New Zealand’s Patrick Bevin won the Tour of Turkey as the eighth and final stage was cancelled after just 25km of racing. Heavy rain caused “extremely slippery” roads in Istanbul, prompting riders to ask for the race to be neutralised. Judges agreed, cancelling the 141.5km stage which earned 31-year-old Bevin the first race win of
1:46 AM ET The loss on the scoreboard was bad enough for the Carolina Hurricanes. But after their 7-4 defeat at the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, their minds were centered on two potentially devastating losses to their lineup. Center Jordan Staal and goalie Frederik Andersen both left the game with injuries. Carolina coach Rod
7:03 PM ET Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate WBC and IBF welterweight
12:45 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN ARLINGTON, Texas — Errol Spence Jr. was dazed as he peered around the ring looking for his mouthpiece. Yordenis Ugas sent it flying on Saturday after he connected with a brutal right hand in Round 6, before referee Laurence Cole slowly moved to halt the action to allow Spence to
1:42 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Errol Spence Jr. looked impressive in a 10th-round TKO victory over Yordenis Ugas to unify three of the four major welterweight world titles at AT&T Stadium on Saturday. Terence Crawford has the other and a fight between Spence and Crawford has been marinating for too long. Spence said after
2:02 AM BST New Zealand women’s long-serving coach Glenn Moore stepped down on Saturday, saying he did not agree with “misleading allegations” made against him by a player, which sparked a review into the team’s culture. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) boss Mark Robinson apologised to the country’s elite women players this week after the review
4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said an MRI showed no structural issues to the right knee of centerfielder Byron Buxton. Speaking before Saturday’s game with the Boston Red Sox, Baldelli said that a team doctor would examine Buxton but that for now they anticipate he’ll be traveling
1:47 AM ET Associated Press EWA BEACH, Hawaii — Hyo Joo Kim staved off a late charge from Hinako Shibuno to win the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship on Saturday. Kim closed with a 1-under 71 — following a bogey on the par-4 17th with a tap-in birdie on the par-5 18th — to finish at
4:00 PM ET The 2022 NBA playoffs have finally arrived! After an unprecedented regular season, featuring some of the closes races in recent memory, Saturday marks the beginning of what each of these 16 teams hope will be a two-month march to the NBA championship. In the Western Conference, Donovan Mitchell and the No. 5
Table-toppers Gujarat Titans (GT) face a struggling Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their next Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter. CSK are looking to make a resurgence, having won their first match of the season by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore, and will look to continue their upward curve after losing their first four matches of the
12:43 AM ET UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad improved his winning streak to seven on Saturday, as he out-pointed Vicente Luque via unanimous division at UFC Fight Night at Apex facility in Las Vegas. Judges awarded Muhammad (21-3) the win in the 170-pound bout via scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 49-47. Luque (21-8-1) entered the contest
10:50 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ben Rhodes used a crossover move to slide past Carson Hocevar and drift his way to victory in the NASCAR Truck Series race at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Truck Series champion won Saturday night for the first time in six races this season and sixth
7:35 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Harold Varner III shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in the RBC Heritage on Saturday in pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory. Varner had eight birdies in a bogey-free round to match Cameron Young‘s opening score as the lowest at Harbour
7:44 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Cole Custer won the first pole of his career Saturday through a formula designed for qualifying via heat races at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Custer put his No. 41 Ford at the front for NASCAR’s rare Easter Sunday race. The starting lineup was set over four 15-lap
8:27 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Tyson Alexander became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend a title, rallying to win the Veritex Bank Championship on Sunday. Alexander closed with a 6-under 65 to finish at 22-under 262 at Texas Rangers Golf Club, two strokes ahead of Pontus Nyholm
6:11 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 Conor Benn edged closer to the welterweight boxing elite with another display of his ruthless finishing in a two-round destruction of Chris van Heerden
1:53 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — On the pitch on Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo kept alive Manchester United‘s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League but off it, the 3-2 win over Norwich City was set against a backdrop of more supporter unrest. The day ended with United three points closer to the
5:54 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young had a forgettable A-Day scrimmage behind a lackluster offensive line on Saturday, but it wasn’t all bad news as the Crimson Tide showcased two talented transfers to close out spring practice. Wide receiver Jermaine Burton, who led Georgia in receptions over the last two seasons,