1:20 PM ET In the aftermath of Chelsea‘s 1-0 win against Manchester City in the Champions League final on Saturday, American star Christian Pulisic was joined on the field by his parents. He was passed the trophy for a photo, and as he gripped it with both hands, his father, Mark, rotated the winners’ medal
3:14 PM ET Associated Press RED BANK, N.J. — Sam Boulmetis Sr., a Hall of Famer who rode for nearly 20 years and won most of his four jockey titles at Monmouth Park in the 1950s, has died. He was 94. He died Sunday at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, his family said. Boulmetis
2:06 PM ET Associated Press The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments reacted Tuesday to tennis star Naomi Osaka‘s stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players’ concerns about mental health. The pledge came in a statement signed by the same four tennis administrators who threatened the possibility of disqualification or
England won the 10-team men’s ODI World Cup in 2019.© Twitter The men’s Cricket World Cup will once again become a 14-team tournament in 2027 and 2031, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday. The changes were announced as the ICC, cricket’s global governing body, unveiled its global schedule of events from 2024-2031. Only 10 teams
The BCCI will retain the hosting rights of T20 World regardless of where it is played.© Twitter This year’s men’s T20 World Cup could be moved from India to the United Arab Emirates the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Tuesday. The ICC added a final decision on the host country for the October-November event would be
12:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Essential Quality was set Tuesday as a 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes, which will be run without a horse from trainer Bob Baffert pending an investigation into Medina Spirit’s failed drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby. Preakness winner Rombauer and Essential Quality headline a field
7:00 AM ET Fortunes have always varied wildly for the club of seven independent FBS teams, but the year of the coronavirus created a set of fates that couldn’t possibly have been more varied. Two indies opted out of the fall season altogether (New Mexico State and UConn), while a third initially opted out before
6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The toughest part of Logan Thomas‘ transition from quarterback to tight end was saying yes. He had been highly recruited in high school, finished his career at Virginia Tech as the school’s all-time leading passer and was good enough to get drafted in the third round by the Arizona
8:00 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Caroline Dubois was born with boxing in her blood. She comes from a family with a rich boxing history dating back centuries, but her journey to the top ranks was a fight of its own. At the age of nine she was forced to disguise herself as a boy named
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen So far there’s been little to indicate that a summer of big spending among the elite clubs in Europe will happen. If the failed European Super League breakaway attempt was proof of anything, it was that the football economy is not in a good place. Over a year on, the
7:00 AM ET College football recruiting has been anything but normal for the 2022 class because of restrictions from COVID-19. A recruiting dead period that prevented any recruits from visiting campus had been in place since March of last year. That dead period was lifted on Tuesday. Recruits will once again be allowed to visit
1:17 AM ET Jacob deGrom continues to make history with his otherworldly start to his 2021 season. In his second start since returning from the injured list, deGrom tossed six scoreless innings in the Mets’ 6-2 victory over the Diamondbacks, lowering his ERA to 0.71, the lowest for a qualified starter through the end of
7:02 AM ET NBA Insiders The Milwaukee Bucks have taken care of business, blitzing past the Miami Heat in four games. The Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks are each one win away from joining them in the Eastern Conference semifinals. What happens next in the Western Conference playoffs, though, is anyone’s guess. Outside
7:23 AM ET Following a three-year hiatus, the UFC’s reality series The Ultimate Fighter returns Tuesday night on ESPN and ESPN+. No series has had a bigger impact on the company and the sport of mixed martial arts than TUF. UFC president Dana White has repeatedly said the show saved the company when it debuted
6:30 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Between all the upsets, potential upsets and media obligations controversy early in the French Open, it’s understandable if you missed Sunday’s announcement that Venus Williams and Coco Gauff are teaming up to play doubles at the tournament. Wednesday’s first-round match will be the first time playing together for the 40-year-old
6:45 AM ET Never doubt that the Toronto Maple Leafs can find new and exciting ways to disappoint their fans and fail in the postseason. Losing star John Tavares in Game 1 to injury, winning three straight games and then losing three straight games to an enormous underdog in the Montreal Canadiens, in their first
India defeated England by 63 runs in a 1999 World Cup match in Birmingham.© Mohammed Azharuddin/Twitter Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin recalled India’s win against England in the 1999 World Cup and tweeted to ask his followers to name the Man of the Match from that game. “World Cup ’99 on May 30th we secured
5:12 AM ET Japan joined leading figures in tennis in rallying around Naomi Osaka on Tuesday after the world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from “depression” and “anxiety.” One of the biggest names in sport, Osaka stunned the tennis world when