12:25 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The field for the Kentucky Derby has been reduced to 16 after Finnick the Fierce was scratched on Friday. The one-eyed gelding may have an issue with his foot. He’s missing his right eye because of a congenital cataract. The Derby on Saturday will have its fewest
Wout van Aert won stage seven of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Briton Adam Yates kept the leader’s yellow jersey. The Belgian, who also won stage five, got the better of his sprint rivals at the end of a blustery 168km ride from Millau to Lavaur. The Jumbo-Visma rider edged out
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Eric Bledsoe has heard the talk. How he was outplayed by fill-in starter Terry Rozier, who rankled Bledsoe on and off the court, causing him to average just 13.6 points per game on 44% shooting in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ seven-game loss to the Boston Celtics in 2018. How a year
MS Dhoni was all smiles ahead of Chennai Super Kings’ first training session in the UAE.© Instagram With the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to begin on September 19, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) shared a photo of their skipper MS Dhoni before the team’s first training session on Friday evening. This comes after a long
Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes dominated yet again. Hamilton was 0.262 seconds quicker than team-mate Valtteri Bottas after they completed laps in line astern, each trying to benefit from a slipstream. Daniel Ricciardo was third in the Renault but had his lap time deleted for running
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — It was June 26, 2019. Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish was struggling — like he had done for much of his short Cubs career — against the Atlanta Braves. Then came a mound visit from his pitching coach and a conversation later in the dugout. Those moments changed the trajectory
7:50 AM ET Jamel Herring looked across the ring to the opposite corner and immediately realized what was missing from his own. At the time, in 2017, Herring watched as the trio of trainers led by Brian McIntyre worked together and gave instructions in unison to Terence “Bud” Crawford during a sparring session in Omaha,
8:06 AM ET The Washington Football Team has released veteran running back Adrian Peterson, the team announced Friday. Peterson, 35, rushed for 1,940 yards and 12 touchdowns in two seasons with Washington. He missed one game, when then-coach Jay Gruden made him a healthy inactive for the 2019 season opener. Peterson, who entered the league
8:02 AM ET What Alistair Overeem is doing — especially at this stage of his career — you just don’t see every day. Veterans of his caliber are not always willing to accept this kind of a fight. Overeem (46-18) will face Augusto Sakai (15-1-1) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday,
5:18 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show On Saturday, Isaac Chamberlain will prepare for his second fight in two weeks following an extended break of no boxing in nearly two years.
7:05 AM ET At first we were worried we weren’t going to have any Game 7s in the 2020 NHL playoffs. Now — thanks to three teams climbing out of the dreaded 3-1 hole — we’re going to have three in a 28-hour span. And that includes two today! In the same rink! What could
7:00 AM ET I think referee Bob Johnson spoke for everyone last Saturday night when he uttered the first words heard from an official during a college football game in this godforsaken, expletive-not-deleted 2020 season. “God damn mask!” Johnson said. Nothing reverberates quite as loudly as a decidedly unsolemn oath over the loudspeaker of a
Skills are not a concern but “match mindset” certainly is, Kings XI Punjab fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has said, stressing the need for practice games before the IPL to give the competition-starved players a feel of what awaits them in the tournament. Rhodes, who is returning to the IPL after a two-year gap, also feels
5:00 AM ET Between July 2018 and June 2019, 49 horses died at the Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California. Some broke down in training — a snapped leg bone, an irreversible injury. Others died publicly during a race. These incidents confirmed what horse racing people already knew: Sometimes … horses die. But when the
Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen crashed his Red Bull. The Dutchman – second in the championship, between Hamilton and Bottas – lost control through the fast Ascari chicane and spun into the wall. Verstappen managed to return to the pits
3:00 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s the latest on how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is rebuilding Man United after past mistakes. Plus: Real Madrid are planning yet more pay cuts as COVID-19 continues to disrupt football. Jump to:
11:43 PM BST The man charged with creating a new Wallabies game plan they can implement successfully says there have already been some selection disagreements but that Australia will play with “clarity” when they eventually take to the paddock later this year. Scott Wisemantel returned to Australia to be a part of Dave Rennie’s new
2:31 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights‘ 3-1 series lead over the Vancouver Canucks has evaporated. Their offense has been silenced by a hot goaltender. After losing 4-0 in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series Thursday night, their postseason fate will be on the line. “There’s no place for frustration right now,” Knights