2:43 AM ET Expectations for the United States men’s national team are high in the Gold Cup, regardless of who actually suits up. Not only is the U.S. expected to win every game in the tournament’s group stage, but by clear margins as well. Fail to reach such a level, and the tendency to look
Month: July 2021
2:45 AM ET MILWAUKEE — In the immediate aftermath of his team’s 120-100 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said he wasn’t going to use his postgame news conference to gripe about the officiating. And then he did just that. “I’m not going to
1:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — The Phoenix Suns took control of the NBA Finals by surging ahead in the final five minutes of the first half of Games 1 and 2 at home. On Sunday night, the Milwaukee Bucks began to climb back into the best-of-seven affair by giving the Suns a taste
News “After looking at the pitch, I expected it to turn on the fourth or fifth day, which is why I decided to bat first” Bangladesh needed eight batters to deal with the first day pitch in Harare, according to their captain Mominul Haque. The visitors eventually won the Test by 220 runs against Zimbabwe,
11:37 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr. formally announced Sunday that they will fight Aug. 21 in a bout pitting an eight-division world champion against one of the sport’s most dominant current champions. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) and Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) will fight for Spence’s WBC and
11:13 PM ET A day after suffering a gruesome leg injury in his loss to Dustin Poirier in UFC 264 in Las Vegas, Conor McGregor underwent successful surgery, he and his management team said on Sunday night. “Conor is in recovery after 3 hours of surgery. The surgery was successful repairing fractures of his tibia
8:59 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — A former Kansas football player says the university offered him more than $50,000 in benefits if he left the program and stayed quiet about harassment he experienced from four other players on the team. Caperton Humphrey told The Kansas City Star that he received little help from
9:00 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Jim Furyk recovered from a rough start Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open to hold off Retief Goosen and Mike Weir by three strokes. Making his debut in the event, Furyk closed with a 1-over 71 to become the eighth player to win
Play 01:39 Mitchell Marsh: Australia won’t make excuses for West Indies loss Big Picture In the space of barely 24 hours this series is potentially one match away from being decided. Australia need to win to keep things alive, a position they found themselves in on the New Zealand tour which will give them some
8:03 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Kurt Busch passed brother Kyle with 24 laps left and won the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday to complete a sibling weekend sweep at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch raced to his first victory of the season, 33rd overall and the fourth of his career at Atlanta.