NZ vs Netherlands Score Updates: Skipper Tom Latham scored a brilliant hundred.© AFP New Zealand vs Netherlands, 2nd ODI, Live Score Updates: Skipper Tom Latham remained unbeaten on 140 as he helped New Zealand post 264/9 in 50 overs in the second ODI vs Netherlands at the Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday. Leading 1-0
10:19 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis will return to the lineup for the Lakers‘ crucial game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, the team announced. James missed the past two games with a sprained left ankle and was cleared to play after undergoing an on-court workout about an
11:54 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Hinako Shibuno’s first impression of Mission Hills Country Club was far from confidence-inspiring — and, in hindsight, mistaken. “It was a hard course for me. I couldn’t even imagine I could play here,” the 23-year-old from Japan said through a translator Friday, recalling the initial time
6:37 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Less than a week before Opening Day, the rotation for the New York Yankees is looking intact. Gerrit Cole had a solid final tuneup for his start next Thursday against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in the opener. Jordan Montgomery was strong in a simulated
10:06 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Carlos Alcaraz became the second-youngest Miami Open finalist ever, taking out defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets on Friday night. Alcarez, the No. 14 seed who turns 19 on May 5, defeated eighth-seeded Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) to advance to Sunday’s final, where
8:38 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rick Jeanneret, the broadcaster responsible for calling the Buffalo Sabres‘ most iconic moments by the team’s biggest stars over the past 51 years, is now joining them in the rafters. With the first sold-out crowd of the season chanting “RJ! RJ! RJ!” a banner honoring Jeanneret was
4:01 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Kendra Andrews Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will have his left foot sprain re-evaluated in a week, but both he and the team are confident that the recovery timeline will allow for him to be back
8:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Ryan Palmer shot a bogey-free round of 6-under 66 at the Valero Texas Open to lead by 2 shots over Kevin Chappell, Dylan Frittelli and Matt Kuchar after Friday’s second round. Palmer, at 10 under, surged into the lead with consecutive birdies midway through the back nine.
7:42 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have signed running back Marlon Mack, a source told ESPN. Mack, 26, spent his first five seasons with the AFC South rival Indianapolis Colts. His best season came in 2019, when he ran for 1,091 yards and eight touchdowns on 247 carries. Mack joins running backs Rex
8:12 PM ET Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday rejected trainer Bob Baffert’s motion for emergency relief from a 90-day suspension. As a result of the order signed by Acting Chief Judge Allison Jones, the Hall of Fame trainer’s suspension is scheduled to begin on Monday. “The Court emphasizes
4:01 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom will miss Opening Day after an imaging test showed a stress reaction in his right scapula. In a statement on Friday, the Mets said deGrom won’t
8:47 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins and cornerback Xavien Howard agreed to a five-year contract, his agent David Canter announced. The deal is worth $50.6 million in new money and gives Howard the most guaranteed cash for a cornerback in NFL history. Howard had three years and $39 million remaining on the
7:33 PM ET Bellator MMA welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov, who has postponed his professional career in order to serve his native Ukraine, posted a video of himself recovering his 170-pound title belt amid the ongoing Russian invasion on Friday. Amosov, 28, posted several videos on Instagram, as well as a picture of himself with a
5:49 PM ET As World Cup draws go, the United States men’s national team didn’t get the toughest assignment for the 2022 World Cup, but it’s also far from easy. The U.S. finds itself in Group B with England, Iran and the winner of the playoff in UEFA that still involves Wales taking on the
5:48 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — After falling one shot below the cut line, Rose Zhang, the No. 1 amateur in women’s golf, made birdies on her final three holes at Champions Retreat to qualify for the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Zhang, the former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, was
8:05 AM ET ONE DAY DURING a recent college football bowl season, Las Vegas-based analysts tasked with monitoring for suspicious activity in sports betting noticed a sudden, dramatic change in the line for one of the next day’s games. The odds for a team that had been a significant favorite were dropping rapidly, and money
3:16 PM ET Texas A&M signed its first No. 1 class in the ESPN 300 era, and on the final day of the second signing period for the 2022 cycle, the Aggies strengthened that top ranking by adding a fifth five-star prospect. Defensive line anchors the Aggies’ class, and they added more firepower to that
Off-spinner Simon Harmer ended an absence of more than six years by taking four wickets and putting South Africa in charge on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Kingsmead on Friday. Bangladesh were 98 for four at the close in reply to South Africa’s 367 all out. Harmer took four for