5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The US Open will double the size of its men’s and women’s wheelchair singles and doubles tournaments, and add a junior championship at this year’s tournament. The expansion announced Wednesday means there will be 16 men and 16 women in the singles draws, along with eight men’s
3:40 PM ET Associated Press Bryan Reynolds, who has made two appearances for the USMNT, is being loaned to Belgian club Westerlo. Getty Images United States defender Bryan Reynolds has been loaned from AS Roma to Belgian club Westerlo for the 2022-23 season. The newly promoted first-division club announced the arrival of Reynolds on Tuesday. –
5:39 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain are set to hire Nice‘s Christophe Galtier as the club’s next manager, sources have told ESPN. The Ligue 1 champions have reached an agreement with Nice and Galtier, with an official announcement expected in the coming days. PSG will pay a fee of around €10 million to Nice — where
4:36 PM ET Chelsea have identified outgoing Liverpool transfer supremo Michael Edwards as the leading candidate to become sporting director at Stamford Bridge, sources have told ESPN, following confirmation that senior executive Marina Granovskaia will leave the club later this summer. Edwards, who joined Liverpool from Tottenham to become head of performance and analysis at
4:21 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — Serena Williams might yet win a title in her comeback event. The American star moved into the semifinals of the women’s doubles at Eastbourne by partnering with Ons Jabeur in a 6-2, 6-4 win over Shuko Aoyama and Hao-Ching Chan on Wednesday. And, ahead of playing in
7:00 AM ET OMAHA, Neb. — The ball has popped out of the third baseman’s glove. John Spikerman doesn’t know this, because he’s audaciously sprinted from first base to third, and he’s just been tagged after a rocket throw from right field. He doesn’t know he’s about to be part of a seamhead viral video.
4:53 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Former Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain has cleared waivers and is now a free agent. The Brewers made the announcement via social media Wednesday, four days after the two-time All-Star was designated for assignment. The Brewers’ tweet included the message, “Thank you, Lo!” and was accompanied by
3:54 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin returned Wednesday after being sidelined by COVID-19 protocols for 11 games. “I might be the healthiest guy that you might be around ever during this whole thing right now,” Melvin said during his media session before the series finale against the
3:54 PM ET CHICAGO — Toronto hitting coach Guillermo Martinez was ejected while exchanging the lineup card on Wednesday afternoon before the Blue Jays-Chicago White Sox game. Video of the incident shows Martinez shaking hands with the four umpires before saying something to get him ejected. The spat likely stems from Tuesday night’s game, as
2:34 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A day after Astros outfielder Jose Siri called his bat-flip home run celebration against the New York Mets “an error,” he seemingly backtracked Wednesday with a profane tweet that was later deleted. While not addressing the incident directly, Siri’s tweet said: “(expletive) bad opinions. have fun.” It was