11:21 PM ET NEW YORK — Five sets of tennis. Who could ask for anything more? Except that was over two matches. Two noncompetitive matches. On men’s semifinal day at the US Open on Friday, Novak Djokovic, the No. 6 seed, made his second consecutive major final with a convincing straight-sets performance against Kei Nishikori.
2:22 AM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW
12:46 AM ET BOSTON — A year ago at this time, David Price was on the disabled list, still more than a week away from making his first appearance following eight weeks of inaction because of inflammation in his left elbow. He did return, albeit in a limited role, pitching in five games down the
9:55 PM ET The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York — already one of the world’s busiest venues for big-time boxing — is going to remain that way. The arena has struck a deal with Premier Boxing Champions to become its official East Coast home arena, giving Barclays Center exclusivity with the outfit in the
11:11 PM ET SEATTLE — New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge on Friday continued to take positive steps forward in his recovery from a broken wrist, swinging on a field for the first time since being injured six weeks ago. About five hours before the Yankees faced the Seattle Mariners in their series opener
9:04 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cindy McCain will carry on her late husband’s passion for the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Cindy, the widow of Sen. John McCain, will be the Cardinals’ honorary captain before their game against Washington, the team announced Friday through its Twitter account. McCain will join the team at midfield for
9:22 PM BST KweséESPN Staff The Sharks continued their unbeaten run in the 2018 Currie Cup when they beat the Pumas 28-12 in Durban on Friday night. It was a scrappy affair at Kings Park, largely thanks to rain which fell consistently for the majority of the match, making handling difficult. However, the wet weather
8:08 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Elliott Sadler wants NASCAR to roll the dice. Or at least, he figures, a few betting windows can be added to race tracks across America. NASCAR moved its Indianapolis Cup series race to September thinking that better weather would mean an influx of fans, but a Colts home
5:52 PM ET Hideto Tanihara has a two shot lead after the European Masters second round on Friday, shooting a bogey-free 4-under 66. The Japanese player produced a strong round that had four birdies to get 9-under 131. He is two strokes clear of defending champion Matthew Fitzpatrick, while American Doug Ghim and and Lucas
6:31 PM ET Rafael Nadal, the defending US Open champion and world No. 1, retired from his US Open semifinal match against No. 3 seed Juan Martin del Potro. Nadal was trailing del Potro 7-6, 6-2 when he retired. Earlier in the second set, he told the chair umpire he was going to have to