12:24 PM ET Associated Press John Rotz, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes during his career, has died at 86. He died at his farm in Warrensburg, Illinois, southwest of Champaign, on Monday, according to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, which spoke to his family.
Month: July 2021
12:17 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are progressing on a deal to hire Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green as head coach, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A 12-year NBA veteran, Green has been an assistant with the Suns for the past two seasons and spent the previous three seasons on the Golden State Warriors‘
9:09 AM ET SANDWICH, England — If Brooks Koepka is asked, he seems willing to answer any continued questions about Bryson DeChambeau. Koepka was asked again Tuesday at The Open about their ongoing feud, and the four-time major winner said he’s fine keeping it going because DeChambeau went back on his word about an agreement
12:32 PM BST Ireland will host New Zealand in one of four international tests announced by the Irish Rugby Football Union for Andy Farrell’s squad in October and November. The Irish will face the All Blacks at Aviva Stadium on Nov. 13 for the first time since losing to the New Zealanders in the quarterfinals
Jack Leach claimed five wickets to pile on the pressure against Surrey © Getty Images Surrey 239 for 8 (Stoneman 67, Burns 50, Leach 5-42) trail Somerset 429 (Clark 3-75) by 190 runs Jack Leach took five wickets as Somerset celebrated securing their place in the first division by putting Surrey under pressure on the
6:55 AM ET A mural of Marcus Rashford in Manchester has been restored after it was vandalised on Sunday following England‘s Euro 2020 final loss to Italy on penalties. Rashford was one of three England players who failed to convert their spot-kicks — Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were the other two — and all
5:55 AM ET Euro 2020 Golden Boot winner Cristiano Ronaldo has missed out on a spot in UEFA’s Team of the Tournament with finalists England and Italy dominating the line up. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma — who was named the Player of the tournament — along with defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Leonardo Spinazzola, midfielder Jorginho
6:23 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Real Madrid president Florentino Perez branded Iker Casillas and Raul Gonzalez the “biggest frauds” in the club’s history in an audio recording from 2006 that was leaked on Tuesday. Perez, who returned as Real Madrid president in 2009, was speaking after leaving the role for the first time,
10:59 AM ET UEFA has opened a formal investigation into the storming of Wembley Stadium by supporters at Sunday’s Euro 2020 final in addition to charging the English Football Association with four separate offences relating to the conduct of fans. England’s first appearance in a tournament showpiece for 55 years ended in defeat on penalties
7:00 AM ET For years, the question has been: “Who is the face of baseball?” Ahead of the 2021 MLB All-Star Game though, three new superstars have proved there doesn’t need to be just one face of the sport. Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels and