12:35 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have excused quarterback Baker Mayfield from attending the team’s mandatory minicamp next week. The team said Wednesday that it was a “mutual decision and best for both parties.” Mayfield has been away from the Browns since Cleveland replaced him with Deshaun Watson as their starter in
7:00 AM ET Nestor Cortes thinks his mustache deserves a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “It’s a super power,” the New York Yankees left-hander said. “It came at the right time.” For Cortes and his inner circle, his major league career is separated into two distinct periods: Before Mustache and After Mustache. “Since he
8:00 AM ET After two vastly different NBA Finals games at Chase Center, the series shifts to TD Garden, where the host Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors each look to grab control. For the Celtics, two keys have emerged through the first two games: Jayson Tatum walking the line between scorer and facilitator, and
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6:28 AM ET HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England — Phil Mickelson, making his first public appearance since February, would neither confirm nor deny that he has been suspended or banned by the PGA Tour for joining the rival LIV Golf tour. “I choose not to speak publicly on PGA Tour issues at this time,” Mickelson said Wednesday
9:55 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open Champion, is joining the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, is also joining the LIV series, according to multiple reports. DeChambeau and Reed are expected to compete in LIV Golf’s first United States-based event, scheduled
India T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been put in charge of the ODI squad too, taking over from Raj, with Smriti Mandhana deputising. Raj, 39, had announced her retirement from international cricket earlier in the day, saying she was leaving because “the team is in the capable hands of some very talented young players”. That
7:23 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning won Games 3 and 4 at home to knot up their Eastern Conference finals series against the New York Rangers at 2-2. They looked very much like a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion in doing so: Controlling play, coming through in the clutch and getting superstar performances from winger
4:38 AM ET Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter were two of the most powerful figures in world football. Martin Rose/Getty Images The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments began in Switzerland on Wednesday with both defendants in a confident mood. Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair,
9:05 AM ET Eve Perisset joined Chelsea from Bordeaux. Photo by Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC Chelsea made their first signing under the new ownership led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital after their women’s team brought in France defender Eve Perisset from Bordeaux on Wednesday. Perisset, who has signed a three-year deal, will join Chelsea on July