Shane Watson, going through a lean patch in the IPL 2020 prior to Sunday’s game, came back in form, playing a match-winning knock of 83 runs off 53 balls against Kings XI Punjab. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opening duo of Watson and Faf du Plessis (87 off 53 balls) stitched an unbeaten partnership of
11:50 PM ET ESPN News Services In an essay posted to his website Sunday night, suspended NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson writes of the lessons he’s learned — and the steps he’s taken to make amends — since using the N-word during a virtual race in April. Chip Ganassi racing fired Larson, who has
11:38 PM ET As insistent as the Miami Heat were that they would come into Game 3 of the NBA Finals squarely in the series, a pall descended over the team as it fell behind 2-0 in unimpressive form. They lost two key starters in Game 1 — defensive ace and offensive facilitator Bam Adebayo
9:20 PM ET I don’t expect Fernando Tatis Jr. to hit a triple, slide into third base, get tangled up with Justin Turner and then pop up and try to punch Turner in the face, like what happened with George Brett and Graig Nettles in the 1976 American League Championship Series. I don’t expect the
5:14 PM ET An absolutely riotous day of Premier League thrills and spills saw both Manchester United and Liverpool fall to humiliating and incredibly heavy defeats, with United going down 6-1 against Tottenham and Liverpool, even more improbably, getting thumped 7-2 by Aston Villa. That’s right: Two clubs with a whopping 39 English top-flight titles
7:10 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin was one of the last drivers standing at the end of the messiest and longest race in Talladega Superspeedway history. The Daytona 500 winner surged to the win with a sweeping three-wide pass — the 58th lead change of the race — coming out of
8:11 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Sergio Garcia delivered two key shots on the back nine, the last one an 8-iron to 30 inches on the final hole for birdie and a one-shot victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Garcia closed with a 5-under 67 and won for the 10th consecutive year worldwide,
7:32 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is believed to have suffered a hyperextended knee and a hamstring injury on Sunday that is expected to keep him out several weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ekeler was seen leaving Sunday’s game on crutches and with a brace, according to Schefter. He
7:10 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin finally got a playoff win in a messy wreck-fest that took three overtimes Sunday, the longest race in Talladega Superspeedway history. Hamlin made the winning pass on the 200th lap — 12 more or nearly 32 miles longer than scheduled — with a three-wide sweep
5:45 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic have been ruled out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, meaning the Miami Heat will be depleted once again Sunday night. Adebayo was ruled out with a neck injury. Dragic is out with a torn left plantar fascia. Both
5:28 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY, N.J. — Mel Reid of England seized control with a run of birdies around the turn and finished strong Sunday for a 4-under 67 and a two-shot victory in the ShopRite LPGA Classic for her first LPGA Tour title. Reid’s only mistake on the back nine was a bogey
6:55 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. SAN DIEGO — Gerrit Cole‘s success in collaborating with New York Yankees backup catcher Kyle Higashioka continues to be closely dissected. But a simple gesture may offer a telling glimpse into the nature of their bond. More than a
4:51 PM ET Aston Villa continued their perfect start to the Premier League season in style as Dean Smith’s men ruthlessly dispatched of the champions 7-2 on a remarkable night at Villa Park. The startled Reds — who saw their own 100 percent start come to an end — fell behind after just four minutes
9:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Two-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem survived a spirited comeback by a French wild-card entry to win their fourth-round match in five sets. Thiem, coming off his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, barely got past 239th-ranked Hugo Gaston 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3 at Court Philippe
4:37 PM ET Wisconsin starting quarterback Jack Coan sustained a foot injury at Saturday’s practice and did not participate Sunday, a team official confirmed to ESPN. Coan will undergo surgery and miss at least several weeks, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin is set to open the fall season Oct. 24
4:11 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Simona Halep arrived at the French Open as the overwhelming favorite. The world No. 2 and top seed was virtually unbeatable on clay. She skipped the US Open to focus on the surface, winning both tournaments she played in Prague and Rome since the sport’s resumption in August and hadn’t
3:17 PM ET Associated Press Englishman Aaron Rai needed only one playoff hole to beat compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and win the Scottish Open for his second European Tour title on Sunday. Fleetwood (67) birdied the last hole of regulation to match Rai’s total of 11 under par, but then missed from three feet for par
2:04 PM ET Faced with another salary cap crunch, the Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Los Angeles Kings for a prospect. Chicago needs to make deals for forwards Dominik Kubalik, who finished third in Calder Trophy voting, and Dylan Strome, and they do not have a frontline goalie under contract. Two-time