6:38 PM ET Associated Press POTOMAC, Md. — Max Homa kept hearing from his coach, caddie and other supporters that he needed to carry himself with more confidence, an attitude befitting a multiple PGA Tour winner. With his fourth win overall, third in 15 months and second since he gave up his popular podcast to
7:25 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Alexander Zverev criticized the ATP Tour for its scheduling of late-night matches and said he was at a disadvantage in Sunday’s final against Carlos Alcaraz at the Madrid Open. The third-ranked Zverev was overpowered by the 19-year-old Spaniard in straight sets. Zverev conceded that he probably would have
6:49 PM ET Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — Steve Flesch rallied from four shots behind Sunday with a 7-under 65 for a one-shot victory in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, his second title at the TPC Sugarloaf. Flesch also won this tournament in 2018, his only other win on the PGA Tour Champions. Flesch finished the
4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handers Zack Wheeler and Zach Eflin on the COVID-related injured list Sunday. Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez was named the 27th man for Sunday’s home doubleheader against the New York Mets and will replace Eflin as the starter in Game 2. The Phillies recalled right-hander Connor Brogdon
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a late-race assault from title rival Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen was cruising to an easy win after passing Leclerc early on but a late safety car brought them together for a re-start with 10 laps to go. Leclerc strained everything for five laps
3:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars were fined $5,000 Sunday for high sticking on a pair of incidents that didn’t get penalized during their games. Kuznetsov’s play against Florida’s Noel Acciari came in the first period of the Capitals’ 6-1 victory
2:15 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to win two Masters 1000 titles. After victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals,
3:50 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — After spending last season with the Las Vegas Raiders, free-agent linebacker K.J. Wright wants to return to the Seattle Seahawks. “I want to go back home,” Wright told Trey Wingo on the “Half-Forgotten History” podcast last week. “I think it’s that simple. Seattle knows that I want
3:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says the whole world is supporting Liverpool in their quest for the quadruple after Manchester City moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 win over Newcastle United. City’s comfortable victory at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday coupled with Liverpool’s 1-1 draw
Britain’s Fin Graham won his second gold medal at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Ostend with victory in Sunday’s men’s C3 road race. The 22-year-old, Scot, a double silver medallist on the track and road at the Tokyo Paralympics, had won Friday’s time trial. There was also gold on the final day of competition
2:35 PM ET Associated Press Thorbjorn Olesen finished eagle-birdie for the second straight day to win the British Masters by one shot in a dramatic fashion Sunday, earning his first European tour title in nearly four years and igniting his career after a damaging court case. Olesen shot 1-over 73 to finish a stroke ahead
Devon Conway‘s blazing blade and Moeen Ali‘s effective off-breaks beautifully complemented each other as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Capitals in every department of the game, winning their IPL 2022 match by a comprehensive 91-run margin. Put in to bat, Conway completed a hat-trick of half-centuries with a superb 87 off 49 balls to set
Mark Cavendish made it two British wins in two days at the Giro d’Italia as he out-sprinted the peloton to win the third stage on Sunday in Hungary. The 36-year-old, riding the race for the first time since 2013, hit the front with 300m to go and held off Arnaud Demare and Fernando Gaviria to
6:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. McCutchen returned to the team hotel in Atlanta and was placed on the COVID-19 injured list. The Brewers recalled infielder Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Nashville, but it was not known if he would arrive in Atlanta before
May 8, 2022 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After years of yearning for a fight against Amir Khan, Kell Brook realised that in the afterglow of the most satisfying win of his
8:30 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Novak Djokovic is optimistic about his game going into the French Open despite going another week without a title. The top-ranked Djokovic has yet to win a trophy this season while trying to regain his best form after not being allowed to play in the Australian Open because
12:54 AM ET PHOENIX — Rose Namajunas lost her UFC strawweight championship Saturday. Carla Esparza didn’t exactly take it, though. In one of the most bizarre title fights in UFC history, Esparza (19-6) upset Namajunas (11-5) via split decision in the co-main event of UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Two judges scored the fight for
1:17 AM ET PHOENIX — Charles Oliveira isn’t the official champion. But he’s the champion. Oliveira, under extremely difficult circumstances, submitted Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke just 3:22 into the first round of their lightweight battle at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Oliveira (33-8) was scheduled to defend his title against Gaethje (23-4) at UFC