8:21 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA stabilized itself by putting together its most complete game of its Olympic preparation schedule, beating Argentina 108-80 Tuesday night. After back-to-back losses that saw the Americans struggle with offensive execution and defensive stamina, they showed more traction on both fronts 12 days before their Olympic opener in
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9:20 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville has offered to participate in the Chicago Blackhawks‘ review of allegations by a former player who says he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010. Quenneville, 62, coached Chicago to three Stanley Cup titles over 10-plus seasons before he was fired
10:12 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Tyron Woodley was one of the greatest champions in one of the best weight classes in the UFC: welterweight. Now, though, the hard-hitting wrestler is turning his attention to a new sport. Woodley will meet YouTube-star-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a professional boxing match Aug. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. It
7:23 PM ET Nick Diaz is officially returning to the UFC. According to his longtime attorney, Ross Goodman, Diaz, 37, signed a bout agreement Tuesday to face Robbie Lawler in UFC 266 on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. Lawler has not signed his agreement yet, sources told ESPN, but wants the fight, and is expected
8:53 PM ET LA Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard underwent successful surgery to repair a partial tear of the ACL in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday. In their release, the Clippers said there was no timetable for his return. Leonard was injured in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah
4:26 PM ET DENVER — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred placed added pressure on East Bay officials on Tuesday, intentionally or not, saying the process of keeping the Oakland Athletics from relocating is “at the end” and stating that “this is the decision point for Oakland as to whether they wanna have Major League
6:49 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have signed goaltender Josef Korenar to a one-year contract. San Jose, which has missed the playoffs the past two seasons, announced the deal on Tuesday. Korenar, 23, played in 10 games for the Sharks last season, coming in as a reserve on
7:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul had a custom gold chain made with the likeness of Conor McGregor after he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January. The chain, which Paul dubbed “Sleepy McGregor,” will now be changing owners — to Poirier, who plans to auction it off for
8:45 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The Mexican men’s national team can make a case that it is the most popular soccer team in two countries. So it is jarring to consider that fan allegiance to a controversial stadium tradition could ban El Tri from next year’s World Cup and strip Mexico of co-hosting duties
6:36 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Raducanu, 18, made plenty of fans during a stellar run to the second week of Wimbledon this month. Raducanu was forced to retire from her
Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll expects it to be another four or five years before his team can realise his ambition of fighting for the F1 title. Stroll began the year expecting Aston to take a step forward after winning a race last year, but they lie sixth in the championship after nine races.
1:02 PM ET Quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other former Ohio State football players who were disciplined for receiving free tattoos and other impermissible benefits in exchange for their memorabilia are asking for Buckeyes victories and individual records to be restored. The Buckeyes were forced to vacate victories and records as part of NCAA sanctions
2:18 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Los Angeles Rams will have another uniform look for the 2021 season, but this will be more familiar to the team’s longtime fans. The Rams on Tuesday revealed what they are calling the “modern throwback” that has elements from the team’s uniforms worn from the mid-1970s to 2000, including
2:09 PM BST France on Tuesday night dished out multiple Test rugby lessons to a Wallabies team that continues to learn things the hard way, paving the way for a thrilling finale to the series in Brisbane this weekend. Denied a drought-breaking win on Australian soil last week, the French were thoroughly deserving of their
12:24 PM ET Associated Press John Rotz, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes during his career, has died at 86. He died at his farm in Warrensburg, Illinois, southwest of Champaign, on Monday, according to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, which spoke to his family.
2:42 PM ET Former Denver Broncos offensive line coach Alex Gibbs, a key part of the staff that helped the Broncos win back-to-back Super Bowls in the late ’90s, had died at the age of 80, the team announced. The Broncos said Gibbs died from complications from a stroke and was surrounded by his family
12:17 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are progressing on a deal to hire Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green as head coach, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A 12-year NBA veteran, Green has been an assistant with the Suns for the past two seasons and spent the previous three seasons on the Golden State Warriors‘
12:39 PM ET Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a knee injury during the grass-court season, he said Tuesday. “I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee, and have accepted that I must withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games,” Federer said in a Twitter post Tuesday. “I am