1:51 PM ET Prosecutors in Johnson County, Kansas, are not actively working a criminal investigation into possible child abuse involving Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill. “It is not an active investigation,” District Attorney Steve Howe told the Kansas City Star on Friday. “As in any case, if we receive additional evidence we reevaluate.”
Month: June 2019
1:13 PM ET The 2019 French Open will have a women’s final that nobody would have dared predict before the tournament started: Ashleigh Barty vs. Marketa Vondrousova. The former is a burned-out prodigy reborn at age 23, on the verge of becoming the first Australian since Margaret Court in 1973 to win the red-dirt championships.
6:09 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — When Ben Roethlisberger and Russell Wilson signed their new contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks, respectively, earlier this offseason, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones was quick to point out those quarterbacks own Super Bowl rings. Jones never said it, but the message was clear: The
10:46 PM ET CLEVELAND — Eight months after undergoing offseason Tommy John surgery, Didi Gregorius is back in a big league uniform, and he’s using social media to indicate just how excited he is about that opportunity. The New York Yankees shortstop returned Friday from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, reinstated off the Yankees’
1:10 PM ET CLEVELAND – Eight months after undergoing offseason Tommy John surgery, Didi Gregorius is back in a big-league uniform, and he’s using social media to indicate just how excited he is about that opportunity. The New York Yankees shortstop was returned Friday from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and reinstated off the
1:24 PM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — The second French Open semifinal between world No 1 Novak Djokovic and fourth seed Dominic Thiem will resume on Saturday after it was held over from Friday because of rain. The pair were level at one set apiece, with Thiem leading 3-1 in the third when the players
1:31 PM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Robin Herd, who passed away on Tuesday, was a quietly influential player in global motor sport for three decades, but he would
1:36 PM ET PARIS — Same superlatives, different day. Roger Federer returned to the French Open after a three-year absence with every intention of putting himself on a collision course with Rafael Nadal, the most inexorable force ever on Roland Garros’ red clay courts. He got double the opposition he’d wished for in Friday’s semifinal:
1:23 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff June 6 Yuzvendra Chahal‘s 4 for 51 against South Africa played a big role in India’s first win of the World Cup. What was most impressive about Chahal’s performance was the quality of the batsmen he dismissed: Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, David Miller and Andile Phehlukwayo. After
12:21 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious