1:53 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — On the pitch on Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo kept alive Manchester United‘s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League but off it, the 3-2 win over Norwich City was set against a backdrop of more supporter unrest. The day ended with United three points closer to the
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5:54 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young had a forgettable A-Day scrimmage behind a lackluster offensive line on Saturday, but it wasn’t all bad news as the Crimson Tide showcased two talented transfers to close out spring practice. Wide receiver Jermaine Burton, who led Georgia in receptions over the last two seasons,
6:45 AM ET “He helped us to ascend, from misery to hope, on the muscles of his arms and the meaning of his life.” — Rev. Jesse Jackson, from his eulogy for Jackie Robinson, Oct. 27, 1972 He steps gingerly and requires assistance. His speech, at times, is halting. But as he copes with Parkinson’s
4:50 PM ET Associated Press Zippy Chippy, horse racing’s lovable loser for never winning in 100 races, has died at the age of 31. The bay gelding was living at the Bobby Frankel Division of Old Friends at Cabin Creek thoroughbred retirement farm near Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York since 2010. The farm
1:44 PM ET The debate over which of Liverpool or Manchester City are superior at full strength will continue for some time yet but the Reds are beginning to make an irresistible case for possessing the better squad. Liverpool’s hunt for four major trophies is still alive with a 3-2 FA Cup semifinal win at
4:15 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman rebounded from a rough stretch with 23 saves and the Boston Bruins clinched a playoff spot by holding off the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday to halt a season-high three-game losing streak. Trent Frederic and Erik Haula scored first-period goals for Boston, which went on
11:35 AM ET After running and shooting without back pain for over a week, Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons is expected to take the next step on the floor in the coming week and begin practicing against teammates on the court, sources told ESPN on Saturday. His continued progress is fostering hope that Simmons could
3:00 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas breezed into the Monte Carlo Masters final after dispatching second-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday. Tsitsipas lined up the first big final of the clay-court season against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the Spaniard who knocked out Novak Djokovic in the second round. Davidovich Fokina
1:33 PM ET Blake Baumgartner Dwayne Haskins’ contributions to the Ohio State football program won’t be soon forgotten. Haskins, 24, was killed when he was struck by a dump truck on I-595 in South Florida on April 9. Prior to its spring game Saturday, Ohio State paid homage to its former star quarterback by holding
1:54 PM ET A day after Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph met with Dallas police, two arrests have been made in the death of Cameron Ray on March 18. On Saturday, police announced the arrests of Aries Jones, 28, and Tivione English, 21, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in connection with the homicide. Joseph’s attorney, Barry
Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah admitted that they were “not good enough”, after slumping to their sixth successive defeat in a nightmarish IPL campaign. On Saturday, they were done in by KL Rahul’s masterful hundred as he powered Lucknow Super Giants to an 18-run win to push the five-time champions closer to a league-stage elimination. “We
8:32 PM ET Editor’s note: This article, “If You Were Jackie Robinson,” originally ran in the September 1947 issue of SPORT magazine, during Jackie Robinson’s first season in the major leagues. We are publishing it here in honor of the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s debut, on April 15 of that year. It has been edited
Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini claimed victory in the second women’s Paris-Roubaix after a solo break of more than 30km. The Trek Segafredo rider made her move in a cobbled sector of the 124.7km course, chasing a breakaway group. The two-time Olympic and world bronze medallist, 30, went on to win by 23 seconds from
9:13 AM ET Associated Press RADOM, Poland — Poland reached the Billie Jean King Cup finals for the first time after top-ranked Iga Swiatek overpowered Andreea Prisacariu of Romania 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday. Swiatek needed just 52 minutes to extend her singles winning streak to 19 in her second competitive match since becoming world No.
2:54 PM ET Madison Shanley spent 14 years as a volunteer anthem singer for the Portland Timbers and Thorns. Kayla Plummer Portland Timbers and Thorns volunteer anthem singer Madison Shanley’s run of 14 years has ended after she opted not to continue in protest over the organization’s handling of multiple allegations of abuse of women by
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We’re officially less than two weeks away from the final day of the 2021-22 NHL regular season, and while every day removes some of the mystery about the playoff field — with clinchings
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA playoffs are here with four first-round games taking place on Saturday and Sunday. In the East, all eyes will be on the Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets series as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving look to upset the No. 2 seed Celtics, who are without injured center Robert