Spain’s Alejandro Valverde rolled back the years to edge Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart to victory on stage six at the Criterium du Dauphine. The 41-year-old, who won the race in 2008 and 2009, came through in the final 200m to win a sprint to the line. It came after a tough uphill finish to the
8:00 AM ET The 153rd Belmont Stakes marks the final leg of the Triple Crown. Essential Quality, who finished fourth as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s race. Post time is 6:49 p.m. ET. Rombauer upset Medina Spirit, winner (for now) of the Kentucky Derby, to take the
7:33 AM ET Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul stood face-to-face trash-talking, surrounded by cameras and phones, completely comfortable in their element. It was their first news conference in Miami in advance of Sunday’s exhibition bout between Mayweather — the retired and undefeated boxer considered by many to be one of the greatest of all time
5:58 PM ET Arizona Diamondbacks television analyst Bob Brenly on Thursday said he will take a voluntary leave of absence from Bally Sports Arizona while he takes sensitivity training following his comment earlier this week about Marcus Stroman, which the New York Mets pitcher said had “racist undertones.” “I want to apologize again for my
7:00 AM ET The lottery for the 2021 NHL draft was on Wednesday night, but the presumed No. 1 pick wasn’t watching. Instead, Owen Power was sleeping. “You nervous?” Power’s former GM with the Chicago Steel, Ryan Hardy, texted the defenseman on Wednesday. Power was in Latvia, playing with Canada at the IIHF Men’s World
1:27 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis could barely move and the Los Angeles Lakers could not move on, seeing their repeat title hopes cut short with a 113-100 loss in Game 6 of their first round series with the Phoenix Suns. Davis, cleared by L.A.’s medical staff and starting on Thursday after being
The 2021 Track Cycling World Championships, due to be held in Turkmenistan in October, are to be moved to a new venue. Governing body the UCI says it is in touch with “several” potential alternative hosts of the event. It added the decision was taken “at the request of the organisers” because of restrictions linked
6:48 AM ET Down but not out, the Vegas Golden Knights return to T-Mobile Arena for a critical Game 3. Can they keep this series interesting, or are the Colorado Avalanche clicking on too many levels right now? Meanwhile, after an unsettling end to Game 1, the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets return to the
6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Buyer’s remorse is not a phrase the Chicago Bears associate with Justin Fields. A shade under five weeks since the Bears moved up in the first round to nab the Ohio State quarterback, coach Matt Nagy held court after the team’s first open OTA workout and said Fields
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni photographed together while on international duty for India.© AFP Virat Kohli is considered by many to be among the greatest cricketers in history, and Rashid Khan feels the same too! In a recent Q&A session on Instagram, the spinner was asked by a fan to use “one word” to describe
3:07 PM ET Johnny Manziel says he “made somewhat of a decent living” by selling autographed items during his days at Texas A&M, but that he “never took a dollar” until after he won the Heisman Trophy in 2012. Manziel recounted selling his autograph during an interview with Barstool Sports, detailing two different transactions in
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topped a tight and unrepresentative first practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of the Ferrari drivers. Verstappen, leading Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton by four points in the championship, was 0.043 seconds faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Carlos Sainz was third quickest, 0.294secs behind his Ferrari team-mate, ahead of Red Bull’s
12:28 AM ET The United States men’s national team, full of talent and confidence after a banner year from their Europe-based players, were given a valuable lesson on Thursday. Things like pedigree and reputation count for nothing when it comes to competitive fixtures in CONCACAF. The good news is that the U.S. managed to prevail
3:23 PM ET At least one fan joined the Utah Jazz bandwagon after their five-game series win in the first round: Tee Morant, the father of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. Moments after top-seeded Utah ended the series with a 126-110 win Wednesday night, Tee Morant told Donovan Mitchell that he’d be rooting for the
11:03 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — High school junior Megha Ganne shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to become the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the U.S. Women’s Open. The 17-year-old from New Jersey made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to
9:46 PM ET Joe LaCava is back inside the ropes this week — caddying for his old boss, Fred Couples. LaCava, who has caddied for Tiger Woods for the past 10 years, said in a text message Thursday night that “I’m actually eating pasta and watching hockey with [Couples] right now. Like nothing has changed
8:30 PM ET Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele has been suspended four games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for a hit that put Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans on a stretcher at the end of Game 1 on Wednesday night. The NHL announced the suspension Thursday night, calling Scheifele’s charge into Evans “a
5:16 PM ET Associated Press A company that has partnered with dozens of college athletic departments on name, image and likeness programming announced a deal with Twitter on Thursday that will allow athletes to monetize video posts on the social media platform. In less than a month, several state laws will go into effect that