1:39 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer, is back at his Churchill Downs barn after recovering from COVID-19. Lukas, who turns 85 on Wednesday, said he got “really sick.” “I couldn’t get any air and I felt like I was drifting away,” he said. “You just
2:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova advanced in straight sets Monday at the US Open. Pliskova surged ahead of Anhelina Kalinina 4-1 in the opening set, lost three games in a row, then took the last eight for a 6-4, 6-0 victory. Pliskova had a 26-7 edge in winners. She is ranked
The Mumbai Indians shared a video of Rohit Sharma practicing in the nets.© Twitter Any athlete needs constant practice to stay at their best, and as Indian players returned to training in the UAE ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, it would be understandable if some of them looked a little out of
World champion Annemiek van Vleuten will join Movistar on a two-year deal from next season. The Dutch rider, 37, is leaving Mitchelton-Scott after five successful years at the Australian team. Following back-to-back world time trial titles, Van Vleuten won the world road race in Yorkshire last year after a stunning 105km solo attack. “I’m not
Virat Kohli returned to the training ground after a long lay-off due to coronavirus pandemic.© Instagram Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, barring Chennai Super Kings, have started their preparation for the this year’s edition of the much-awaited tournament in the UAE. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli said he was first of all happy
6:55 AM ET In the salary-cap era, no NFL team can head into a season with above-average starters at every position. Some teams have come close — and others have been able to mask their issues with dominant players at other positions — but every team’s weakness gets exposed. The New England Patriots, who have
Caleb Ewan produced a dazzling sprint finish to win stage three of the Tour de France as Julian Alaphilippe held on to the yellow jersey. The Australian Lotto Soudal rider timed his sprint to perfection to squeeze past Peter Sagan and snatch victory from Irishman Sam Bennett. Frenchman Jerome Cousin had led by nearly three
3:42 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – It was probably fitting that Tiger Woods‘ weekend at the BMW Championship and his 2019-20 PGA Tour season came to an end with him struggling on the back nine at Olympia Fields Country Club. Woods wrapped up the final round of the BMW shooting a 1-over 70 on
9:44 AM ET For the record, Tiger Woods finished 63rd in the FedEx Cup standings, his 2019-20 season coming to an end Sunday at the BMW Championship, where he failed to qualify for this week’s Tour Championship. That means he won’t be able to play for the $45 million in FedEx bonus money that is
8:25 AM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived running back Leonard Fournette, the team announced Monday. The move end a tumultuous three-year run in which Fournette rushed for 2,631 yards and 17 touchdowns. But the Jaguars didn’t pick up his fifth-year option during the offseason and actively shopped him without receiving any serious trade offers.
9:04 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Robin Montgomery was hanging out after practice one day in early August at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland, when she got the text. It was only a few words, but they changed her life in an instant: “You got the wild card.” The 15-year-old was in
7:43 AM ET It almost doesn’t seem possible that Michael Chandler is a free agent for the first time The 34-year-old former Bellator MMA champion has been one of the best lightweights on the planet for nearly a decade. He’s openly discussed the possibility of testing free agency multiple times, but Bellator has never let
8:30 AM ET It is the transfer story that won’t go away, but of all the summer sagas, Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich to Liverpool is the one that is least likely to happen… for now. Within that league table of “will they / will won’t they?” deals you can include Lionel Messi from Barcelona
7:40 PM ET Memphis Tigers running back Kenneth Gainwell, one of the top all-purpose offensive players in college football, has decided to opt out for this season, sources at Memphis confirmed to ESPN. Gainwell, who would have been a redshirt sophomore, rushed for 1,459 yards last season and also had 610 receiving yards. He scored
8:14 PM ET Associated Press OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Even with so few people around, Jon Rahm could hear from the other side of the Olympia Fields clubhouse that Dustin Johnson had made a 45-foot birdie on the final hole to force a playoff Sunday in the BMW Championship. Resilient as ever, Rahm went out
7:00 AM ET It’s MLB trade deadline day, usually a day of anticipation and hopefully much wheeling and dealing before the 4 p.m. ET Aug. 31 deadline arrives. We’ve already seen a half-dozen or so interesting deals, although no blockbusters. That’s not necessarily a surprise, given the major issues affecting this year’s trade market: 1.
7:15 AM ET With Phase 2 of the draft lottery and the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs complete, the 2020 NHL draft picture is slowly becoming clearer in this unprecedented season. The New York Rangers are the lucky winners of the Alexis Lafreniere sweepstakes, but there’s plenty of talent across this draft
Babar Azam is the No.1-ranked T20I batsman in the world.© AFP Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar called out the “insecurity” of current limited-overs captain Babar Azam, calling him “a lost cow” who is out there “not knowing what to do”. Shoaib called Azam an insecure captain and called on the Pakistan management to give the