1:57 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jennifer Brady won her first WTA title at the Top Seed Open, overcoming a shaky serve and using a five-game run to seize control for a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jil Teichmann in Sunday’s final. It was the first professional tennis event in the United States since
Month: August 2020
3:06 PM ET The New York Giants plan to sign former Pro Bowl kicker Graham Gano, a source told ESPN. Gano, 33, has kicked for Washington and the Carolina Panthers. He was the Panthers’ kicker during current Giants general manager Dave Gettleman’s tenure in Carolina. But Gano hasn’t appeared in a game since late in
2:28 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — New Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon has already discovered what he calls the “the biggest difference” between his five seasons with the Chargers and his first on-field work with the Broncos this summer: about 5,200 feet worth of altitude. “I’m struggling a little bit, I’m struggling a up
1:25 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Ahead of his first NBA playoff experience with the Utah Jazz, veteran point guard Mike Conley left the Orlando bubble Sunday morning to return to Columbus, Ohio, for the birth of his son, the team announced. A source told ESPN that Conley plans to rejoin the Jazz at some point
1:59 PM ET Jimmy Butler says that his budding rivalry with T.J. Warren is “dead.” The Miami Heat‘s All-Star swingman wanted to make that clear as his team gets set for its first-round playoff series against Warren and the Indiana Pacers. “Look, I just play basketball,” Butler said during a video call with reporters after
8:00 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe gleefully hit back at Ligue 1’s critics after Lyon became the second French team to reach the 2020-21 Champions League semifinals. Lyon’s stunning 3-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday capped off a thrilling set of quarterfinals at the mini-tournament in Lisbon which delivered late winners and
2:22 PM ET All-Mountain West first-team wide receiver Warren Jackson is opting out of his senior season at Colorado State to begin preparing for the 2021 NFL draft, he announced Sunday. The decision comes less than a week after the Mountain West announced that it would postpone all fall sports and explore the possibility of
12:02 PM ET Sebastian Vettel explained why he cursed at Ferrari during the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday after growing frustrated with their communication about his race strategy. Vettel finished seventh in Barcelona after a well-executed one-stop strategy, which saw him jump ahead of a group of two-stopping rivals and complete 36 laps on the
12:35 PM ET Jimmy Butler is apparently a budding barista. And by the looks of it, the Miami Heat star might have a successful business on his hands inside the NBA bubble. According to the menu outside his Walt Disney World hotel room, Butler’s offerings include a latte, a cappuccino, a macchiato and more. A
1:38 PM ET Stacy Lewis of the United States held her nerve in a four-way playoff to win the Ladies Scottish Open, her first title since 2017. The 35-year-old went into the final day of the tournament one shot behind Spain’s Azahara Munoz but ended up tied on five-under for the week alongside Cheyenne Knight,