8:48 AM ET Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has praised Naomi Osaka for withdrawing from the French Open and criticised the way the situation was handled by tennis authorities. On Monday, Osaka announced she will “take some time away from the court” one day after being fined and threatened with harsher sanctions for
Month: June 2021
3:39 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — Mikko Rantanen found himself in the middle of an on-ice swarm from teammates after scoring the winner. Wonderful and all, but he wanted to make sure the real star of the show received his fair share of the credit, too — goaltender Philipp Grubauer. Rantanen scored a power-play
9:00 AM ET The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs have rolled into their second round. There have been some expected results and some shocking surprises — and the Toronto Maple Leafs losing in the first round, which probably fits into both categories, if we’re being honest. Here are 10 takeaways from the playoffs so far, from
2:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES — From the moment Luka Doncic declared for the NBA draft in 2018, this game was coming. The game when it became clear he wasn’t just a great talent, but one who was ready to lead a team to a win against any opponent, in any playoff series, in any
7:12 AM ET Associated Press Top-ranked Ash Barty has withdrawn from the French Open. The 2019 champion trailed 6-1, 2-2 in the second round when she signaled she was not able to keep playing against Polish opponent Magda Linette on Court Philippe Chatrier. Barty has been dealing with a left hip problem and struggled through
7:52 AM ET It was 10 days before his fight with Floyd Mayweather, and YouTube star Logan Paul was asked during a phone call about the rules of the exhibition boxing match scheduled for Sunday in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Will there be judges? Will knockouts be allowed? Will there even be a winner announced
8:14 AM ET Nigeria coach Mike Brown has confirmed to ESPN that he may be forced to pick two different teams in the coming two months, as the Olympics and Afrobasket tournaments are within two weeks of each other. The Afrobasket tournament starts in Rwanda on August 24, two weeks after the Olympics end in
2:09 AM ET The Utah Jazz exorcized some recent postseason demons with a 126-110 series-clinching win in Game 5 against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. The Jazz not only closed out a tough-minded young Grizzlies team led by Ja Morant, but they did so after blowing a 3-1 lead to
3:15 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After Kawhi Leonard air-balled a contested 3-pointer from the corner with 4.9 seconds left Wednesday night, the LA Clippers walked out of a stunned Staples Center for perhaps the final time this season. The Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic pushed the Clippers to the brink with a 105-100 victory
2:45 AM ET Luka Doncic posted another historic statistical line to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 105-100 win over the LA Clippers in Wednesday night’s pivotal Game 5, but he didn’t impress himself. “I could have played way better,” Doncic said after his 42-point, eight-rebound, 14-assist performance. “I missed a lot of shots, some