2:00 PM ET Associated Press Stefanos Tsitsipas‘ bid to win a third straight Open 13 fizzled out when he lost to doubles specialist Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday. Herbert has a career Grand Slam in doubles but in singles is ranked 93rd, compared to fifth for the Australian Open
Mar 12, 2021 Nebraska said it plans to play Oklahoma as scheduled this season and won’t seek to replace the game with an eighth one at home, after reports surfaced that the school was trying to get out of the matchup. “Due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to Husker Athletics and
4:39 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday acquired defenseman Mikko Lehtonen from the Toronto Maple Leafs for goaltender Veini Vehvilainen. Lehtonen, 27, skated in his first NHL game on Jan. 18 against Winnipeg and earned his first career assist on Jan. 30 at Edmonton. He will join Columbus’
4:50 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach Dave McKay suffered a broken rib and lacerated spleen in a fall in the dugout earlier this week. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said 70-year-old McKay was wearing a new pair of shoes Tuesday, tripped on the bottom step of the dugout and
3:49 PM ET The reeling Houston Rockets suffered another blow on Friday, losing guard Eric Gordon for four to six weeks with a strained groin, sources told ESPN. Gordon suffered the injury in a loss to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, the franchise’s 14th consecutive this season. He’s averaging 17.8 points a game for
2:08 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Barca’s women have won every game this season, all 18 of them, scoring 90 times and conceding just three. They’re not done yet, either. Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images “The next day, at the airport on the way home, the captains got together with the coach and we told him we would
10:32 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Quarterback Tom Brady has signed a contract extension with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Friday. While the Bucs did not reveal any details, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that it is a four-year contract extension that voids to a one-year extension. The deal ties Brady to Tampa
Fernando Alonso says he will have two metal plates in his jaw for the duration of this season after breaking it in a cycling accident last month. The two-time champion will on Saturday drive a Formula 1 car for the first time since the incident. “I don’t expect any issues, honestly,” he said. “One thing
2:21 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to restructure quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ contract to provide some cap relief, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team is expected to convert Mahomes’ $21.7 million roster bonus to a signing bonus in the coming days, which would save the Chiefs $17 million against the cap, sources
1:53 PM GMT Scotland have made four changes, including a first runout in this year’s Six Nations for centre Sam Johnson, as coach Gregor Townsend on Thursday named his side to face Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday. In the pack, prop WP Nel comes in at tighthead while Jamie Ritchie returns at blindside flanker. –
2:37 PM ET Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — Right-hander Trevor Cahill and the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract on Friday, a deal that allows him to earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses for innings. Cahill could earn $100,000 for 75 innings, $150,000 for 100, $200,000 for 125, $250,000 for 150
2:17 PM ET Associated Press Garbine Muguruza reached her third final of the season after needing seven match points to beat Elise Mertens 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships on Friday. Muguruza will play Barbora Krejcikova in Saturday’s final as the Spanish player seeks her first title since April 2019. She
1:53 PM GMT Jamison Gibson Park will start at scrum-half ahead of Conor Murray for Ireland’s match against Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday. Andy Farrell has made three changes to the Ireland squad with the experienced scrum-half Murray on the bench following his return from injury. – Play ESPN’s Rugby Pick’em for FREE
2:33 PM ET Associated Press DOHA, Qatar — Roberto Bautista Agut ended Andrey Rublev‘s Qatar Open title defense in the semifinals by upsetting the Russian 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. Rublev was also aiming for back-to-back titles after winning the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday. The Russian was in the unusual position
2:03 PM ET The UFC is working on a lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Beneil Dariush on May 15, sources confirmed to ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but the bout will take place on the UFC 262 pay-per-view event once finalized. MMAJunkie first reported the pairing and date. Ferguson (25-5) is coming off
Mercedes had a difficult start to three days of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain. Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas ended the day 10th and 17th fastest and managed the lowest number of laps in the field. Mercedes had problems with reliability and the handling of the car. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest, ahead
Ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan and fellow slow bowler Amir Hamza shared seven wickets between them to leave Zimbabwe battling to avoid defeat in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Forced to follow-on after being dismissed for 287 all out, Zimbabwe were 24 without loss in their second innings after the third day’s play
Mar 12, 2021 Miami Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz said Friday that quarterback D’Eriq King is “smashing every benchmark” in his rehab from a torn ACL in his right knee. Speaking to reporters on Zoom to preview the start of spring practice next week, Diaz gave an update on the Hurricanes’ starting quarterback, injured in the