4:00 PM ET MIAMI — Heat star Jimmy Butler has been ruled out of Game 5 of Miami’s first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks because of right knee inflammation, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon about three hours before tipoff. Butler had been dominant in the series thus far, averaging 30.5 points on 54.3% shooting
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5:58 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City had their Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid signed and sealed three times, but still ended up with their prospects of a place in next month’s final in the balance. Pep Guardiola’s team have become football’s most exciting team, but their sense of adventure could cost them
4:09 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer met with Sam Darnold on Monday and told the No. 3 pick of the 2018 NFL draft “there’s a pretty good chance” the team would add a quarterback during the upcoming draft weekend. Fitterer, in Tuesday’s pre-draft press conference, said there are two
3:14 PM BST Reigning Women’s Six Nations champions England will be without captain Sarah Hunter for this weekend’s Grand Slam decider against France due to a rib injury, the Rugby Football Union (FRU) said on Tuesday. Hunter was injured in Sunday’s dominant 69-0 victory over Ireland but will travel to France and support the squad
A plan to double the number of Formula 1 ‘sprint’ events next season is being held up by governing body the FIA. The teams unanimously backed a proposal from commercial rights holder F1 to hold six sprint events next year at Tuesday’s meeting of the F1 Commission. But the FIA said in a statement that
Riyan Parag smashed a match-defining unbeaten half-century before the bowling unit lived up to its reputation to hand Rajasthan Royals a 29-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. Parag (56 not out off 31 balls) single-handedly took his side to 144 for 8 with his unbeaten half-century, which
British cyclist Ethan Hayter claimed his first World Tour victory after winning the prologue of the Tour de Romandie. The 23-year-old takes the leaders jersey after beating two-time former world time trial champion Rohan Dennis by four seconds. He finished the 5.12km route around Lausanne in five minutes 52 seconds. Hayter’s Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Geraint
12:10 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Rafael Nadal will play the Madrid Open after recovering from a rib injury that sidelined him for a month, he said Tuesday. Nadal had been recovering from a stress fracture he sustained while playing at Indian Wells in March. His loss to American Taylor Fritz in the final
12:38 PM ET Associated Press When he isn’t busy trying to get the Golden State Warriors back to the NBA Finals, Stephen Curry is doing his part to create golf opportunities for minorities. His latest venture is expanding his “Underrated” brand into golf by launching a series of five tournaments in conjunction with the American
7:00 AM ET We are nearly three weeks into the new MLB season, with teams across the majors approaching their 20th game played. In the grand scheme of a 162-game schedule, what has happened so far means — well, not a whole lot. But what’s the fun in saying that? With that in mind, we
10:59 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Serbia and Spain will square off in the group stage of the Davis Cup finals, organizers said after holding a draw on Tuesday. That could mean a matchup of Novak Djokovic against Rafael Nadal when their nations play as part of Group B along with Canada and South
11:31 AM ET Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The 150th edition of The Open is expected to attract a record-breaking crowd of 290,000 when St. Andrews hosts in July, organizers said Tuesday. The R&A received more than 1.3 million ticket applications, leading to the highest-ever number of general admission tickets being issued to fans
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8:23 AM ET Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend his Wimbledon title after organisers at the All England Club (AELTC) said that players will not need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to compete at the tournament. Djokovic missed the Australian Open in January due to not being vaccinated, and AELTC CEO Sally
7:31 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Year 1 of the Russell Wilson experience for the Denver Broncos officially got underway Monday as the team went through the first day of a three-day voluntary veteran minicamp. The Broncos completed the blockbuster trade to acquire Wilson in March, and he has since quickly found his way around
7:02 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo has agreed a new contract until 2026 with his release clause rising to €1 billion ($1.16bn), the club have announced. Araujo’s previous deal was due to expire in 2023 and ESPN revealed last month that both Manchester United and Liverpool were keen on signing
8:16 AM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico and BROOKLYN, New York — Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul walked through the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino and out the double doors. By now, the boxing champion and YouTube sensation, who have worked together for the past eight months, have spent enough time together they understand
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The first round of the playoffs is barely a week old and has already packed in plenty of intrigue. The Boston Celtics became the first team to advance to the second round when they completed a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. If the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks win