/2012-french-open-venus-williams-loses-agnieszka-radwanska After a promise from players that the game will be more competitive, the NFL will hold the Pro Bowl in Honolulu next Jan. 27, a week before the Super Bowl.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 18:39:26 PDT http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7988821/nfl-keep-pro-bowl-2013-play-hawaii http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7988821/nfl-keep-pro-bowl-2013-play-hawaii New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora continues to sit out the team's voluntary offseason workouts and linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka says he can certainly understand why his teammate is frustrated.]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:36:49 PDT http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7989114/mathias-kiwanuka-new-york-giants-says-osi-umenyiora-deal-taken-care-of http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7989114/mathias-kiwanuka-new-york-giants-says-osi-umenyiora-deal-taken-care-of