2:00 PM ET Caitlin Murray It was bad enough that the U.S. women’s national team lost 3-0 to Sweden to open its Tokyo Olympics. But the way the USWNT lost made the result feel somehow worse and more significant. Now, the question USWNT fans will be asking — and that the USWNT players might be
1:55 PM ET Associated Press The New York Rangers are buying out the player they paid to go away and giving the money saved to a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion they hope will improve team chemistry on and off the ice. The Rangers put defenseman Tony DeAngelo on unconditional waivers Friday for the purposes of
4:12 PM ET Spain’s Nacho Elvira ended Day 2 with a two-shot lead over joint overnight leader Vincent Norrman as he carded 67 at the Cazoo Open on Friday. Elvira built upon a superb opening-round 64 to take a solo lead at Celtic Manor. The 34-year-old made six birdies as he set the halfway target
4:01 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Replacing Drew Brees just got a whole lot more difficult. New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is likely to miss the start of the 2021 season after having ankle surgery in June, which means whoever wins the QB battle between Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill will be without their
12:07 PM ET Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — South Korean golfer Jeongeun Lee6 tied the men’s and women’s major record for the lowest round when she carded a 10-under-par 61 at the Evian Championship on Friday. Her 36-hole score of 127 is also the lowest total in men’s or women’s major history, beating the 128
3:49 PM ET Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke claimed a solo lead at the halfway stage of the Senior Open after carding 67 at the Sunningdale Old Course on Friday. Joint overnight leader Clarke got off to a good start, making birdies at the first and third, but he came unstuck as he made three straight
12:40 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Two-time gold medalist and two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant was seemingly everywhere — and being trolled mercilessly
2:05 PM ET Max Verstappen’s crash at the British Grand Prix cost Red Bull approximately $1.8 million, according to team boss Christian Horner. The team is also still considering its sporting options over the “lenient” 10-second penalty handed to Lewis Hamilton for the incident. Verstappen and Hamilton collided on the opening lap of the race
1:41 PM ET The NFL will carry over a series of 2020 roster rules designed to maintain adequate numbers if players are sidelined by positive COVID-19 tests. The decision had been long anticipated but was confirmed during a media briefing Friday by Dawn Aponte, the NFL’s chief football administrative officer. The rules include: Expansion of
12:37 PM ET The Green Bay Packers and star wide receiver Davante Adams are not expected to reach agreement on a contract extension at this time, sources told ESPN. Adams, 28, is scheduled to be paid a base salary of $12.25 million and can make an additional $500,000 in roster bonuses in 2021, the final