2:59 PM ET Two-time MVP and three-time NBA champion Stephen Curry has agreed to a four-year, $215 million contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, making him the first player in history to sign two $200 million-plus contracts, his agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon Basketball, told ESPN. Curry will extend his contract off his $45.8
Month: August 2021
2:23 PM ET It was one of the most unusual sights in modern Formula One history as Lewis Hamilton lined up on an empty grid, waited for the lights to go out and raced himself down to Turn 1. 1 Related Such a situation has never happened before and is unlikely to ever happen again,
Aug 1, 2021 Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll were both given five-place grid penalties for the next race for causing a multiple car pile-up on the opening lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The race started in wet conditions, with drivers on the intermediate tyre. Lewis Hamilton led comfortably away from pole position but a
1:32 PM ET Red Bull’s Max Verstappen salvaged a point but lost his Formula One championship lead to Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday after a first-lap collision left him with a badly damaged car. The mayhem was triggered by a mistake made by Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas, who collected
Aug 1, 2021 Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he suspects he has long COVID-19, after suffering dizziness and fatigue in the aftermath of a hard-fought Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. “Everything got a bit blurry on the podium,” the 36-year-old said. Hamilton was looked over by his Mercedes team doctor after a
Aug 3, 2021 Williams driver George Russell will join Formula One world champions Mercedes for a test of next year’s tyres in Hungary on Tuesday, Pirelli said. The Briton has a long-term Mercedes contract and has been tipped to replace Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate next year. The team have said a decision
12:04 PM ET Charles Leclerc is highly likely to face grid penalties later this season after Ferrari declared his car’s current engine a write-off as a result of a collision at last Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. 1 Related Leclerc was shunted off at the first corner by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll on a
2:31 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trackhouse Racing has signed Ross Chastain as its second Cup Series driver in a multiyear deal announced Tuesday. The 28-year-old Chastain currently drives the No. 42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing. Trackhouse purchased the Ganassi operation in late June in a deal that takes effect at the
2:25 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Golden State Warriors will celebrate the NBA’s 75th anniversary in style with a uniform from one of the game’s most iconic moments. The team, on Tuesday, unveiled their “Warriors Origins” uniforms which will be featured throughout the 2021-22 NBA season. The uniform is an update on a look worn
2:05 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Xander Schauffele had the presence of mind to bring his Olympic gold medal with him to Memphis, just not enough bravado to wear it around his neck as he emerged from a two-day blur to resume life on the PGA Tour after winning the Olympic men’s tournament on Sunday.