11:14 AM ET Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan — Evan Fournier and Nicolas Batum are going for gold, though they can’t forget about the green. Basketball and business are about to mix in a way players have never experienced. The quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s tournament arrives on the same day free agency opens in the
Month: August 2021
3:04 PM ET The Miami Heat are declining the $15 million team option on forward Andre Iguodala‘s contract for next season, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, but the team picked up the $19.4 million team option on guard Goran Dragic, it announced Sunday. The Heat’s decision to pick up the Dragic’s option is a
2:40 PM ET Esteban Ocon’s stunning maiden victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix happened after a remarkable sequence of events which started in the opening moments of the race. Ocon had qualified an impressive eighth position on Saturday and lined up ahead of Alpine teammate Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel. By the time
2:12 PM ET Clemson cornerback Fred Davis II surrendered to police Sunday after they charged him with misdemeanor reckless driving for allegedly driving 115 mph and causing a wreck that seriously injured a postal worker on July 21. Davis, 19, was released on bond. According to a release from the Clemson Police Department, Davis was
1:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain on Sunday, a day after he scored the tying run as a pinch-runner in a comeback victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The 26-year-old Guillorme is batting .293 in 56 games this
9:39 AM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Israel had just routed Mexico for its first Olympic baseball victory, riding a loud three-run homer by Danny Valencia that helped it jump to a six-run lead, and Nick Rickles wanted to check the reaction. “I don’t think it’s so much about beating Mexico,” he said after
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Report Derbyshire regroup from 8 for 4 but have no answer to attacking innings in chase Northamptonshire 183 for 2 (Gay 84*) beat Derbyshire 177 for 9 (Hudson-Prentice 64, White 4-20, Sanderson 3-29) by eight wickets Emilio Gay’s unbeaten 84 led Northamptonshire to an eight-wicket victory over Derbyshire, securing their first win of the Royal
12:00 PM ET Caitlin Murray After the U.S. women’s national team eked past the Netherlands, the reigning champions of Europe, following a grueling 120-minute slug-fest and penalty shootout, it would be tempting to see Monday’s semifinal against Canada (4 a.m. ET) as a chance to take things easier. After getting clobbered by Sweden and landing
11:55 AM ET Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Marc-Andre Fleury has agreed to play for the Chicago Blackhawks, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. The Blackhawks posted a flower emoji on their Twitter account early Sunday morning, then multiple reports said Fleury had decided to play for Chicago. The Blackhawks had acquired Fleury from the