6:50 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Jon Lester hit a three-run homer that highlighted an eight-run burst in the second inning and wound up with his NL-leading 11th win as the Chicago Cubs held off the Minnesota Twins 11-10 on Sunday. Ian Happ also homered for the Cubs, who have scored at least 10
Month: July 2018
6:53 PM ET Associated Press A 36-goal scorer is moving closer to home and couldn’t be happier about it. No, the other one. James van Riemsdyk signed a $35 million, five-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, the second-richest deal signed by an NHL unrestricted free agent when the market opened and John Tavares
6:21 PM ET Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. — Kyle Busch outdueled Kyle Larson on a wild final lap Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, earning his fifth victory of the season. It was Busch’s second win at Chicagoland, joining his victory in 2008. It was win No. 48 for his career,
6:07 PM ET Associated Press KILDEER, Ill. — Sung Hyun Park beat So Yeon Ryu on the second hole of a playoff Sunday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for her second major championship. After a brief rain delay on the par-4 16th hole at Kemper Lakes, Ryu’s birdie try rolled past, and Park finished
3:31 PM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has jumped to the defence of the team’s head strategist after the call which cost Lewis Hamilton the lead of the Austrian Grand Prix. ESPN rounds up the main talking points from a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen claimed the win and both
2:54 PM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Fernando Alonso had a 2017-spec front wing fitted to his McLaren as he made his way from a pit lane start to eighth place at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. After teammate Stoffel Vandoorne broke two front wings on Austria’s high kerbs in practice and Alonso broke another
3:53 PM ET ESPN staff Croatia beat Denmark 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to take their place in the World Cup quarterfinals on a dramatic night that saw Kasper Schmeichel save a Luka Modric penalty late in extra time before Modric beat him in a see-saw shootout. Both teams had scored their goals
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland 152 for 4 (Lewis 50, Delany 46, Akter 1-20) beat Bangladesh 151 for 4 (Hoque 66*, Shamima 30, Delany 1-19) Ireland captain Isobel Joyce talks to the media AFP/Getty Images Sixteen straight losses across limited-overs cricket over the past two years. Heavy defeats against New Zealand in ODIs and T20Is.
1:22 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer The Wimbledon fortnight is finally upon us, and with it comes strawberries and cream, the legendary queue, royal fans and, lest we forget, tennis. Lots and lots of tennis. Get the Wimbledon 2018 tennis tournament’s dates, TV schedule, news coverage, live scores and results on ESPN. Play gets underway
1:52 PM ET Sweden’s Alexander Noren came from nowhere to overtake compatriot Marcus Kinhult with a four-under-par 67 to win the HNA French Open at Le Golf National in Paris. The world No. 16 strengthened his position in the race for a Ryder Cup place on the course which will host the clash between Europe