6:48 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton will miss the rest of the opening-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls due to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Middleton will be re-evaluated in two weeks when a timeline on his possible return in these playoffs —
6:28 PM ET Muhammad Mokaev, one of the UFC’s top prospects, has booked his second appearance in the Octagon. Mokaev, of Manchester, England, will meet Charles Johnson in a 125-pound contest on July 23 at a location to be determined, multiple sources told ESPN. The UFC has not officially announced an event on that date,
6:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have appointed Erik ten Hag as their new manager. ESPN reported in early April that United were set to finalise the appointment of Ten Hag and the Dutchman has agreed a three-year deal to take over at Old Trafford, with the option of another year. – Don’t have
5:40 PM ET Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim made it clear Thursday that any speculation that the franchise might trade quarterback Kyler Murray is just that. Keim said there is “zero chance” he will trade Murray when asked Thursday. Murray’s future in Arizona has been a topic since his agent, Erik Burkhardt, released a
5:03 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas waited a day to close out his opening match at the Barcelona Open with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 win over Ilya Ivashka on Thursday. The match was suspended because of rain on Wednesday with Tsitsipas leading 5-1. Rain again delayed the match’s resumption on Thursday, but the
Venue: Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow Dates: 21-24 April Coverage: Watch on BBC Sport website & app Great Britain claimed double silver in the team pursuit as the UCI Track Nations Cup 2022 began in Glasgow. Katie Archibald, Neah Evans, Laura Kenny and Josie Knight finished second to Germany – like they did at the
4:38 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — US Open champion Emma Raducanu defeated Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal match against top-ranked Iga Swiatek. It will be the 19-year-old Raducanu’s first match against a top-10 opponent. Raducanu, who won at Flushing Meadows as
3:33 PM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic dug deep for the second match in a row to reach the semifinals of the Serbia Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Miomir Kecmanovic on Thursday. Kecmanovic won the opening set without facing a break point, but Djokovic finally showed signs of
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10:41 AM ET One week before the NFL draft, two pass-rushers have distanced themselves from other prospects and emerged as the betting favorites to be the No. 1 overall pick at U.S. sportsbooks: Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson and Georgia’s Travon Walker. Hutchinson has been the consensus favorite for the past two months and is currently listed
Charles Leclerc says he and Max Verstappen “hated” each other at one point when they were younger because of their fierce rivalry. Ferrari’s Leclerc and Red Bull’s Verstappen have contested the win in all three races so far this season. Leclerc said: “It is going to be very close. It has always been very close.
7:45 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith WHEN HE WAS IN FIFTH GRADE, Aidan Hutchinson told his dad he was going to play football at the University of Michigan. That’s where Chris had tied the school’s single-season sack record (11) in 1992. “Aw, that’s so cute,” Chris thought. It was cute, too: Aidan had never played tackle
7:15 AM ET Erik ten Hag will be Manchester United‘s sixth manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired after winning the club’s most recent Premier League title in 2013. He arrives with the pressure of returning the club to the top of European football after a near-decade of mediocrity, and in hiring him, United have opted
7:00 AM ET Two weeks into the new MLB season, the National League has made a statement at the top of our Power Rankings. Which of the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets is in the No. 1 spot on our list this week? And at the bottom of the list,
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We know the identity of the NHL’s eight Eastern Conference playoff teams — and have for some time, albeit unofficially until recently. But in what order will they finish? Tonight’s games will give
9:42 AM ET Associated Press The Kentucky Derby television broadcast will be produced by a woman for the first time in the 148-year history of the race. Lindsay Schanzer is the new senior producer for NBC Sports’ Derby coverage, overseeing the network’s horse racing production. It’s her 10th Derby but her first running the show
8:55 AM ET The last few weeks of the 2021-22 NHL season have had all the drama of a foregone conclusion. The Eastern Conference playoff field has been set since, oh I don’t know, Halloween 2021. The eight playoff teams aren’t jockeying for position as much as they’re letting the chips fall where they may
8:00 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN JUST SEVEN MONTHS ago, one of the most important role players on a club desperate to return to its dynastic reign and the son of the legendary Seattle Supersonics’ Gary Payton, was preparing to apply for a desk job in the team’s video department. Seven months ago. Gary Payton II,