9:30 AM ET PORTO, Portugal — Nothing quite underlines the unusual dynamic between owner and head coach at Chelsea as the first meeting between Roman Abramovich and Thomas Tuchel taking place on the field after they had just won the Champions League. Almost an hour beyond the final whistle of the 1-0 victory over Manchester
7:43 AM ET Two more second-round series get underway in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday — including that epic Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights tilt — while the remaining divisional first-round series was extended to seven games by the pesky Montreal Canadiens (and the collapsing Toronto Maple Leafs). Check out the ESPN
Pat Cummins has decided to not return to IPL 2021, said a report.© Pat Cummins/Instagram Australia pacer Pat Cummins would not be heading to the UAE to take part in the remaining matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, Cummins has already
2:07 AM ET Nonito Donaire stopped Nordine Oubaali in Round 4 Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, and at 38 years and 204 days old, he became the oldest boxer to win a major bantamweight world title. Donaire is also the 11th boxer to hold a major world title in three
1:05 AM ET All it takes is one punch to spoil a good night. Devin Haney’s Saturday night was going perfectly until Jorge Linares caught him with a big right hand in the 10th round. The moment that punch landed, the biggest test of Haney’s career became significantly tougher. He did just enough to pass,
2:19 AM ET Mike Conley still can’t quite believe the way the basketball stars have aligned. After spending 12 seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, the veteran Utah Jazz guard is still adjusting to the fact that his new team is facing his old team in an emotional first-round playoff series. But after scoring 27 points,
12:59 AM ET Devin Haney was fighting two different battles on Saturday night. On one front, the 22-year-old lightweight champion was looking to defend his WBC belt against Jorge Linares, a veteran former champion who still carries significant respect in the sport. On the other, Haney needed to show why he’s worthy of a bout
10:53 PM ET There may actually be good news in the midst of what might have been the lowest point in history of the Colorado Rockies, and we’ll get to that in a moment. In the meantime, here’s what happened Saturday: The Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Rockies in both games of a doubleheader, holding
6:47 PM ET PORTO, Portugal — As Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea celebrated, Pep Guardiola walked straight past the Champions League trophy without giving it a single glance, Manchester City were outplayed in a 1-0 Champions League final defeat and this was the closest Guardiola would get to touching the European Cup since he last won
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It’s already been an eventful year for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner. On the heels of his best professional season, Warner got engaged to girlfriend Sydney Hightower on May 15. But if things go according to plan, that won’t be the only long-term commitment Warner makes this
8:08 PM ET Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Steve Stricker took advantage of Mike Weir‘s back-nine collapse Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship. Stricker shot a 3-under 67 in a stiff north breeze at Southern Hills for a one-stroke lead over Alex Cejka, the senior newcomer who
4:50 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Ty Gibbs is giving his grandfather plenty to think about. The 18-year-old grandson of championship car owner Joe Gibbs took the lead with 20 laps left at Charlotte Motor Speedway and held off the field Saturday for the second Xfinity Series win of his rookie season. If
9:44 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Ally Ewing made a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole Saturday to beat local favorite Danielle Kang 1 up and join three major champions in the LPGA Match Play semifinals. “It was a grind,” Ewing said after the long, hot day at Shadow
7:49 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Jordan Spieth knows how to finish right out of the rough, and still had the lead after three rounds at Colonial. After hitting his final drive Saturday into the thick grass on an incline right of the No. 18 fairway, Spieth recovered with an approach to
8:21 PM ET It’s not unusual for Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone to tell it like it is and he put it quite bluntly again after a 115-95 loss in Game 4 to the Portland Trail Blazers. “Our starters were awful,” he said. “I thought we had some guys that were tentative, that looked a
6:00 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Cody Bellinger is back in the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers with a new appreciation for the game. Bellinger, the 2019 NL MVP, was out for nearly two months with a hairline fracture in his left leg. He had offseason shoulder surgery after the Dodgers won
4:27 PM ET While the French Open returns to its normal May/June time slot after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed last year’s edition of the Grand Slam event to the fall, there is still one constant: Everyone on the men’s side will be trying to figure out how to beat the King of Clay. Four-time defending
Chelsea have been crowned Champions League champions for the first time in almost a decade after beating Man City 1-0 in the 2020-21 final. Thomas Tuchel’s side found success repeatedly hit Man City on the break in Porto to claim their first Champions League since Didier Drogba’s heroics proved pivotal in Munich, against Bayern Munich,