11:57 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Not long after learning his son Lonzo Ball will be part of a blockbuster trade for Anthony Davis, LaVar Ball made his thoughts clear on what he felt the Los Angeles Lakers had just agreed to do. “I guarantee: Like I say again, it will be the worst move
2:11 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard left his start for the New York Mets with a hamstring injury in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Syndergaard reached for his right hamstring after throwing a pitch. Mets manager Mickey Callaway and an athletic trainer went
10:18 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Henrik Stenson had just hit his second shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach on Saturday. Stenson admits he didn’t hit his 8-iron well — the Swede described the shot as a “rocket” and “semi-shank” — and knew his
10:08 PM ET LOS ANGELES — If Thursday’s NBA draft truly has a steep drop-off in talent beyond the presumed top two picks in Duke’s Zion Williamson and Murray State’s Ja Morant, somebody forgot to tell Vanderbilt’s Darius Garland. The 6-foot-2 guard, who left school after playing just five games his freshman season because of
10:03 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Gary Woodland will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the U.S. Open. Woodland narrowly missed a birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole to finish the third round at Pebble Beach with a score of 2-under 69 to get to 11 under for
10:28 PM ET Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa — The NASCAR Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway has been postponed until Sunday because of inclement weather. The sport’s organizing body made the call Saturday after repeated thunderstorms and lightning strikes in central Iowa left the short track too soaked for racing. Qualifying was canceled as well,
9:58 PM ET Associated Press PEARL, Miss. — Dallas Keuchel’s second start in the minors since signing with the Atlanta Braves was a little more of a struggle than his first. The 31-year-old left-hander gave up three runs and 11 hits over seven innings for Double-A Mississippi of the Southern League on Saturday. He struck
11:39 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Eighteen years after the Minnesota Twins took Joe Mauer with the first overall draft pick, the hometown star with the textbook left-handed swing was still having a hard time realizing his place among the franchise’s all-time greats. As Mauer’s jersey number formally joined the seven others retired by
9:31 PM ET NBA Insiders What are the league-wide implications from the Anthony Davis trade? The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a deal to acquire the All-Star big from the New Orleans Pelicans for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks. Davis is now paired with LeBron James in a wide-open
12:25 AM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves starter Sean Newcomb left Saturday’s game after a scary scene in which he was hit in the back of the head by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s J.T. Realmuto. Newcomb was checked by a trainer and walked off the field under his