6:50 AM ET Associated Press Polish teenager Iga Swiatek ousted the 2018 champion and top-seeded Simona Halep from the French Open, winning 6-1, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Swiatek, the only teenager who reached the fourth round, avenged a crushing defeat by Halep at the same stage last year. The Romanian won
Month: October 2020
9:30 PM IST Surrey 74 for 4 (Payne 3-18) beat Gloucestershire 73 for 7 (Plunkett 3-11) by six wickets Surrey strutted into their final T20 Blast final since 2013 by beating Gloucestershire with eight balls to spare to seal their ninth win on the bounce in an 11-over game at Edgbaston after the rain eventually
11:02 AM ET Harry Kettle Arsenal returned to winning ways with what proved to be a nervy 2-1 win over Sheffield United at the Emirates on Sunday. A dire first half was followed up by a fascinating second act as Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe put Mikel Arteta’s men in control before David McGoldrick made
8:00 AM ET John Carpino, the Los Angeles Angels‘ president, and Joe Maddon, their decorated manager, sat on adjacent couches on Wednesday morning, a day when 16 other teams would participate in the postseason. Displayed between them was the World Series trophy from 2002, a persistent reminder of the glory that still eludes this franchise
9:16 AM ET The Minnesota Vikings became the NFL’s first team to be tested for the coronavirus on the morning of a Sunday game, and all tests came back negative, sources told ESPN. The Vikings, who faced the coronavirus-stricken Tennessee Titans last weekend, traveled to Houston on Saturday afternoon, and arrangements were in place for
6:42 AM ET EARLY IN THE first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers appeared lethargic, disjointed. Coach Frank Vogel called time, down 23-10, and made some substitutions. One of them, 34-year-old Rajon Rondo, who shot 41.8% in the regular season, surveyed the floor, noted the Miami Heat‘s
7:15 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their
9:46 PM ET Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera put Dwayne Haskins on notice during a meeting this past Monday, telling the second-year quarterback that his performance must improve starting Sunday or he risks being replaced, league sources tell ESPN. Should they make a change Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, Washington would turn to Kyle
9:15 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association are investigating whether the Tennessee Titans, who have had 18 members of their organization test positive for COVID-19 in the past week, violated the league’s coronavirus-related protocols, sources told ESPN. After the Titans’ recent outbreak — during which nine players and nine team personnel members
7:22 AM ET The New Orleans Saints had a positive COVID-19 test Saturday, according to multiple reports, putting potential doubt on a third game of Sunday’s Week 4 schedule. According to ProFootballTalk, which first reported on the positive test, the Saints learned about the positive test late Saturday night and are in the process of