8:39 AM ET ESPN staff A US Open without Venus and Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal surely won’t live up to Slam standards for tennis fans, right? Wrong. The upstart teenagers have taken Flushing Meadows by storm on the men’s and women’s sides, advancing through the brackets and upsetting favorites along the way,
8:30 AM ET This space is my annual opportunity for a call to action to end the separation of fantasy hockey forward positions. Too long have centers, left wingers and right wingers been confined to their own slots on rosters. The NHL coaching staff is wise enough to look past any labels that come with
8:17 PM ET [Editor’s note: The 2021 college football season has Week 1 behind it, and that means a shake-up in the Bottom 10.] Inspirational thought of the week: Don’t want to be a fool for youJust another player in your game for twoYou may hate me but it ain’t no lieBaby bye bye byeBye
7:48 AM ET Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano shined in recent unanimous decision wins, and each of them solidified her spot in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Taylor (19-0, 6 KOs), 35, of Bray, Ireland, defended her lightweight undisputed championship with a dominating victory over Jennifer Han (18-4-1, 1KO) on Sept. 4 in Leeds, England.
4:00 AM ET Sevilla’s record in Spain is brilliant except when they run into the three clubs that dominate. Will that change in 2021? Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images If Sevilla are to become Spain‘s champions for the first time in 76 years, which is feasible, then aside from the obvious goal of registering more points
6:23 AM ET Associated Press The Open Championship is heading back to Royal Portrush in 2025, the R&A announced on Wednesday. The world’s oldest major championship will return to the Northern Irish venue after a successful staging of the event there in 2019 when Irish player Shane Lowry won by six shots. That marked the
9:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Brandon Figueroa has tested positive for COVID-19 and his 122-pound title unification with Stephen Fulton, set for Sept. 18 in Las Vegas, has been postponed, the boxer announced Tuesday on Instagram. The PBC on Showtime main event will be rescheduled along with the rest of the card, sources told ESPN.
Alexander Albon will return to the Formula 1 grid next season with Williams. The Anglo-Thai lost his race seat at Red Bull last year and has spent this season as their reserve driver. Williams have also announced that Canadian Nicholas Latifi will stay with the team for a third consecutive season. “Alex is one of
7:09 AM ET IN HIS 30 YEARS in the spotlight, Chris Webber has rarely allowed anyone outside his circle to know exactly who the real Chris Webber is. It’s not surprising. Despite a decorated career — first as a high school All-American, then as a member of the Fab Five at Michigan, a five-time NBA
3:45 AM BST ESPN staff The Wallabies have moved to further acknowledge Australia’s First Nations people by adding jersey numbers in an Indigenous style for Sunday’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa on the Gold Coast. Dave Rennie’s side will become the first Australia team, of any sport, to wear both the coat of arms
4:00 AM ET The transfer window closed on Aug. 31, with Europe’s top clubs spending plenty of money to enhance their squads even amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the financial constraints that has brought. 2 Related Manchester United splashed more than €120m on Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, while also bringing back Cristiano Ronaldo;
2:35 AM ET For six innings, Blake Snell had Padres fans cheering every first-pitch fastball and standing on their feet for every two-strike wipeout slider. He mowed through an overmatched Angels lineup, 18 up and 18 down, 10 of those via strikeout. For the second straight start, this was the Snell who won the 2018
India opener Shubman Gill turned 22 on Wednesday and wishes poured in on social media from the cricketing fraternity. Gill played an important role as an opener for India on his debut Test series in Australia (2020-21), where the visitors won the series 2-1 in the absence of big names. On his 22nd birthday, the
12:49 AM BST Liam Napier No one factor reveals the magic ingredient behind Akira Ioane’s rise to sit among the most captivating loose forwards on the planet. Improved fitness, a greater appreciation for the privileged position he holds and being happier within himself all contributed to breakthrough performances against the Wallabies that strongly suggest he
Fernando Alonso says winning a third Formula 1 World Championship is still his main target – but accepts that achieving it may not be possible. The 40-year-old, who returned to Formula 1 this season, added that he feels he can continue for several years to come. Alonso said: “Inside, I have the same spirit and
Owain Doull is set to leave Ineos Grenadiers at the end of the season and join a rival Grand Tour team. The 28-year-old first signed for the British outfit – then Team Sky – in 2017 and renewed his contract in 2019. “I’m signed, sealed and done but I can’t say what my plans are
12:03 AM BST ESPN staff Jordie Barrett is free to face Argentina in the Rugby Championship clash on the Gold Coast on Sunday after his red card for kicking Marika Koroibete was dismissed by a SANZAAR judiciary panel. Barrett was sent off late in the first half of the All Blacks’ 38-21 win over the
11:00 PM ET The UFC awarded another five contracts on Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday, a night highlighted by two sub-minute knockouts. Welterweight Josh Quinlan (6-0) and flyweight C.J. Vergara (9-2) stole the show at the Apex in Las Vegas in the second consecutive week that the UFC elected to award contacts to five