7:14 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the first pick in baseball’s amateur draft on Sunday night. In a draft without a clear-cut top prospect, it remained unclear who the Pirates would go with until the selection was announced. Regarded as the best college hitter in the draft, Davis exploded
4:30 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print It’s 2021 MLB draft day at the Bellco Theatre in Denver. The Pittsburgh Pirates start the night on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick, followed by the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, with the first 36 picks
7:56 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Vinny Del Negro became the first basketball player to win the American Century Championship, birdieing the par-5 18th hole twice Sunday to beat John Smoltz. Del Negro, the 54-year-old former NBA player and coach making his 20th appearance in the celebrity tournament, birdied the 18th
4:59 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — The United States overcame a mammoth performance by 7-foot-2 Victor Wembanyama to beat France 83-81 Sunday and win the FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Wembanyama recorded 22 points, 8 rebounds and 8 blocks but fouled out with 2:42 to play, and the Americans held on for the victory,
4:28 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Phoenix Suns forward Torrey Craig is planning to play in Game 3 on Sunday after injuring his right knee in Game 2, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Craig was listed as probable for the game Sunday on the NBA’s official injury report. Craig was
5:04 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Nasa Hataoka of Japan was declared the winner of the Marathon LPGA Classic when the final round Sunday was washed out by relentless, heavy rain. Hataoka had a 6-shot lead over Elizabeth Szokol and Mina Harigae. She won for the fourth time on the LPGA Tour; it
12:59 PM ET LONDON — Novak Djokovic’s calendar Grand Slam dream is on track after he fought off the valiant Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Centre Court to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title on Sunday. Having already won the Australian Open and French Open, Djokovic dropped just two sets over the
2:17 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — It’s been more than half a century since the great Australian Rod Laver won all four majors in the same year — Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and Australian Open — for the calendar-year Grand Slam. No man since has come close — until now. Novak Djokovic‘s 6-7
3:18 PM ET Australia’s Min Woo Lee edged out Thomas Detry and Matt Fitzpatrick in a three-way playoff to win the Scottish Open in wet conditions at the Renaissance Club on Sunday. With his second European Tour victory, Lee secured one of three places on offer at next week’s British Open at Royal St George’s,
12:35 PM ET Associated Press ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra — American rider Sepp Kuss won the grueling 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday as race leader Tadej Pogacar remained on course for his second overall victory. Kuss is the first American to win a stage at cycling’s biggest race since Tyler Farrar