6:56 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Fourth-seeded American Maxime Cressy rallied to win his first career ATP Tour title, beating No. 3 seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstani 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Open. After knocking out four-time Newport champ John Isner in the semifinals a day earlier,
4:31 PM ET The Utah Jazz have agreed to a two-year, $6.25 million guaranteed deal with Italian forward Simone Fontecchio, his agent, Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports, told ESPN on Sunday. Fontecchio, 26, is considered the best available international small forward prospect. He averaged 11.9 points for Baskonia of the Spanish ACB last season and
5:27 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Brandon Williams scored 22 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an 85-77 victory over the New York Knicks in the NBA summer league championship on Sunday. It marked the third time Portland played in the championship game since 2017, and its second title since. The
5:20 PM ET Running back Justice Haynes committed to Alabama on Sunday afternoon. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Haynes is from Buford, Georgia, and is ranked No. 48 in the 2023 ESPN 300. “Really just the development piece, the stability,” Haynes told ESPN about what he was looking for out of the recruiting process. “How they’re going
3:47 PM ET Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson said in a statement on Sunday that he will no longer use the nickname “AR-15” as part of his personal brand because he doesn’t want to be associated with the assault rifle by the same name, which has been used in mass shootings. An AR-15 style rifle was
5:30 PM ET Matt Turner insists he has not gambled his USMNT starting spot by joining Arsenal. The 28-year-old moved to the Gunners from the New England Revolution in a deal worth up to $10 million and started the club’s first preseason friendly on their U.S. tour in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton in Baltimore.
4:36 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Each time Rory McIlroy ventured out of his hotel room in St. Andrews, Scotland, this week, he could see the big yellow scoreboard above the first and 18th holes at the Old Course. At the start of the final round of the 150th edition of The Open on
Smith spoiled McIlroy’s party at the 150th edition of The Open at St. Andrews on Sunday. After starting the final round four shots behind McIlroy and Norway’s Viktor Hovland, Smith had a sizzling back nine, making five consecutive birdies, to card an 8-under 64 and win the Claret Jug. Smith is only the third player
3:58 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Out of the turn emerged the winner of the 150th Open. While the whole of St. Andrews was following Rory McIlroy, Cameron Smith, a group ahead, strung together a run of five birdies in a row to leap to the top of the leaderboard through 14 holes. An
2:57 PM ET Croatia’s Petra Martic defeated Serbia’s Olga Danilovic 6-4, 6-2 to capture her second career WTA Tour singles title at Open Lausanne on Sunday. Martic reached the fourth round of the women’s singles at last week’s Wimbledon Championships and brought her superb form to Lausanne, Switzerland, where she dropped just a single set
3:18 PM ET Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo defeated fellow country-men Sebastian Baez in straight sets by 7-6(4), 6-2, to clinch his maiden title at the Nordea Open on Sunday. Cerundolo, playing in just his second ATP Tour singles final, dropped serve in the opening game of the first set, but the 23-year-old recovered well as he
3:20 PM ET United States’ Bernarda Pera defeated Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets by 6-3, 6-3 to win the Hungarian Grand Prix title on Sunday. Pera, who entered the main draw of the tournament as a qualifier, did not drop a set this week as she eased to her first WTA Tour singles title.
1:09 PM BST Former Wales captain Ryan Jones said he feels like his “world is falling apart” after being diagnosed with early onset dementia at age 41. Jones said he had received the diagnosis last December, with doctors telling him he was one of the worst cases they had seen. He was also diagnosed with
India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday acknowledged that there are “some solid guys” waiting in the wings but said his team will need to improve further moving ahead. Chasing 260 to win the series-deciding third ODI and claim the rubber, India reached their target with five wickets in hand and 47 balls to spare, thanks
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” AT FIRST, HE was a mascot, and then he was a marvel, and now, more than a decade after he first toddled into a major league clubhouse, Jackson Holliday’s transformation is complete.
Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted to win stage 15 of the Tour de France as race leader Jonas Vingegaard survived a crash but lost two key team-mates. Primoz Roglic abandoned through injury before the stage began, and another Jumbo-Visma rider Steven Kruijswijk crashed out with 65km to go. Vingegaard came off his bike in a pile-up
8:31 AM ET Justin Jefferson already established himself as one of the NFL’s best wide receivers after just two seasons in the league. The Minnesota Vikings star said it won’t be long before he’s considered the very best at his position. Jefferson praised Davante Adams as the NFL’s best receiver during a recent interview with
10:00 AM ET Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Lisandro Martinez from Eredivisie champions Ajax, the club announced on Sunday. Martinez will sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford to reunite with former manager Erik ten Hag in a deal worth an initial €57.37 million, which could rise to €67.37m through variables. The