4:33 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Madison Keys started her German Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Polish qualifier Magdalena Frech on Monday. Keys, who is ranked 28th, hit three aces and saved four of the six break points she faced. She will next face the top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in the second
Month: June 2021
3:10 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Wimbledon will be allowed to have a full crowd of 15,000 at Centre Court for the men’s and women’s finals next month, a year after the tournament was canceled entirely because of the coronavirus pandemic, the British government said Monday. The grass-court Grand Slam tournament, which begins June
Report Islamabad United two points clear of Lahore Qalandars at the top of the PSL standings Islamabad United 191 for 2 (Munro 88*, Iftikhar 71*) beat Karachi Kings 190 for 4 (Babar 81, Zadran 71*) by eight wickets Colin Munro and Iftikhar Ahmed pulled off a stunning turnaround in the second half of the innings
1:59 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, did not report to mandatory minicamp that began Monday, a source confirmed. Gilmore could be making a statement about his contract, as he is scheduled to earn a base salary of $7 million in 2021.
3:43 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings expect to have defensive end Danielle Hunter back in the fold this week during mandatory minicamp, a source told ESPN, after the Pro Bowl defensive end missed the team’s entire voluntary offseason program. Hunter, 26, sat out the 2020 NFL season with a herniated disk that required
1:17 AM ET For a moment, as he broke into the open court all alone, it looked like Chris Paul was thinking about dunking it. It would’ve been an emphatic final statement on the series, the play to cap off the complete dominance his Phoenix Suns showed over the Denver Nuggets throughout. But there were
1:51 PM ET Injuries to Kyrie Irving and James Harden have flipped the odds on the Brooklyn Nets–Milwaukee Bucks‘ Eastern Conference playoff series, putting sportsbooks in a unique position where the current favorite to win the NBA title is now an underdog in the conference semifinal round. The Bucks tied the series 2-2 with a
12:47 PM ET Brooklyn Nets assistant Mike D’Antoni will interview Monday for the Portland Trail Blazers‘ vacant head-coaching position, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Portland, seeking a replacement for Terry Stotts, also will interview Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups and Spurs assistant Becky Hammon this week, sources told Wojnarowski. Blazers general manager Neil Olshey said last
12:24 PM ET GLASGOW, Scotland — For at least the next 24 hours, every child in a playground in Scotland will pretend they’re Patrik Schick. Monday’s Group D clash at Euro 2020 was meant to be a chance for Scotland to dazzle after a 23-year absence from major tournaments. But it’ll be remembered for Schick’s
10:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Diego Maradona died in November of an acute pulmonary edema. Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Prosecutors in San Isidro, Argentina, began hearings Monday concerning the seven medical professionals facing charges of “simple homicide with eventual intent” in the death of Diego Maradona. The hearings had been scheduled