5:20 PM ET Three times Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka progressed to the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open after defeating No. 5 seed Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday Wawrinka secured the only break of the match in the third game of the opening set to edge in front, before holding to love to
Month: February 2019
5:24 PM ET Leave it to Alex Bregman to try and stir up a little controversy. The All-Star third baseman for the Houston Astros had a breakout season at the plate in 2018, hitting 31 home runs and finishing fifth in the American League MVP voting, while also having a breakout season on social media.
3:45 AM ET Whether you love the idea of Clemson and Alabama continuing their relationship in the College Football Playoff, or simply love to hate it, they’re together again at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in ESPN’s first Football Power Index ranking of 2019. Remember, FPI is a predictive rating system. It measures how
5:15 PM GMT Wales have released centre Scott Williams from their squad for the remainder of the Six Nations as he battles a back injury. The experienced midfield player missed the November Internationals with a hamstring tear and sat out the opening two rounds of the Six Nations with an ankle problem. Better news for
10:11 AM ET The deal is done and unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua is coming to the United States. Joshua, the British superstar, will make his American debut by defending his three major world title belts against top contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York in
5:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN The formal announcement came Wednesday that unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua will make his stateside debut at Madison Square Garden June 1 against Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller. This is a solid matchup given that Joshua is ranked No. 1 by ESPN.com in the heavyweight division, while the bombastic Miller
5:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is replacing the late Bob McNair as head of the NFL’s influential financial committee. Hunt has been on the committee for seven years. McNair passed away in November. Other owners on the committee are Atlanta’s Arthur Blank, Tampa Bay’s Joel Glazer,
9:53 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Free-agent center Enes Kanter has signed a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, he said Wednesday. Kanter made the news official in a post on Twitter, writing that he looks forward “to helping the Blazers achieve the ultimate goal of competing for a championship.” #RipCity pic.twitter.com/4dTLXyZedg — Enes Kanter
4:47 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta underwent knee surgery a few weeks ago, manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday. Kapler told reporters that Arrieta had the surgery, which he described as “a meniscus cleanup” after he injured his left knee while weight training. “There were no structural issues,” Kapler told reporters, according to Philly.com.
4:19 PM ET Robert Whittaker has been released from a Melbourne hospital following emergency hernia surgery last weekend, his manager Titus Day told ESPN. According to Day, Whittaker, the UFC middleweight champion, was discharged Tuesday, however, he is not allowed to fly back home to Sydney until Monday, per his doctors. Whittaker was scheduled to