12:58 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from being the first team in 23 years to sweep the Stanley Cup Final, but good luck trying to catch them looking that far ahead. “We’ve put ourselves in good position, obviously, but the fourth one is the hardest to get,” defenseman Victor Hedman
Month: July 2021
6:30 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Few people could understand what Coco Gauff was experiencing when she made a surprise run to the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2019 as a 15-year-old qualifier. But Alexandra Stevenson could. She can relate to what it’s like to be a teenager thrust into the spotlight on the sport’s grandest
8:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Marlins starter Pablo Lopez and manager Don Mattingly were both ejected after Lopez hit Braves slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. with the first pitch of the game Friday night. The Marlins have a history of hitting Acuna. Miami pitcher Jose Urena hit him in a rivalry that began in
8:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Nationals lost baseball’s hottest slugger to an apparent right leg injury when Kyle Schwarber was removed in the second inning of Washington’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Schwarber singled to the right-center-field gap and grimaced while rounding first. He made a hard stop
8:00 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The New York Yankees held a players-only meeting earlier this week, called by All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge, to air out their issues amid a deepening slump. Judge said that he requested the sitdown on Tuesday to
9:14 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fans hoping Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will pitch and hit in the All-Star Game might get their wish. Angels manager Joe Maddon wants Ohtani to do both in the July 13 midsummer classic in Denver and has discussed it with Tampa Bay Rays skipper Kevin
6:55 PM ET DETROIT — Phil Mickelson says he would consider coming back to Detroit if enough fans signed a petition and committed to doing a random act of kindness. On Thursday, after his first round at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Mickelson said he wouldn’t be back to Detroit because of a story written in
Report There were five run-outs during Pakistan’s chase, before rain gave the home side a win by the DLS method West Indies Women 125 for 6 (Knight 30*, Nation 28, Sana 2-18, Amin 2-31) beat Pakistan Women 103 for 6 in 18 overs (Dar 29, Mathews 1-13) by 7 runs (DLS method) West Indies Women
11:06 PM ET Associated Press Thomas M. Reich, a pioneering baseball agent with an ebullient, oversized personality who helped players gain multimillion dollar salaries in the early years of free agency, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82. Reich had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019. “Tom Reich
11:43 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning moved within one victory of back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, with an emphatic 6-3 win at the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 on Friday night. Miss any of the game? We’re here with the top takeaways. More: Cup Final schedule | Playoff Central Stanley Cup Final Game 3 in