4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Sixth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada was upset by 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Monday at the Miami Open. Shapovalov was clearly frustrated with some calls that the Hawk-Eye Live technology — the system that replaces live lines judges with cameras — saw one way
2:48 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Martin Truex Jr. entered the Truck Series race for the first time in 15 years just to get extra laps on the dirt surface at Bristol Motor Speedway. That reconnaissance mission turned into a runaway victory for Truex, who dominated the Monday afternoon race and then quickly
7:00 AM ET It’s the little things in baseball, often the pointless stuff, that excite me. Arcane stats, wild coincidences, names that randomly connect. Here are 30 things, one per team, that excite me about this season, these teams and these players: Jump to a hole:AL EAST | AL CENTRAL | AL WEST | NL
2:36 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt announced a $300 million project Monday to improve football and basketball facilities and a new Vandy United Fund to raise money for athletics programs. The Vandy United Fund already has $200 million committed with $100 million from the university along with $90 million from anonymous donors
12:37 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day thinks quarterback Justin Fields “checks all the boxes” as an NFL prospect and will become a franchise player for the team that drafts him next month. Fields, who started the past two seasons for Day at Ohio State, goes through his pro day workout Tuesday in Columbus,
12:25 PM ET World Cup qualifying kicked off across Europe last week and there was plenty of drama involving top national teams as they began on the road to Qatar in 2022. Portugal were furious for Saturday’s draw vs. Serbia, England picked up a couple of tidy victories and Germany showed their best — and
11:52 AM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — The couple who own a massive Interstate 80 travel center in eastern Iowa have donated $10 million to fund the Iowa football program and other athletics projects, the school announced Monday. The Will and Renee Moon Excellence Fund will endow the head football coaching position in
12:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — From most feared to undisputed best, the Francis Ngannou era has begun. Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title Saturday night at the UFC Apex. The finish came at 52 seconds of the second round. Ngannou dropped Miocic with a left hand, and, after Miocic
10:06 AM ET The UFC is moving towards officially booking Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3 for later this year. According to multiple sources, the trilogy is “close” to being finalized for UFC 264 on July 10. It is not signed yet or fully agreed to, but there is optimism that it could be finalized
Irfan Pathan on Monday tested positive for the coronavirus.© Instagram Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Monday tested positive for the coronavirus. Irfan said he doesn’t have any symptoms and has isolated himself at home. Irfan Pathan, who recently participated in the Road Safety World Series is the fourth player from the India Legends squad
Young Indian batsman Shubman Gill, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and skipper Eoin Morgan on Monday joined the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Indian players Gill and Prasidh, and England skipper Morgan were with their respective national teams till Sunday for the three-match ODI series and have now joined the
11:40 AM BST A Vodafone survey has shown that supporters have voted for Wales’ Alun Wyn Jones to captain the British & Irish Lions in this summer’s tour of South Africa while England’s Owen Farrell has been dropped to the bench. The data collected also shows that fans omitted England’s Billy Vunipola, George Ford and
7:00 AM ET Which teams will make the 2021 NBA playoffs and the play-in round? Now that the trade deadline has passed, most rosters are set heading into this final stretch of the season. How will the additions of Aaron Gordon (Denver Nuggets), Victor Oladipo (Miami Heat) and Nikola Vucevic (Chicago Bulls) change the playoff
8:32 AM ET Seven months after a shocking loss, Dillian Whyte got his revenge against Alexander Povetkin with an impressive fourth-round TKO victory. And while Whyte said afterward he would welcome a trilogy fight against Povetkin, is it really necessary? Wouldn’t it be better for Whyte to keep moving forward and step up to face
7:00 AM ET On the back of Marc-Andre Fleury‘s goalie mask this season is a quote: “Mets ton oeil dessus. Tu joues comme tu pratiques. Amuse-toi.” Translated from French: “Keep your eye on it. You practice as you play. Have fun.” The quote is signed “Pa,” which is what Fleury called his father, Andre. “He’s
8:10 AM ET UFC 260 proved to be a changing of the guard in the heavyweight division. Francis Ngannou displayed enhanced fight skills beyond his already devastating knockout power as he dethroned Stipe Miocic with a thoroughly impressive all-around performance. But with that knockout behind him, and the UFC heavyweight championship belt around his waist,
7:00 AM ET The Millville Meteor. Kiiiiid. Trouty. God of WAR. King Fish. No matter what you call Mike Trout, you’ve also called him the unquestioned best player in baseball for nearly a decade now. In fact, Trout has held the top spot in our annual ESPN MLB Rank top 100 for eight consecutive seasons.
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — When it comes to free agency, here are the assumptions you can make about the Baltimore Ravens: *The Ravens rarely make a huge money splash. *When Baltimore signs a player, it’s usually one of its own free agents or a cap cut because it doesn’t affect the accumulation