4:28 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Thanks to heavy rain in Michigan across 48 hours, the Detroit Tigers had an extra day inside a weekend series to prepare for the red-hot Houston Astros. They made the most of it. After storms washed out Friday’s second game of the four-game series, Zack Short‘s first
7:14 PM ET One of the best stories in baseball just got better. Major League Baseball has reportedly extended an invitation to the Home Run Derby to Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini, who missed the entire 2020 season after being diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. He returned this season after undergoing surgery to treat
6:51 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. –Three-time Travelers champion Bubba Watson picked up three strokes on Kramer Hickok over the final two holes, shooting a 2-under 68 on Saturday at TPC River Highlands to pull into a tie for the lead with the minor league tour regular at 10-under par. Hickock, who has never
7:11 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Three opening birdies gave Steve Stricker an eight-shot lead in what looked to be a runaway in the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship on Saturday. By the end of the day, Stricker was hanging on at Firestone. Stricker started missing greens and missing putts until his lead was
1:50 PM ET Hailing from the country of fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen, this group of Denmark players are writing their own epic story this summer. The Danish contingent are not letting their remarkable Euro 2020 journey end anytime soon. Their 4-0 knockout victory against Wales on Saturday saw yet another unlikely hero write another
7:35 PM ET Call it a scare. Call it a warning light on your dashboard. Call it a reminder not to believe your own hype. Call it an opportunity to assess what’s wrong and what needs fixing. Call it football. Because, as the cliche goes, every game starts at 0-0, you get a chance to
10:41 AM ET Associated Press Jelena Ostapenko and Alex de Minaur tuned up for Wimbledon in the best way possible, winning the first grass-court titles of their careers at the Eastbourne tournament on Saturday. Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion and a wild-card entry in Eastbourne, collected her first WTA trophy since 2019 and fourth
4:54 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas relied on precision and big putts to make up for a big power gap against Nelly Korda, and they wound up tied for the lead Saturday going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Salas was practically flawless in delivering a
5:28 PM BST The British & Irish Lions beat Japan 28-10 in the warm-up for their South Africa tour on Saturday but the match was overshadowed by a shoulder injury for captain Alun Wyn Jones which could jeopardise his participation. The veteran Welsh lock was forced off after eight minutes supporting his left arm, seemingly
Report Allrounder cracks 74 from 35 balls in massive total of 224 for 3, before Bess completes rout Yorkshire 224 for 3 (Thompson 74, Stoneman 50) beat Northamptonshire 142 (Bess 3-17) by 82 runs Yorkshire Vikings’ Jordan Thompson made a T20 career-best 74 to help his side go top of the North Group with an