Suresh Raina posted a picture with MS Dhoni in CSK jerseys.© Instagram Suresh Raina, one of Chennai Super Kings’ mainstays in Indian Premier League (IPL), took to Instagram to share a picture with MS Dhoni on Saturday. Raina’s post came on the same day when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced
1:11 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Hendrick Motorsports’ quest to pass Petty Enterprises as the NASCAR Cup Series race team with the most wins all-time got off to a good start Saturday. Kyle Larson captured the pole for the Coca-Cola 600, with two of his teammates starting in the row behind him. Ricky
1:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year during his career with the Utah Jazz, has died, the team said Saturday. He was 64. The Jazz said police said Eaton was found lying in the road around 8:30 p.m. Friday night
8:20 AM ET NHL Insiders The second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs is set to begin on Saturday, with the Boston Bruins hosting the New York Islanders. On Sunday, the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche begin their series against the Vegas Golden Knights. The North Division
8:00 AM ET The first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs was a wonderful appetizer to the remaining courses, the first of which begins on Saturday with the Boston Bruins hosting the New York Islanders at 8 p.m. ET. As a reminder, this season’s first and second rounds are intradivisional. Once the postseason division
Egan Bernal retained his advantage in the Giro d’Italia after finishing second in Saturday’s penultimate stage to move within reach of the title. Damiano Caruso, who is second in the overall standings, won the 163km mountain stage from Valle Spluga to Alpe Motta. But the Ineos Grenadiers rider finished 24 seconds back to give him
11:45 AM ET The Colorado Rockies have placed shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Story left the Rockies’ game Thursday against the New York Mets in the bottom of the fourth inning with the injury. His IL move is retroactive to Friday. An All-Star in 2018 and 2019, Story
11:27 AM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open by beating Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-3 to take his 83rd career title Saturday on home soil at the Belgrade Open. Top-ranked Djokovic struggled on serve in the first set, as he was broken three times by his Slovakian opponent.
6:54 AM ET Noel Gallagher, a Manchester City fan who has also done some recording and touring, laughed and told me a story about his kids. His daughter is 21, and until she was 16, he said she believed all Manchester United fans had six toes. When she told him this, he said he looked
11:00 AM ET College athletes would be able to form players’ unions and would be considered employees of their schools if a new Congressional bill introduced Thursday morning is passed into law. The College Athletes Right to Organize bill, co-authored by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., presents a direct challenge to the
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Nothing was normal in Mike McCarthy’s first season as coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Hired in January 2019, McCarthy was unable to have an in-person hello until the start of training camp because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was limited to Webex calls as he and his new coaching
8:34 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Clay Collard was the other guy. He was the one standing across the cage from the PFL’s prized new signee, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. It was a big moment for the emerging fight promotion, and the vibe of the introductions for this season-opening main event last month in Atlantic City, New
7:32 AM ET Sachin Chandan Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs will get their second chance to close out their first playoff series win since before the 2004-05 lockout. Should the Montreal Canadiens win, then the Leafs would go from being up 3-1 to having to fight through a Game 7. Speaking of which, that’s exactly
7:16 AM ET Associated Press Defending champion Bernd Wiesberger was two shots clear of fellow Austrian golfer Matthias Schwab on top of the second round leaderboard at the Made in HimmerLand on Friday. Wiesberger carded a 6-under 65 after an opening 66 to be 11 under overall. His round included seven birdies and a bogey.
6:00 AM ET The NFL draft is over. Free agency virtually too. With the Cleveland Browns‘ roster mostly settled, here is a projection of where their offensive depth chart stands (starters in bold): QB: Baker Mayfield, Case Keenum Mayfield rebounded in a big way in his third season, finishing in the top 10 in QBR
3:43 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols lingered near the batter’s box after connecting. Many LA players jumped the dugout rail. And lots of fans at Dodger Stadium raised their arms, all ready to celebrate. Mike Tauchman had other ideas. Tauchman remarkably reached over the left-field wall to rob Pujols of
India batter Jemimah Rodrigues will be representing the Northern Superchargers in the inaugural edition of The Hundred. Speaking at BBC’s ‘Stumped’ podcast, Jemimah said: “I am really looking forward to The Hundred. Something new, something different. I have played for the Yorkshire Diamonds and my team is the Northern Superchargers. So, I have played a
1:16 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Every one of the 4,789 fans who entered TD Garden on Friday night came ready to boo Kyrie Irving until their voices were hoarse. But after Boston came away with a stunning 122-115 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, those same