6:37 AM BST South Africa’s Damian de Allende and R.G. Snyman have suffered burns in a “fire pit accident”, along with Munster team-mates Mike Haley and C.J. Stander last weekend, the PRO14 club has announced. Rugby World Cup-winning duo De Allende and Snyman, who were last week named in the Springboks’ squad to face the
2:11 AM ET There are many things Chris Paul is good at, but one of his most crucial skills is sensing a moment. It’s never about how he starts; it’s how he finishes. And in Game 1 of Phoenix’s Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets, Paul began slowly, hitting just two of his
8:35 AM ET UFC 263 kicks off a busy summer Saturday with a pair of title fights between familiar foes. Three years ago, Israel Adesanya squeezed out the only split decision win of his career against Marvin Vettori. Adesanya went on to win the UFC middleweight championship, and Vettori has won five straight fights. Could
Stefano Domenicali has some good news he wants to share. For four Grands Prix in a row now, the president of Formula 1 says, not a single person within the sport’s travelling community has tested positive for coronavirus. The testing results, he says, are a vindication of F1’s carefully constructed Covid protocols, and a measure
11:30 AM ET Associated Press The Toronto Blue Jays will be extending their stay at their adopted home in Buffalo, New York, through July 21. The team previously was committed to playing in Buffalo through July 4. The extension comes as the Blue Jays on Monday announced the release of their next batch of tickets
2:33 AM ET Former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel has died at the age of 71, his son, John, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Monday night. Fassel was the head coach for the Giants from 1997-2003. He was named the NFL’s Coach of the Year in 1997, and guided the Giants
6:45 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to eliminate the Carolina Hurricanes, though playing in front of their home crowd may be the boost the Hurricanes needs to keep their season alive. Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche will try to find their game again in Denver after the Vegas Golden Knights put on
6:00 AM ET When splitting your conference into divisions, you can either let geography dictate the terms, or you can overthink. The ACC chose the latter when it broke into the Atlantic and Coastal divisions for football in 2005, presumably taking a stab at competitive balance (and, theoretically, annual Florida State–Miami title games). Competitive balance
3:23 AM ET Euro 2020 is finally set to start — 12 months after it was originally scheduled due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. One year on, the 24-team pan-European tournament has one fewer host city, reduced stadium capacities, strictly enforced coronavirus protocols and a labyrinth of travel restrictions and testing requirements. It
Another England player is under the scanner for posting offensive material on social media as teenager.© AFP One more current England player is being investigated by the country’s cricket board for his allegedly racist remarks on Twitter as a teenager after Ollie Robinson was suspended for similar conduct. The old tweets of the player in
10:53 PM ET BOSTON — Coach Bruce Cassidy blasted the officiating after the Boston Bruins‘ Game 5 loss on Monday night, theorizing that the New York Islanders have fooled the referees into believing they’re a squeaky-clean team. “This is my take on it: We’re playing a team that has a very well-respected management and coaching
12:55 AM ET When Steve Nash was hired to coach the Brooklyn Nets super-team entry last year, it was both shocking and controversial. Judgement on the hire is still a ways off, but Nash’s first postseason on the sideline has been impressive. Nash has run circles early around two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike
7:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN Nine NFL teams open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, with the rest of the teams to follow next week (except for the Philadelphia Eagles, who have elected not to have a minicamp this offseason). Most of the practices will be Tuesday through Thursday, though the Super Bowl champion Tampa
9:00 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Already facing a long day, Rickie Fowler found the road even tougher Monday in 36-hole qualifying as he tried to avoid missing the U.S. Open for the first time in 11 years. Fowler was among 685 players seeking 54 spots in nine qualifiers across eight states to
9:19 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout says his right calf is starting to feel better, but the Los Angeles Angels superstar still doesn’t know when he will be able to return. The time-time AL MVP went on the injured list on May 18 after straining his calf the night before against
8:44 PM ET ESPN 300 wide receiver Kaleb Brown committed to Ohio State on Monday, picking the Buckeyes over offers from Alabama, Florida, Michigan and Notre Dame, among others. Brown, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound receiver out of Saint Rita High School in Chicago, is ranked No. 87 overall in the 2022 recruiting class, according to ESPN.
5:50 AM ET France coach Didier Deschamps has taken aim at Jose Mourinho’s spell at Tottenham after the Portuguese claimed it would be a failure if the World Cup winners don’t win the European Championship this summer. Les Bleus are looking to become the first side since Spain (2008-2012) to win back-to-back tournaments and replicate
4:32 PM ET The Seattle Mariners optioned struggling rookie outfielder Jarred Kelenic, who is currently in an 0-for-39 slump, to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday. Kelenic, who is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in baseball according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, is hitting just .096 with 26 strikeouts in 23 games. He also has two home