10:20 PM ET Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Super Stock won the $1 million Arkansas Derby by 2 1/2 lengths in an upset Saturday to earn a berth in next month’s Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr., Super Stock covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.92 in front of 17,000 fans at Oaklawn Park.
Month: April 2021
10:47 PM ET Kyrie Irving, a 10-year veteran, and Dennis Schroder, an eight-year pro, came into Saturday’s prime-time matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets having each played more than 500 career games without an ejection. That changed for both of them in the third quarter. The pair of point guards exchanged words
9:08 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis will be re-evaluated by team doctors in L.A. this week and could return to play in the next 10 to 14 days and LeBron James could be right behind him, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Davis, out since Feb. 14 with a calf strain and tendinosis
7:29 PM ET Former major league slugger Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore are finalizing a deal to purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves from majority owner Glen Taylor, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. Taylor will continue to hold full control of the team for two years before Rodriguez and Lore take over in 2023.
10:01 PM BST Centre Emily Scarratt scored 24 points as champions England sealed a place in the final of the Women’s Six Nations with a nine-try 67-3 bonus-point victory over Italy at the Stadio Lanfranchi in Parma on Saturday. The massive win was a second in succession for the visitors and ensures they will finish
News The New Zealand offspinner took all the pace off the ball during a spell that included three wickets in an over Australia’s depth and confidence again shone through as they secured a 3-0 ODI series victory over New Zealand, to keep their record run going, but there was a glimpse at a potential weakness
7:27 PM ET Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA Hall of Fame basketball player Dennis Rodman, scored in her professional soccer debut in the Washington Spirit‘s 3-2 loss to the North Carolina Courage in a National Women’s Soccer League match. – NWSL is Back: Challenge Cup returns with new look, new teams– NWSL debutants Racing
6:13 PM ET Ronald Koeman was left exasperated that Barcelona weren’t awarded a late penalty as they were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid in the Clasico on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more Martin Braithwaite went down in the box
4:57 PM ET United States women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski said that Saturday’s 1-1 draw with fifth-ranked Sweden — one that snapped the Americans’ 16-game winning streak — was “very good for us” even as he admitted that his team played well short of its best. – Rapinoe critical of Draymond Green’s women’s sports
8:42 PM ET We commonly say that to excel and to create beautifully in high octane, insanely high stakes matches like Saturday’s Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, a footballer needs “eyes in the back of his head.” Well, on this occasion, a spectator, both coaches, and the poor old refereeing team needed five or