4:18 PM ET DENVER — Darcy Kuemper will spend the night before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final waiting by his phone. That’s how the Colorado Avalanche goaltender will learn — via text message from the coaching staff — whether he or backup Pavel Francouz will get the all-important first start against the Tampa
2:36 PM ET Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson talked to the media, players such as Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson showed up to work, and the Washington Commanders continued to navigate the fallout from defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s comments on the Jan.
1:10 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Halle Open on Tuesday, when there were also wins for Felix Auger-Aliassime and Nick Kyrgios. Tsitsipas, who reached the quarterfinals in Stuttgart last week, had to fight hard to beat the
1:16 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — The second-seeded Maria Sakkari eased into the second round of the Berlin Open on Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean, while Andrea Petkovic delighted the home fans by upsetting Garbiñe Muguruza. Petkovic defeated the fifth-seeded Muguruza 7-6 (8), 6-4 for her first win
1:16 PM ET Associated Press The US Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CEO and executive director Lew Sherr, whose group runs the US Open, said in a telephone interview with The
2:00 PM ET Liverpool have announced the signing of striker Darwin Nunez from Benfica in a deal worth up to €100 million that would break their transfer record. Benfica confirmed on Monday that an initial fee of €75m ($78.59m) had been agreed with Liverpool, with €25m in potential add-ons. – O’Hanlon: Why do Liverpool want
1:51 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson reiterated Tuesday that he is innocent of the numerous allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct during massage sessions that have been made against him. Yet while the Cleveland Browns quarterback said once again that he has no regrets about any of his actions, he admitted that he does
7:00 AM ET I WAS STANDING behind home plate on Feb. 24 at Buford High School in Georgia watching right-hander Dylan Lesko, the best prep pitching prospect in the 2022 MLB Draft, arguably the best prep pitching prospect in years. A scouting director of a team picking in the middle of the first round took
11:50 AM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Four-time major champion Brooks Koepka criticized reporters on Tuesday for asking him questions about the rival LIV Golf Invitational Series, which he said was casting a “black cloud” over this week’s U.S. Open. “I’m here at the U.S. Open,” Koepka said. “I’m ready to play the U.S. Open, and
12:40 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA — The troubled International Boxing Association may have to hold its presidential election again after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday ruled in favor of a candidate barred from the original vote. The court said it upheld an appeal by Netherlands boxing official Boris van der Vorst