3:00 AM ET Toss West Indies chose to bat v Bangladesh West Indies captain Jason Holder has chosen to bat first against Bangladesh at Malahide. Holder said he would like to see a better fielding performance from his team, after what he felt were poor displays in that aspect in the previous games. West Indies
Month: May 2019
10:20 AM ET Sunday’s intense Game 7s proved an old adage: The NBA is a make-or-miss league. As the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers get set to square off in the Western Conference finals (Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN), the importance of those makes and misses is only going to be heightened.
1:00 PM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The news that Michigan‘s John Beilein is the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers came as a shock to many observers. Nevertheless, there’s ample precedent
11:49 AM ET Jockey Luis Saez has been suspended 15 racing days by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for his ride on Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security became the first horse in the history of the 145-year-old race to be disqualified from first place due to a race riding incident. He was
11:37 AM ET Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has vacated his super middleweight world title, paving the way for it to be filled by the bout between Billy Joe Saunders and Shefat Isufi on Saturday. Ramirez sent WBO president Paco Valcarcel an email in recent days thanking him for the opportunity to hold the organization’s world title
11:47 AM ET UFC star Conor McGregor is no longer facing criminal charges in Florida for allegedly smashing and stealing a man’s phone in March. Miami prosecutors dropped one charge of felony robbery and one of misdemeanor criminal mischief during a hearing on Monday. Assistant State Attorney Khalil Madani wrote in a close out memo
11:50 AM ET Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach and Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham died Saturday after a brief illness. He was 72. Cunningham devoted his life to the game of football after moving to the United States from Germany shortly after World War II. He spoke no English at the time and
12:02 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods got to work early Monday to prepare for his first tournament start since winning the Masters, beginning a practice round at cold, rainy Bethpage Black before 8 a.m. Temperatures in the 40s and rainy conditions greeted players who arrived to get ready for the 101st PGA Championship,
3:24 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Billy Joe Saunders has said training with Tyson Fury has helped give him the belief that he can salvage his career. The former WBO
11:00 AM ET With only a smattering of tournaments, the AHL playoffs and Memorial Cup still going outside of the NHL, now is as good a time as any to take a look back at the season from a prospect standpoint, beginning with the Atlantic Division. The Atlantic has some of the more intriguing teams