10:09 AM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Serena Williams advanced to the third round of the French Open by defeating Japan’s Kurumi Nara 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Nara, ranked No. 238, reached the main draw at Roland Garros via the qualifying tournament. The gulf between her and Williams, a 23-time major champion, was quickly
10:05 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Duke’s Zion Williamson — one of the most anticipated NBA draft prospects in a generation — has signed with CAA Sports, the agency announced Thursday. CAA basketball agent Austin Brown and CAA executive Lisa Joseph-Metelus will represent Williamson, sources told ESPN. Williamson, 19, has been pursued with great enthusiasm from
9:08 AM ET SPECTATORS IN JAM-PACKED Philippe Chatrier stadium at the French Open watched with disbelieving eyes. A hush gradually fell over the customarily buzzing international press workroom as reporters huddled around video monitors. Fans outside Chatrier on this chilly, cloudy day gathered wherever they could to get a glimpse of the live feed from
2:15 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Sometimes a little madness is a good thing, especially on a football field. The New York Jets tried it the other way for four years — the calm, gentlemanly approach — and it didn’t work. And now? “Adam Gase is a crazy offensive coordinator and Gregg [Williams] is
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has relied heavily on experience in his 23-man squad for the Copa America, including Barcelona star Luis Suarez, who is recovering from an injury. – When is the Copa America?– Full Copa America fixtures schedule Tabarez will coach Uruguay at a Copa America for the sixth time, and included a number
10:00 AM ET Coley Harvey Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Joon Lee Close ESPN Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — What a difference a year can make. Not only has the Yankees’ exhaustive, unenviable
8:14 AM ET Kawhi Leonard or Stephen Curry? Where should sidelined stars Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins check in? Who’s the second-best Raptor? We’re breaking down the top 30 players battling it out for the Larry O’Brien trophy in the 2019 NBA Finals, which pits the Golden State Warriors against the Toronto Raptors (Game 1,
10:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” For the first two weeks of the baseball season, WAR goes dark. Baseball-Reference.com didn’t roll out the first run of its all-encompassing stat until the morning of April 9, by which point
10:04 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Putting Gary Bettman in charge of hockey labor peace is like putting a cat in charge of rodent safety. There are just some things that are inherently, instinctually part of an individual’s comportment, and there’s nothing they can do to suppress the urges. For Bettman, it’s labor stoppages. The only
6:35 AM ET The 2019 NBA Finals pits a dynasty against an upstart franchise making its historic debut on basketball’s biggest stage. The Golden State Warriors enter Game 1 (Thursday, 9 p.m. ET on ABC) as the favorites in part because they are led by three of the best jump-shooters on the planet. The Toronto