12:42 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Sebastian Korda beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-3 in windy conditions at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday to reach the third round of the clay-court season opener in Monaco. Both players struggled with their serve in the decisive set as winds reached 20 mph. Korda
3:00 PM ET 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 turning down the chance to have dinner with Yordenis Ugas, Conor Benn hopes they can meet again in the ring later this year.
7:00 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN ON THE FINAL night of the All-Star break, New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum, forward Brandon Ingram and coach Willie Green went out for a small, private dinner at FLINT by Baltaire in Phoenix. The Pelicans had gone 1-4 since the Feb. 8 trade that sent Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky,
2:03 PM ET Mark Schlabach Bryson DeChambeau, who has battled injuries for much of this season, has pulled out of a long-driving competition in Florida and will have surgery on his left hand on Thursday. Bobby Peterson, an owner of the Professional Long Drivers Association, said DeChambeau called him Monday night and informed him of
The organiser of a women’s cycling race says he has had “numerous” offers of financial support after its main benefactor withdrew funding in reaction to British Cycling’s suspension of its transgender policy. Colin Clews, the chief organiser of the Women’s CiCLE Classic, told BBC Sport some offers have come from women’s rights groups, as well
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8:06 AM BST ESPN staff The resurgent Blues face the biggest test of their Super Rugby Pacific title credentials in Christchurch on Friday, but they have received a huge boost for the match with a couple of key additions to their 23-man squad. One is code-hopper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, who will make his return from injury
11:12 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN The winding collegiate career of quarterback JT Daniels has turned onto a country road. Daniels told ESPN that he’s transferring to West Virginia and that he called coach Neal Brown and informed him of the decision Wednesday morning. Daniels was the most notable player remaining in the NCAA transfer portal.
7:29 AM ET A big victory resulted in a small (but significant) move for Alexander Volkanovski. The UFC men’s bantamweight champion had his way with Chan Sung Jung on Saturday in their UFC 273 title fight, outstriking the South Korean by 152-51 on his way to a one-sided fourth-round TKO. The win, Volkanovski’s 21st in
9:20 AM ET Scottie Scheffler walked out of Augusta National Golf Club after the 86th Masters on Sunday with a green jacket, perhaps the most-prized possession in golf. But his caddie, Ted Scott, did not leave empty-handed. It is tradition, not just at the Masters, but at every major championship, that the caddie for the
7:00 AM ET ATLANTA — After an unexpected, first-in-a-generation World Series win, why spend only one day reliving and celebrating the victory? Much like their run to the championship, the Braves threw a bash this past week that was anything but conventional. The Braves spent their home opener and the six days that followed feting
3:23 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards and Patrick Beverley stood on the Target Center scorer’s table, screaming and celebrating in an ode to an iconic moment in Minnesota Timberwolves franchise history when Kevin Garnett stood on the table and celebrated in the 2004 playoffs. Not long after jumping off the table, Beverley sat on
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. As of the trade deadline on March 21, it appeared that the Los Angeles Kings had a reasonably safe spot in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. Things have gotten a lot muddier since
7:05 AM ET We’re approaching the final fortnight of the 2021-22 NHL season, and as teams are clinching playoff berths (or being eliminated) seemingly every night, there are many big questions that each club must answer. Which on-ice coaching decisions will produce the best results? Which pending free agents should be re-signed? Is the current
1:08 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it found evidence the NFL’s Washington Commanders engaged in unlawful financial conduct. In the letter obtained by The Associated Press, the committee said the team withheld ticket revenue from visiting teams and refundable ticket
7:10 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — The latter stages of the Davis Cup finals will be played in the southern Spanish city of Málaga in November, organizers said Wednesday. The revamped tennis competition will remain in Spain after the first two editions were played in Madrid. The group phase will be played from Sept.
7:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. was less than two weeks away from a career-defining fight with Manny Pacquiao when he realized something was wrong. Spence had already returned from a devastating car crash, and while sparring to prepare for the Pacquiao fight, he felt something happened to his eye. Days later, he
File photo of Harbhajan Singh and MS Dhoni© AFP India last won the ODI Cricket World Cup in 2011 and since then MS Dhoni’s match-winning six from the final against Sri Lanka has gone down into cricket folklore. The former India skipper is also considered by many fans and experts as a pivotal figure in