10:01 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — David Stearns is stepping away from his role as the Brewers‘ president of baseball operations, saying Thursday he just needs a break and isn’t thinking about taking a job with any other organization. Stearns will remain with the Brewers in an advisory role to owner Mark Attanasio. Matt
3:56 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — A new team competition with $15 million in prize money will open the 2023 tennis season ahead of the Australian Open. Tennis Australia announced the formation of the United Cup on Friday, saying it will involve women and men from 18 countries competing from Dec. 29 to Jan.
3:24 PM ET Wisconsin interim coach Jim Leonhard, a candidate for the permanent coaching job, thinks the school will benefit from a decision soon on who will lead the program going forward. Leonhard told SiriusXM’s “Big Ten This Morning” that “bigger conversations are coming soon” about Wisconsin’s permanent coaching role. He’s 2-1 as the Badgers’
7:53 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jake Paul and Anderson Silva agreed to an unorthodox bet two days before they are set to meet in a boxing match. Paul proposed to Silva on Thursday at the prefight news conference that if Silva wins, Paul will do a rematch with the UFC legend in a kickboxing
6:12 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Arjun Atwal went to Bermuda without having competed in the three months since his father died and without the guarantee of a tee time. He walked off Port Royal on Thursday with an 8-under 63 that left him one shot behind in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Atwal
4:51 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Stan Wawrinka delighted home fans again at the Swiss Indoors, digging deep to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round on Thursday after failing to serve out the match in the second set. Two days after a straight-set win over No. 3-ranked Casper Ruud,
5:32 PM ET Associated Press Despite feeling unwell, Jordan Smith shot a 9-under 62 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the Portugal Masters. The Englishman made seven birdies and a 30-foot eagle in a bogey-free round on a low-scoring opening day at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course. “I’m really happy with the way
5:49 PM ET British No. 1 Cameron Norrie was knocked out of the Vienna Open after losing in straight sets to American Marcos Giron on Thursday. Giron defeated Norrie, world No. 13, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour, 22 minutes to set up a quarterfinal tie against Grigor Dimitrov, who beat beat No. 3 seed Andrey
Red Bull’s punishment for breaking Formula 1’s budget cap will be revealed on Friday. The team have called a news conference at 17:30 BST at the Mexican Grand Prix to discuss their penalty. It is understood that the team have come to an “accepted breach agreement” with F1’s governing body the FIA. “We feel we
2:34 PM ET MIAMI — Bryson DeChambeau told ESPN on Thursday that he remains a plaintiff in LIV Golf’s federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour because the PGA Tour won’t pay him a $1.75 million bonus it owes him as part of its Player Impact Program. DeChambeau, speaking to ESPN before playing in the
1:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Brad Marchand will make his season debut when the Boston Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The winger is coming off double hip surgery and is returning approximately one month ahead of schedule. “As soon as it came up that I was going to have the
3:04 PM ET EINDHOVEN — Arsenal‘s bid to top Group A will go to the final match of the pool stages as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. The Eredivisie side flourished in front of their home support as they took full advantage of a poor Arsenal performance to clinch their spot
1:42 PM ET Associated Press An appeals panel on Thursday denied the attempt by Stewart-Haas Racing to overturn $200,000 in NASCAR fines for manipulation of a playoff race. The behavioral penalty was issued to Cole Custer, crew chief Mike Shiplett and team owner Gene Haas after the Oct. 9 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR
Oct 26, 2022 Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar meet in a matchup of top-10 featherweights headlining UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Allen (18-1) has won 11 fights in a
Mark Cavendish said the start to the 2023 Tour de France “is going to be the hardest I’ve seen in my career” after the men’s route was announced. The 21-stage 3,404km race will start in Bilbao, Spain, on 1 July and include all five of France’s mountain ranges before finishing in Paris on 23 July.
7:00 AM ET Kyle Schwarber‘s home runs this postseason have been nothing short of majestic. One traveled 488 feet in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres last week, the longest home run in Petco Park history. Another — 429 feet this time — got lost in the trees
11:46 AM ET Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson has been placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Johnson has been off to a great start with two goals and four assists in six games for a Chicago team that has surprisingly won four straight games. Tyler Johnson falls awkwardly into the boards against the
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN For a generation, being a quality Eastern Conference team has meant guaranteed passage into the NBA postseason. Unlike its Western counterpart, where good teams routinely have been left out of the playoff picture, the East — since the Charlotte Hornets reentered the league in 2004, bringing the NBA to its