9:31 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a nearly three-hour delay to start the match, fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev came back from an early deficit to beat Adrian Mannarino, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, in the third round at the US Open on Friday. The United States Tennis Association cited a conversation with health officials as the reason
7:47 AM IST David Warner and Aaron Finch accepted the blame for not being able to take Australia across the line in the opening T20I at the Ageas Bowl, but the startling collapse renewed the focus on their middle-order which has been the one area of the team to struggle when needed. After an opening
6:38 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Long shot Shedaresthedevil won the Kentucky Oaks in record time, overtaking favorite Gamine at the top of the stretch and holding off Swiss Skydiver for a 1½-length victory Friday in the 146th Kentucky Oaks for fillies at Churchill Downs. Shedaresthedevil was fresh off a Grade 3 stakes
8:01 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs agreed to a minor league deal with Pedro Strop on Friday, bringing back the popular reliever after he was released by Cincinnati, according to ESPN and multiple reports. The deal was pending a physical. Strop will report to the team’s alternate training site in
4:20 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — The Nationals removed left fielder Juan Soto from the lineup for Friday’s first game of a doubleheader against the Braves because of a sore left elbow. Soto’s exit takes away one of baseball’s top hitters and comes one day after another Washington outfielder, Adam Eaton, was forced
6:04 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona is feeling better after undergoing surgeries and a hospital stay, but it may be some time before he’s healthy enough to rejoin the AL Central leaders. Francona has missed 23 games after having surgery for a gastrointestinal issue at the Cleveland Clinic and then
8:15 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo will come off the bench in Friday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets and log his first NBA action since March, L.A. head coach Frank Vogel said before the game. “He was ready to return in
5:21 PM ET Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone went after the NBA on Friday, calling its policy of not allowing coaches to bring family into the bubble “criminal in nature.” Speaking to reporters ahead of Saturday’s Game 2 against the LA Clippers, Malone answered a different question about the bubble by saying he needed to
5:02 PM ET LA Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell has won the 2019-20 Sixth Man of the Year award, a source confirmed to ESPN. For the third consecutive year, the Clippers have the league’s top sixth man after Lou Williams won the award the previous two seasons. The Clippers now have had the Sixth Man
5:48 PM ET Associated Press CADIZ, Spain — American golfer John Catlin will take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the Andalucia Masters after being the only player in the field to have carded two under-par rounds at Valderrama. Catlin started the day in a four-way tie for the lead and added a 1-under