Toto Wolff says Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “boring” and Formula 1 needs look at what to do about it. “It was not a thriller,” the Mercedes team principal said. “No overtaking, even with a big pace difference, made it not great entertainment. “Even if you are within 0.2secs, it is nearly impossible to overtake
Month: May 2023
7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Mahle will be shut down for at least four weeks after tests revealed a posterior impingement and flexor pronator strain in his pitching elbow. Mahle left his most recent start last Thursday against Kansas City after four innings, showing diminished velocity. Mahle said
Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Sandeep Sharma in IPL 2023 match on Sunday.© BCCI/IPL The Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday was a perfect high-scoring thriller. Chasing a 213-run target, MI got home in the final over but not before a controversial dismissal grabbed the limelight. RR pacer Sandeep
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff We finally made it through the end of the 2023 NFL draft, and there was certainly no shortage of surprises; however, if there was one constant, it’s that the SEC would show out. The SEC had the most players drafted with 62 total selections, followed by the Big Ten with
6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2023 NFL draft wrapped up Saturday and through five rounds, 12 quarterbacks were selected — the most in the common draft era. When the draft ended, there was a total of 43 trades, breaking the record of 40 trades set in 2019. Three general managers ran their first NFL
11:58 PM ET SACRAMENTO — At some point, it will be someone else’s time. One of the young teams that tries to dethrone the Golden State Warriors will break through. One of the defensive stoppers assigned to bottle up Stephen Curry will actually do it. An agitator will do more than poke the bear that
9:32 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Daniil Medvedev had to come from a break down twice in the final set to reach the last 16 of the Madrid Open with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 win over fellow Russian Alexander Shevchenko on Monday. “He played well. He’s young, so I’m sure he’s going to [move]
9:00 AM ET A UFC 288 pay-per-view event is set to go down this weekend in Newark — and if we’re being honest, this one is vulnerable to being overlooked. The UFC promoted two PPV events in March, and both felt like signature events. UFC 285 featured the long-anticipated heavyweight debut of Jon Jones, while
British rider Anna Henderson will take the La Vuelta Femenina’s red jersey into day two after Team Jumbo-Visma won the first stage in Torrevieja. The Dutch side completed the 14.5km team time trial in 18 minutes and three seconds. Henderson crossed the line first for Jumbo-Visma, taking the lead in the general classification standings. “We
8:05 AM ET Days before King Charles III was to be formally crowned in England, there was another coronation underway in Boston. Or at least that was the unmistakable vibe during Game 1 of the Boston Bruins‘ series against the Florida Panthers. The 2022-23 Bruins were the most successful regular-season team in NHL history, setting
7:31 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans‘ newest quarterback, Will Levis, was one of 17 prospects invited to Kansas City, Missouri, for the 2023 NFL draft. But after not being selected in the
Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas is “super excited” to be returning to the Giro d’Italia, which starts on Saturday, 6 May. Thomas, 36, has been named in the Ineos Grenadiers team for the three-week race alongside Ben Swift and Tao Geoghegan Hart. Former Giro winner Geoghegan Hart won April’s Tour of the Alps,
6:30 AM ET College football‘s spring transfer portal window closed on Sunday, with more than 1,000 FBS and FCS players having added their names into the portal. The transfer has become a fixture of college football roster management since its inception in the fall of 2018. During the first cycle in 2018-19, there were 2,405
7:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper will have a follow-up appointment on his reconstructed right elbow Monday in Los Angeles, and if cleared, he is expected to make his season debut Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, according to manager Rob Thomson. The two-time National League MVP underwent Tommy John surgery
A number of Mumbai Indians players returned to top form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. In what was a high-scoring thriller, a number of MI players got respectable scores, including the likes of Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Tim David. However, the skipper Rohit Sharm
11:58 PM ET SACRAMENTO — At some point it will be someone else’s time. One of the young teams that tries to dethrone the Golden State Warriors will break through. One of the defensive-stoppers assigned to bottle up Stephen Curry will actually do it. An agitator will do more than poke the bear that is
9:55 PM ET Brianna WilliamsESPN The Boston Bruins have cemented their place in the history books with one of the greatest regular seasons. With a 65-12-5 record, they became the fourth NHL team to win at least 60 games and set a new mark for single-season victories. And now they’re out of the playoffs. The