9:27 AM ET Canadiens coach Claude Julien was released from the hospital and will return home to Montreal to rest after having a stent inserted into his coronary artery, the team announced Friday. Julien was admitted to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday after experiencing chest pains following his team’s 2-1 loss in Game
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2:41 PM ET Associated Press Sam Horsfield kept up his excellent form since the resumption of the European Tour by shooting 7-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Celtic Classic on Friday. The Englishman has been one of the leading players on the so-called U.K. Swing over the past
1:45 PM ET Simona Halep said she was slowly returning to her best form following the coronavirus hiatus as she cruised past Poland’s Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-0 on Friday to reach the Prague Open semifinals. World No. 2 Halep made a rusty start to the claycourt tournament and needed three sets to win each of
1:31 PM ET What is arguably the most significant fight in UFC heavyweight history is now official after champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Daniel Cormier weighed in successfully Friday morning for the main event of UFC 252 in Las Vegas. Miocic made weight at 233 pounds; Cormier was 236. The bout Saturday will decide the
Mohammad Rizwan frustrated England as he marked Pakistan’s Independence Day with a fine unbeaten fifty in the second Test at Southampton on Friday. Pakistan were 223-9 when bad light — despite the Ageas Bowl floodlights being on full beam — led to an early close of the second day. Rizwan was 60 not out after
Yuraj Singh retired from international cricket and IPL last year.© PTI Punjab Cricket Association has requested former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to come out of retirement and become a player-cum-mentor of the state team but he is yet to respond. PCA Secretary Puneet Bali on Friday said he had made the request since Yuvraj, who
10:00 AM ET A week ago, the Big Ten finally released its long-awaited schedule. The SEC revealed its crossover games, lighting up social media with complaints about soft draws for Alabama and memes mocking Missouri and Arkansas. Yes, UConn already had canceled its season, and there were whispers that the Mid-American Conference would soon follow.
7:18 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland is 58 years old and a survivor of triple bypass surgery. While with the Miami Hurricanes in 2010, some discomfort during his daily workouts prompted him to see a doctor. He was given a stress test, which revealed significant artery blockage that would require immediate
10:19 AM ET The ATP on Friday issued a revised provisional calendar for the rest of 2020, highlighted by the Italian Open changing dates to take the place of the canceled Madrid Open. Play in Rome will now begin a week earlier than planned, on Sept. 14, the day after the US Open men’s final.
7:00 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Aaron Judge spent his rookie season in 2017 hitting baseballs in ways no one had done before. The New York Yankees‘ slugger, who would go on to be named American League Rookie of the Year, stood at the top
Lewis Hamilton set the pace from team-mate Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes dominated Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton was 0.287secs up on Bottas in the second session after Bottas topped the first by 0.039secs. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was 0.821secs off in third. Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo was fourth fastest, ahead of the surprising
8:58 AM ET Steve KimESPN The fight schedule rolls on this weekend, and the stakes are high with three world title fights, a title eliminator and the return of some of the sport’s big names for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a stop to the action in early March. The action kicks
9:32 AM ET The Chicago Bulls have fired coach Jim Boylen after two seasons, executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas announced Friday. Boylen was 39-84 without a playoff appearance after taking the head-coaching job in December 2018. His .317 win percentage is the second lowest to Tim Floyd (.205) in Bulls history for
8:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series is back at Daytona this weekend, but on the Road Course. The GoBowling.com 235 will be held on Sunday, beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Kevin Harvick swept the Michigan doubleheader last weekend. But who will take the checkered flag this time? Senior writer Ryan McGee,
Toto Wolff says he is considering whether to continue as Mercedes team principal after this season. Under Wolff, Mercedes have become the most successful F1 team in history but his contract runs out this year. He said he was discussing his future with Ola Kallenius, chairman of Mercedes’ parent company Daimler. “Many factors make me
6:49 AM ET As you read this on your electronic device, your favorite NASCAR Cup Series is likely strapped into their own much larger electronic device, running virtual laps on a racetrack that they have never driven before, built inside a racetrack that they have all raced on so many times before. Yes, that’s a
Britain’s Chris Froome says he is “optimistic” of a Tour de France place despite trailing behind Team Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal. Froome has been some way off 23-year-old Colombian Bernal – the 2019 Tour winner – in recent warm-ups, as he tries rediscover his form. Ineos have three former Tour champions to choose from for
7:00 AM ET Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula has helped build two teams and understands the role diversity plays in shaping the future of an organization. Pegula, 51, who was born in South Korea and adopted by an American family, is the first female president of both an NHL and NFL team.