5:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Medina Spirit has passed three rounds of prerace drug testing and been cleared to run in the Preakness on Saturday. Maryland racing officials said Friday tests on the Kentucky Derby winner and fellow Bob Baffert-trained Concert Tour came back with nothing that would cause them to be scratched from
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6:43 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Army Wife pulled off a mild upset win in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday at Pimlico Race Course as embattled trainer Bob Baffert’s favored Beautiful Gift finished a well-beaten seventh. Mike Maker, a former assistant trainer for Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, saddled the winner. Army
5:02 PM ET Premier League champions Manchester City rode a Ferran Torres hat trick to a 4-3 victory over Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Friday night. Pep Guardiola’s side came into the match having sealed a third title in four years on Tuesday when Manchester United lost to Leicester City. – Stream ESPN
7:12 PM ET Neymar will likely not play for Paris Saint-Germain in next week’s French Cup final against AS Monaco due to a booking in Wednesday’s semifinal. The Brazilian star fumed online after being suspended, describing the situation as “a mess.” – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “I would like to understand
5:33 PM ET The Washington Football Team filled another hole Friday, signing safety Bobby McCain to a one-year deal, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCain, 27, had visited Washington on Monday, four days after he had been released by the Miami Dolphins. His addition continues Washington’s quest to bolster its secondary. It
7:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants first-round pick Kadarius Toney‘s first practice with the team did not go exactly as planned. That was evident when he was seen running an individual wide receiver drill Friday without a cleat. Shoeless KT was born out of necessity because of what he termed the
3:53 PM ET Fully vaccinated NFL players and staff will no longer be required to wear masks at team facilities, the league informed clubs in a memo Friday. The policy change is effective immediately. The NFL’s health and safety department made the decision after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 mask
5:26 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton, whom Denver was trying to trade in recent days, has suffered a torn knee ligament in a workout away from the team’s complex, team sources told ESPN. Hamilton suffered the injury Friday morning, and had not been working out at the team’s suburban Denver
5:31 PM ET HOUSTON — A member of the team representing the women suing Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson recently reached out to Watson’s legal team to discuss the case, according to text messages and a recording reviewed by ESPN. In a statement released Thursday afternoon, Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, suggested Tony Buzbee, the attorney for
5:52 PM ET Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — Stephen Ames shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Mitsubishi Electric Classic. The 57-year-old Ames had an opening bogey and seven birdies for a one-stroke lead over Paul Goydos. “I don’t think I had one highlight, I think