1:18 PM ET Slugger Yordan Álvarez and the Houston Astros agreed to a six-year, $115 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will begin next season and buys out three of Álvarez’s free-agent years, sources said. It represents the biggest contract ever for a player whose primary position is designated hitter and
12:22 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers on Friday announced the hiring of Darvin Ham as their new head coach, with general manager Rob Pelinka praising the Milwaukee Bucks assistant’s “no-nonsense and hard-working approach.” The Lakers said Ham had signed a multiyear deal to be their 28th head coach in franchise history but did not
4:06 PM ET Orlando Magic executive Matt Lloyd has agreed to become senior vice president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN on Friday. Lloyd, who spent a decade with Orlando as assistant general manager and VP of basketball operations, is the first significant hire by Timberwolves’ president of basketball operations Tim
1:57 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — In what will be her final golf tournament of the year, Michelle Wie West — winner of the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open — is expected to miss the cut in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open after shooting a 3-over 74 Friday and finishing 5-over after two
3:54 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Danielle Kang revealed Friday that she played the first two rounds of the U.S. Women’s Open with a tumor on her spine. The 29-year-old, who is ranked No. 12 in the world, said that she learned of the diagnosis “a few weeks ago” and has undergone
4:15 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina — Michelle Wie West woke up on Friday morning and decided to solve a puzzle. On the day that would eventually feature her final LPGA round of the year, Wie West grabbed her phone and gave Wordle a shot for the very first time. With her
3:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Coco Gauff has a chance to leave Roland Garros with two trophies. Gauff and Jessica Pegula advanced to the women’s doubles final at the French Open by beating Madison Keys and Taylor Townsend 6-4, 7-6 (4) in an all-American semifinal Friday. The 18-year-old Gauff meets top-ranked Iga Swiatek on
Ireland 143 for 7 (Lewis 52, Paul 47, Sekhukhune 3-32) beat South Africa 133 for 7 (Bosch 29, Kelly 2-25) by 10 runs Ireland, led by the youngest captain in their history, Gaby Lewis, beat South Africa for only the second time in 11 T20I meetings to stun the fifth-ranked side and take a lead
Jun 1, 2022 Connor O’Halloran Venezuela forward Deyna Castellanos has joined Manchester City on a free transfer, the club have announced. Castellanos, who was on the three-player shortlist for the 2017 FIFA The Best award, left Atletico Madrid upon the expiry of her contract last week and told ESPN the move to City was a
9:33 AM ET Gareth Southgate said England are “surprised” that at least 35,000 fans will attend Saturday’s behind closed doors fixture in Hungary and voiced concerns that anti-racism punishments are affecting the wrong people. Hungary were initially ordered by UEFA to pay a €100,000 fine and play three games without supporters, with one suspended for