3:29 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city’s first NBA championship in half a century. Six police officers on horseback clopped past cheering fans at the head of a procession that included
2:22 PM ET Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn and teenage American Yealimi Noh posted 6-under 65s to share the first-round lead at the Evian Championship on Thursday. Noh’s day began perfectly when she carded an eagle on the first hole. Her momentum was checked by a bogey on No. 4, but she
ENG vs IND: Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara during the warm-up game.© Twitter Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari spent some valuable time in the middle while Ravindra Jadeja scored his second fifty of the game on the final day of India’s warm-up match against County XI, on Thursday. After bowling out County XI for 220 on
11:09 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “Anything can happen in football,” said the Atletico Madrid president, Enrique Cerezo. Even Barcelona following up their decision to let a striker go to Atletico Madrid for free, pay a chunk of his salary and help them win the league by… well, letting a striker go to Atletico Madrid
7:12 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — In 2020, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren often looked at a picture on his desk. The photo showed his parents, Morrison and Margaret, with 9-month-old Kevin in 1964. Warren knows what mom and dad would have said to him if they had been alive last year: Two words you need
8:15 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Team Great Britain has had one of the most dominant teams in boxing across the last decade with at least nine medals in the
Formula 1 teams have been warned they could face penalties if they visit race stewards without an invitation. Race director Michael Masi has written to all teams warning them that visiting the stewards was only permitted with prior approval or an official summons. He warned that transgressions could be considered a breach of F1’s rules.
8:01 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Frazer Clarke will begin his attempt to win Olympic gold in the men’s super heavyweight category on Saturday, and although Tokyo 2020 was delayed
7:00 AM ET With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, teams will make the difficult decision between standing pat and potentially not being good enough to win a championship, or mortgaging their future for a forlorn hope. It’s not an easy position to be in, and it could affect both the standings and our rankings over
7:00 AM ET Brent Flahr has seen his share of draft classes in his 20 years in the NHL, and the Philadelphia Flyers‘ assistant general manager believes the 2021 edition is going to be a fascinating one. The draft lottery picks, for example, could prove totally unpredictable. “It’s going to be a really interesting draft.
11:44 PM ET ESPN News Services BUFFALO, N.Y. — For the city of Buffalo, it was fun while it lasted. After not hosting a Major League Baseball game since its days as a Federal League outpost in 1915, Buffalo made the most of its opportunity, hosting the Toronto Blue Jays over two seasons because of
12:41 PM ET All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner and the 49ers agreed Wednesday on a five-year, $95 million extension that will tie him to San Francisco through the 2026 season, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Warner, who was entering the last year of his current deal, will receive $40.5 million guaranteed as part of the extension,
Washington Sundar was playing for the County XI during India’s 3-day warm-up game.© Instagram The Indian team in England was dealt another injury blow on Thursday when spin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar was ruled out of the five-Test series beginning August 4. Washington is the third player after Shubman Gill and Avesh Khan to be
2:37 PM ET Brazilian police charged six Boca Juniors players and officials on Wednesday, a day after they were involved in clashes with rivals and police following their Copa Libertadores elimination by Atletico Mineiro. Two were charged with damaging property and released after paying 3000 reais ($574) bail each, the Minas Gerais state police said
1:24 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford, ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer, could be preparing for a quantum leap in competition. A fight between the welterweight champion and former titleholder Shawn Porter was ordered by the WBO late Wednesday night. In the letter, sent to Crawford’s promoter, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, and Tom Brown,
11:58 PM ET Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu — the sixth overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft — underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder on Wednesday and will miss approximately six months, sources told ESPN. Okongwu’s role grew as the season wore on for the Hawks, but a lingering
11:43 PM ET The Seattle Kraken selected their first group of players in the expansion draft on Wednesday night. Some arrived in person, the first to wear the newest NHL jerseys. Some had their names announced by flying fish and an octopus in the local aquarium, and some by Seattle SuperSonics legends Gary Payton and
Suresh Raina plays for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.© AFP Former India cricketer Suresh Raina drew flak on social media following one of his comments during a commentary stint in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League. Raina, who is part of the Chennai Super Kings franchise in the Indian Premier League,