Belgium’s Dylan Teuns took a fine solo victory on stage eight of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar claimed the yellow jersey in Le Grand-Bornand. Defending champion Pogacar, 22, rode away from his rivals for the overall victory on the penultimate climb of the Tour’s first day in the mountains. Ion Izagirre was second,
12:38 PM ET As college football begins a new era in which athletes can profit from their name, image and likeness, some 7-year-old comments from Clemson coach Dabo Swinney suggesting his opposition to player compensation have taken on a new life. But Clemson’s current players say Swinney is fully supportive of the new NIL legislation.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix with McLaren’s Lando Norris in a stunning second place. Norris was just 0.048 seconds behind Verstappen, whose title rival Lewis Hamilton could manage only fourth behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. And there was an outstanding performance from Norris’ fellow Briton George Russell. The
11:13 AM ET ESPN News Services The NFL says it cannot confirm Eugene Chung’s allegations that a team official made discriminatory comments during his interview for a coaching job. “After multiple discussions, including with Mr. Chung and his representative, we were unable to confirm the precise statement that was made, or by whom and under
7:00 AM ET As Toronto Blue Jays fans clicked on second baseman Marcus Semien‘s name to make him the American League’s starting second baseman for this year’s All-Star Game, they did so undoubtedly without ever having seen him play in person. That is, unless they’ve been to Dunedin, Florida, or Buffalo, New York, this season.
7:00 AM ET Last year at this time, the question was if the Buffalo Bills were primed to snap the New England Patriots‘ hold on the AFC East. The Bills answered that decisively. In fact, the Bills didn’t just prove to be the new kings of the division the Patriots had dominated for nearly two
1:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Even if superstar guard Trae Young hadn’t sat out for a second straight game, the Atlanta Hawks wouldn’t have been able to stop the Bucks‘ relentless assault on the rim Thursday night in Milwaukee’s 123-112 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The win moved the
Ollie Robinson is free to play for England again after receiving an eight-game ban — five of them deferred — for offensive tweets he posted several years ago, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Saturday. The 27-year-old pace bowler will be available for England’s forthcoming matches including the five-Test series with India as
3:48 AM ET Overnight leader Lucas Herbert opened up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Irish Open, carding 67 in the second round on Friday to go 13 under at the Mount Juliet Estate in Thomastown. Having carded an 8-under-par 64 on Thursday to set the clubhouse target, the Australian was three
World champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes until the end of 2023. The Briton, 36, has won six of his seven world titles with the British-based German team since joining from McLaren in 2012. This season Hamilton is contending for a record-breaking eighth championship but is currently second behind Red
4:09 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — It was the game that had everything, followed by a penalty shoot-out that lurched one way and then another. By the end of an energy-sapping and psychologically draining 120 minutes, Spain rode their luck — and Switzerland saw theirs run out — to claim a place in the
12:58 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from being the first team in 23 years to sweep the Stanley Cup Final, but good luck trying to catch them looking that far ahead. “We’ve put ourselves in good position, obviously, but the fourth one is the hardest to get,” defenseman Victor Hedman
6:30 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Few people could understand what Coco Gauff was experiencing when she made a surprise run to the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2019 as a 15-year-old qualifier. But Alexandra Stevenson could. She can relate to what it’s like to be a teenager thrust into the spotlight on the sport’s grandest
Harbhajan Singh played 236 ODIs and 28 T20Is for India.© Twitter/ICC The cricket fraternity on Saturday wished World Cup-winner Harbhajan Singh on his birthday. Leading the wishes was the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as they posted on Twitter to showcase some of Harbhajan’s finest achievements for India, including the famous hat-trick
1:57 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers star Trevor Bauer, facing allegations of sexual assault, was placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday, a decision that could prevent him from making his next scheduled start on Sunday. Bauer, whose side has firmly denied the allegations, has 24 hours to appeal MLB’s decision.
11:43 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning moved within one victory of back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, with an emphatic 6-3 win at the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 on Friday night. Miss any of the game? We’re here with the top takeaways. More: Cup Final schedule | Playoff Central Stanley Cup Final Game 3 in
10:25 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Matilda Castren shot a 5-under 66 after a six-hour storm delay Friday to take the lead in the suspended second round of the Volunteers of America Classic. With the start of play delayed by lightning and rain, the 26-year-old former Florida State star from Finland had
8:10 PM ET This time Andy Murray‘s fuel and fortitude were not enough to see him into the next round under the floodlights. The three-time Grand Slam champion had the Wimbledon faithful daring to dream after two typically stoic performances to reach the third round, but he was left slipping and sliding around Centre Court