11:42 PM ET Christen Press and Lynn Williams scored as the U.S. women’s national team christened Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, with a 2-0 win over Nigeria on Wednesday. Press scored in the second minute of first-half stoppage time and Williams scored in the fourth minute of extra time in the second half as the
10:02 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Robert Nkemdiche let out a howl and pumped his arm in celebration after one of his turns in a drill Wednesday. After another, he did a running hurdle, then shouted something inaudible back at his fellow defensive linemen. The 2016 first-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals is
4:49 PM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate LaMelo Ball. Anthony Edwards. The former is one of the most exciting young point guards in the NBA, averaging 15.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, and 6.1 APG for the Charlotte Hornets. The latter looks to be one of the
7:09 PM ET CHICAGO — There was nothing settled this week on the South Side of Chicago. No message was sent in advance of a possible ALCS preview. No pecking order was established in the junior circuit. Yet there is one snapshot that can be taken now that the three-game series between the Chicago White
6:49 PM ET The 8-year-old son of retired Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen went home on Wednesday less than two weeks after successfully undergoing a heart transplant. But before TJ left Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, he fulfilled a promise made to his parents to ring the bell that patients often do
6:35 PM ET The son of former NFL defensive lineman Vince Wilfork was arrested last month and charged with stealing more than $300,000 of his father’s jewelry, including two New England Patriots Super Bowl championship rings, according to a police complaint released by the Galveston (Texas) County District Attorney’s Office. Police allege that Wilfork’s son,
5:12 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Jason Spezza re-signed with the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, agreeing to the NHL-minimum $750,000 for next season. The 38-year-old Spezza had 10 goals and 20 assists in 54 regular-season games for his hometown team and added three goals and two assists in seven playoff games. Spezza has 351
5:06 PM ET NFL mandatory minicamps continued on Wednesday, another workout closer to the start of the real offseason for players and coaches before training camps open in July. As the NFL and the NFL Players Association released COVID-19 protocols for the preseason, talk of who is vaccinated was a hot topic around camps. Players
4:10 PM ET Associated Press The Breeders’ Cup will have full capacity for the world championships at Del Mar on Nov. 5-6. Officials said tickets go on sale Friday, although general admission won’t be available at this time. They hope to be able to offer it closer to the event. All tickets will be sold
4:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Veteran Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Rich Hill says the players’ union “dropped the ball” when it came to this week’s announcement from Major League Baseball about grip-enhancing substances. MLB said pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games starting Monday for using illegal foreign substances to doctor