7:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros reliever Hector Neris was issued a four-game suspension Tuesday for intentionally throwing behind Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suarez‘s head Monday after both teams had been warned following a benches-clearing skirmish. Astros manager Dusty Baker was suspended one game by Major League Baseball for Neris’ actions, and
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without goalie Chris Driedger for most of next season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, the team said Tuesday. Driedger was injured while playing for Canada against Finland in the title game of the world championships.
7:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Alexander Zverev, the No. 3-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, underwent surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle Tuesday after he was forced to retire from his French Open semifinal match last week. Zverev was trailing Rafael Nadal in Paris when he rolled the ankle. The 25-year-old
6:51 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Club at Carlton Woods is the new site for the Chevron Championship, the first LPGA Tour major of the year that is moving after 51 years at Mission Hills in the California desert. Carlton Woods is a Jack Nicklaus signature design and will host the Chevron Championship
7:03 PM ET Two of the best bantamweights in the world will face off this summer. A bout between former champion Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera is being targeted for a UFC Fight Night headliner, UFC president Dana White confirmed Tuesday to Barstool Sports. The bout is scheduled for Aug. 13, and White said the
4:39 PM ET Rodrigo Faez Julien Laurens Aurelien Tchouameni is set to join Real Madrid from AS Monaco on a five-year contract, sources have told ESPN. The Champions League winners and the Ligue 1 side have reached an agreement for a deal worth up to €80 million ($86m) with the player set to undergo a
6:39 PM ET Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University The New York Times reported Tuesday that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson booked massage appointments with at
It’s taken half a decade and a pandemic for it to happen, but Ferrari are finally back at the top of Formula 1. The ride along the way has been bumpy – with the jettisoning of a four-time champion, a brush with the regulations, the team sinking to a 40-year low, and a rule change.
1:30 PM ET Jeff Kassouf At 24 years old, Rose Lavelle announced herself to the world with a stunning goal in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final to help beat the Netherlands and seal another trophy for the U.S. women’s national team. She lifted the Bronze Ball later that day, a nod to her superlative
5:22 PM ET Associated Press Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray defeated Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Murray dropped the first three games of the match but recovered to break O’Connell four times and celebrate his tournament debut with a 95-minute win. Murray
4:20 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Draymond Green entered Game 2 of the NBA Finals with a very clear mindset: bring force. “I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I’m going on about my summer and we lost the NBA Finals because we couldn’t meet force with force,” Green said ahead of practice in
Williams have been fined $25,000 (£20,000) for a breach of Formula 1’s cost cap regulations. The team missed the 31 March 2022 deadline to submit its 2021 accounts and are the first to be punished under the cap since its introduction last year. Williams had informed rule makers of the problem ahead of time, the
12:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is the third betting choice on the morning line for the Belmont Stakes, with Triple Crown newcomer We the People installed as the favorite. Rich Strike opened at 7-2 odds and drew the fourth post position in a field of eight horses
Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch smashed half-centuries in an impressive 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Colombo on Tuesday. The visitors eased to 134-0 in 14 overs, chasing just 129 for victory, after a penetrative Josh Hazlewood spell restricted the hosts to 128 all out in 19.3 overs.
12:08 PM ET Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week’s U.S. Open, giving his body more time to heal and get stronger, as he still plans to play in the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland in July. Woods, 46, announced that he wouldn’t play in the U.S. Open, scheduled for June
11:45 AM ET ESPN Sports Betting The 154th running of the Belmont Stakes features plenty of intriguing storylines. While the Triple Crown won’t be on the line, three of the top six finishers, including Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, will be part of the eight-horse field. Post time for the race is set for approximately
6:35 AM ET In case you haven’t noticed, the AFC West is stacked. The biggest prize in the division’s offseason spending spree was Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, who is expected to fill the post-Peyton Manning hole the team has desperately been trying to take care of for the past half-decade. When you consider Denver had
12:00 PM ET Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is expected to meet with two finalists for the franchise’s coaching job this week, including Mike D’Antoni, sources told ESPN. Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson is set to meet with Jordan on Tuesday, and D’Antoni’s visit is expected later in the week, sources said. Atkinson and D’Antoni