11:37 AM ET Associated Press Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson, 35, announced his retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday. The 6-foot-8 player from South Africa was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open in 2017 — No. 32 at the time, Anderson was the lowest-ranked finalist in tournament history — and to
The Alpine Formula 1 team has recruited female racing driver Alice Powell for a role in its development programme. Powell, 29, who races in the female-only W Series, has been named talent identification and development mentor for Alpine’s driver academy. She will act as a mentor to up-and-coming drivers, especially female racers, with racing and
9:00 AM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Bill Connelly Close ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. With spring football wrapped up and the start
7:00 AM ET Spring practice is over. The NFL draft has come and gone. College football is headed to its offseason, which once meant exactly that, though not anymore. Sunday was the deadline for entering the transfer portal and still being eligible for this upcoming season. More than 2,000 players entered the portal during the
7:00 AM ET The journey from the green room to the stage Thursday night in Las Vegas was a short one, lasting about one minute and 100 steps. It was enough time for NC State offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu to reflect on the longer one he had just completed, from Pop Warner to three-star college
7:05 PM ET Major League Baseball suspended New York Mets reliever Yoan Lopez three games and manager Buck Showalter one after it deemed that Lopez intentionally threw at Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber during the top of the ninth inning of Sunday night’s clash at Citi Field. Both were also fined an undisclosed amount. Lopez
4:50 PM ET Manchester United beat Brentford 3-0 on a rainy Monday night at Old Trafford with Portugal internationals Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring to keep their team in sixth place in the Premier League. The hosts took the lead in the ninth minute when Bruno Fernandes swept home in the centre of the
Sanju Samson spoke about his experience of playing under Rahul Dravid.© Twitter Currently in decent form this season, Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson will be aiming to lead his side comfortably to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs. Despite losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their previous fixture on Tuesday, the franchise
1:30 AM ET The NHL Department of Player Safety is reviewing a cross-check delivered by Wild captain Jared Spurgeon in Game 1 of the team’s first-round series against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, a source told ESPN. With 1:46 left in the third period and the Blues leading 4-0,
12:31 AM ET There are few things in the NBA more precious than time and space. Four years ago, it seemed like the Philadelphia 76ers had endless amounts of both as they faced off with the Miami Heat in a first-round playoff series with an eerily similar setup to Monday night’s Game 1 of the
1:09 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says Fraser McReight will get his Test chances this year as he continues to push skipper Michael Hooper for a starting jersey. Flanker McReight has been a standout in Queensland’s Super Rugby Pacific campaign to mount a strong case for his first Test start, with the three-match England
1:34 PM ET CHICAGO — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is not in the starting lineup on Monday against the Chicago White Sox but is available off the bench after suffering a minor groin injury running to first base on Sunday, according to the team. “We got him out of the game yesterday, more
4:11 PM ET Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is being suspended six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The suspension adds more context to the Cardinals’ draft-day trade for wide receiver Marquise Brown. The Cardinals also lost wide receiver Christian Kirk in free agency
5:20 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN MEMPHIS, Tenn — The Golden State Warriors had little reaction to the league announcing it would not downgrade Draymond Green‘s flagrant foul 2 that he picked up in the second quarter of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Memphis Grizzlies. That being said, there is reason to
7:44 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Four days after the Arizona Cardinals traded their first-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens for wide receiver Marquise Brown, news broke that the NFL had suspended receiver DeAndre Hopkins for the first six games of the 2022 season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Dreams of a high-flying
4:31 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively, at Churchill Downs, which will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019. Zandon, trained by Chad Brown, drew 3-1 odds on Monday and will
5:54 PM ET Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros will not be available for Games 1 and 2 of the Predators’ first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. Predators coach John Hynes confirmed the decision Monday, putting Nashville without its top netminder until at least Game 3 on Saturday. Saros suffered a lower-body injury last
1:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — Simona Halep continued to impress at the Madrid Open by overpowering American teenager Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 to make the quarterfinals on Monday. A two-time Madrid Open champion, Halep upset No. 2-ranked Paula Badosa in the second round. The 21st-ranked Halep converted three of her five break