7:55 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — In virtually every sport, when the playoffs begin, players know the intensity is going to rise. In football, defenses hit harder. Coaches treat turnovers by their own team like a tragedy. In basketball, you have to fight for every rebound. Postseason baseball at-bats often play out like a
admin
7:32 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Essential Quality just keeps on winning, displaying a grit that his handlers simply marvel at. The Belmont Stakes winner added the $1.25 million Travers Stakes to his resume Saturday, holding off Midnight Bourbon in a stirring stretch duel at Saratoga Race Course for his eighth victory
6:50 PM ET Carolina tendered an offer sheet to restricted free agent Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Saturday as an ongoing storyline between the Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens continued. Two years after Carolina star forward Sebastian Aho received a five-year, $42 million tender as a restricted free agent from the Canadiens, a deal that the Hurricanes matched,
5:56 PM ET Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal celebrated his return from a long injury lay off by firing his side to a 1-0 win at Real Betis in LaLiga on Saturday. Carvajal volleyed home a cross from Karim Benzema to break the deadlock in the 61st minute in his first start for Real since
11:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Emanuel Navarrete, one of boxing’s most reliable action fighters, and Joet Gonzalez have agreed to terms for an Oct. 16 featherweight title fight, multiple sources told ESPN. Navarrete’s 126-pound title defense will headline Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+. A venue has not yet been finalized. A 26-year-old Mexican, Navarrete rose
1:06 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis has vacated his 130-pound title, WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told ESPN on Saturday. The star boxer will be granted permission to retain his 135- and 140-pound titles ahead of his next fight, which is expected before the end of the year. He will have 48 hours after that
3:12 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Haley used a late push from Daniel Hamric to edge Kaulig Racing teammates AJ Allmendinger and Jeb Burton to win the rain-delayed Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. Haley shed tears after crossing the finish line, his third victory at Daytona. It
4:52 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Another former Laker appears to be on his way back to the purple and gold. Rajon Rondo will likely sign with the Lakers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, upon clearing waivers after a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Rondo was traded from the LA Clippers to
5:34 PM ET Kiley McDaniel Close ESPN MLB Insider ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The
IND vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja was taken to a hospital in Leeds for precautionary scans on his knee.© Instagram Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Saturday taken to a hospital in Leeds for precautionary scans to know the extent of a knee injury he sustained during the third Test against England. Jadeja, who has played
2:56 PM ET If a team in the Mountain West Conference is unable to play in a game because of COVID-19 issues, it will have to forfeit and the game will not be rescheduled, the league announced Friday. If both opponents in a game can’t play because of COVID-19, the game will be declared a
11:57 AM ET Five-time All-Star forward Kevin Love has no interest in negotiating a buyout on the two years and $60 million left on his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, told ESPN on Saturday. “There have been no talks with Cleveland on a buyout, nor is there any
11:30 AM ET Associated Press CONWY, Wales — Top-ranked amateur Rose Zhang capped off an unbeaten week as the United States won six of the eight singles matches Saturday to beat Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup. Zhang went 4-0-1 for the week at Conwy Golf Club, finishing with a 1-up victory over
Saves 0 Shots 0 0 Shots on Target Fouls Committed 0 0 Fouls Against Assists 0 Discipline 0 Yellow 0 Red Goals 0 Shots 0 0 Shots on Target Fouls Committed 0 0 Fouls Against Assists 0 Offsides 0 Discipline 0 Yellow 0 Red Goals 0 Shots 0 0 Shots on Target Fouls Committed 0
IND vs ENG: Suryakumar Yadav is yet to play a Test match for India.© Instagram Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar strongly advocated the inclusion of stylish Mumbaikar Suryakumar Yadav as the sixth specialist batsman in the fourth Test against England, starting September 2. India lost the third Test by an innings and 76 runs but
12:39 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles changed the look of their quarterback room by acquiring Gardner Minshew II from the Jacksonville Jaguars for a conditional sixth-round pick Saturday — and we’re not just talking about the mustache. Does the move made by the Eagles reflect any sort of statement on second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts,
This story was first published on 10 August, 2018. “Oh, this is terrible, this is quite appalling, this is the worst start to a grand prix I have ever seen in the whole of my life.” Legendary commentator Murray Walker was seldom lost for words and true to form they did not fail him when
Last updated on 4 hours ago4 hours ago.From the section Formula 1 This story was first published on 25 August, 2016. What do a London taxi, a can of CS gas and a promising young Formula 1 driver called Bertrand Gachot have in common? They all played a small, but potentially significant, part in Michael