7:00 AM ET While the Yankees pull away from other American League powers, competition in the National League is starting to heat up 11 weeks into the season. The Braves are making a push for the Mets at the top of the NL East, while the Dodgers are barely holding onto the No. 1 spot
6:12 AM ET Serena Williams‘ comeback tournament at Eastbourne is over after her doubles partner Ons Jabeur withdrew with a knee injury. The duo were set to face Magda Linette and Aleksandra Krunic in the semifinals but those two have now advanced to the final following Jabeur’s withdrawal. 1 Related The tournament was Williams’ first
7:47 AM ET In boxing, we are always looking forward to the next fight. Even before an upcoming fight is over, the focus is often on what lies ahead, especially when it comes to the sport’s biggest stars. While pressures come from many avenues — fans, social media posts or even beat writers — it’s
6:00 AM ET Chelsea may end up spending well over £100 million on new signings this summer, with a new centre-back, full-back, midfielder and centre-forward already on coach Thomas Tuchel’s list of priority acquisitions, but the biggest problem facing the Premier League club’s new American owners cannot be solved by any kind of transfer fee.
6:00 AM ET LAWRENCE, Kansas — It’s called “Perfect Discipline,” and it’s one of the most stressful things I’ve witnessed at a football practice. It’s part calisthenics, part memory game, part Simon Says, and every Kansas practice this spring ended with it. A coach would communicate a specific set of commands — always slightly different
5:46 AM ET Former Formula One champion Nico Rosberg had a rare return to the cockpit of a racing car in a demo run for his Extreme E team this week. Rosberg drove his team’s Rosberg X Racing car a the Nurburgring Offroad Park, near the famous F1 circuit and close to the team headquarters.
1:45 AM BST Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has doubled down on comments that his organisation could walk away from Super Rugby, saying it is a 50/50 call, while also describing the reaction stemming out of New Zealand as “hilarious”. McLennan dropped a huge bombshell last Thursday when he revealed that “all bets were off”
8:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball teams were told Tuesday that they can sell CBD sponsorships. CBD stands for cannabidiol and is a chemical compound found naturally in cannabis plants. The commissioner’s office informed teams that a sponsor would need to be certified by the NSF, a global health and
6:12 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Pitcher Max Fried won his salary arbitration case against the World Series champion Atlanta Braves and was given his $6.85 million request instead of the team’s $6.6 million offer. Walt De Treux, Robert Herman and John Woods made the decision Wednesday, a day after listening to arguments. Teams
7:09 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have optioned Reid Detmers to the minors just six starts after the rookie left-hander threw a no-hitter. The Angels assigned Detmers to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, a day after he made his sixth consecutive winless appearance since his no-hitter against Tampa Bay