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
5:39 PM ET The New Orleans Saints have released veteran running back Latavius Murray, the team announced Tuesday. The Saints on Monday asked Murray to take a reduction in pay and he refused, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Murray, 31, was due to make $3.15 million in salary and bonuses this season. That, combined with
5:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — With no players from the United States left to pull for in the US Open, the fans are adopting a neighbor from the North to treat as one of their own: Leylah Fernandez, an unseeded Canadian teenager with an exciting game and enthusiasm to match. A day
8:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former president Donald Trump has signed a contract to provide commentary on a “gamecast” of Saturday’s boxing event headlined by Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort, Triller told ESPN. His son, Donald Trump Jr., will join him at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. “I love great fighters
7:02 PM ET Leylah Fernandez‘s dream US Open run continues. Fernandez, who turned 19 on Monday, defeated No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday to advance to the semis in New York. The Canadian teen is the youngest woman to reach the US Open semifinals since Maria Sharapova did so at
9:54 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Chicago White Sox recalled right-hander Jimmy Lambert from Triple-A Charlotte on Monday. The American League Central-leading White Sox will begin a three-game set at the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night, and Lambert reportedly will start the series opener. Right-hander Matt Foster was optioned to Charlotte to
2:09 PM ET Associated Press Georgia jumped three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, giving the SEC the top two teams in the country for the 30th time in the 85-year history of the college football poll. It is the second time in the past three seasons
Aug 30, 2021 In 2017, the UFC launched Dana White’s Contender Series in order to find talent to add to its roster. Through four seasons, the promotion has awarded 117 fighter contracts, including a record 37 last season. Here we go again. Season 5 begins on Tuesday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas,
5:51 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for recklessly entering the garage following a crash in the opening race of the playoffs. Busch was fined for a safety violation, actions detrimental to stock car racing and violating NASCAR member conduct guidelines during Saturday night’s Cup
5:09 PM ET Associated Press Turns out that birdie Jon Rahm made on the final hole of the Tour Championship earned him a trophy. Rahm won the points-based player of the year award from the PGA of America, and it was that birdie putt on the 18th hole at East Lake that made the difference.
4:56 PM ET The Ottawa Senators have extended the contract of general manager Pierre Dorion through the 2024-25 season, it was announced Tuesday. It was the second three-year extension for Dorion, who had been signed through the 2021-22 season after a deal in February 2018. “Dating to when he was named GM in 2016, Pierre
4:41 PM ET United States midfielder Weston McKennie was sent home by U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter for spending a night outside of the team’s COVID-19 bubble, as well as bringing an unauthorized individual back inside the bubble to his hotel room on a different evening, both of which violated the team’s coronavirus protocols, sources have