10:45 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — With the poise of a veteran and the shots of a champion, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek picked the perfect place for her first tour-level title: the French Open. Unseeded and ranked merely 54th, Swiatek grabbed the last six games to beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the final at
4:23 PM ET Vanderbilt had just 56 scholarship players available in its 41-7 loss to South Carolina on Saturday, a result of COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and injuries, coach Derek Mason said following the game. Mason declined to say how many players were missing because of the coronavirus pandemic, citing health privacy laws, although some
4:45 PM ET Tennessee linebacker Deandre Johnson was ejected from the Volunteers’ game against Georgia midway through the first quarter for targeting. Georgia was facing a 2nd and 5 from Tennessee’s 45, when Johnson made excessive contact with Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, drawing a flag. Initially, Johnson was only called for roughing the passer,
2:34 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After receiving zero positive tests for two consecutive days, the Tennessee Titans returned to their facility on Saturday. A somewhat return to normalcy is a welcome break for the
3:22 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty questioned Saturday whether COVID-19 protocols put into place by the NFL make player safety a top priority. McCourty cited the Patriots’ trip to Kansas City on Monday as one example, as it came three days after quarterback Cam Newton had tested positive. McCourty,
4:25 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The NFL fined Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey $15,625 for his involvement in a postgame fight with New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate, a source
10:03 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com In the middle of Iga Swiatek‘s blistering second set against Sofia Kenin in the French Open women’s final on Saturday, NBC commentator John McEnroe made a bold prediction. “The way she’s playing right now, it would be hard to imagine she wouldn’t win half-a-dozen majors,” said the men’s tennis legend.
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim had another excellent outing at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, shooting a 3-under 67 Saturday to hold the lead after three rounds at Aronimink. The South Korean sits at 7-under 203, two strokes ahead of Brooke Henderson and Anna Nordqvist as she tries for
12:41 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros on Sunday night. The former Cy Young Award winner will start Game 1 for the third consecutive series for the Rays, who beat the New York Yankees 2-1 in Game 5 on Friday to advance.
3:34 PM ET ESPN News Services The Columbus Blue Jackets signed longtime Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu to a one-year, $1.5 million contract on Saturday, the team announced. Koivu has been a cornerstone of the Wild lineup for his entire 15-year career, but last month general manager Bill Guerin said the team would not be