7:10 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — The latter stages of the Davis Cup finals will be played in the southern Spanish city of Málaga in November, organizers said Wednesday. The revamped tennis competition will remain in Spain after the first two editions were played in Madrid. The group phase will be played from Sept.
Month: April 2022
7:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. was less than two weeks away from a career-defining fight with Manny Pacquiao when he realized something was wrong. Spence had already returned from a devastating car crash, and while sparring to prepare for the Pacquiao fight, he felt something happened to his eye. Days later, he
7:00 AM ET Despite the popularity of the transfer portal, recruiting is still how college football coaches build the foundation of their teams and add talent year after year. Coaches can fill voids through the portal, which has impacted high school prospects, but recruiting is still the lifeblood of a program. With some new coaches
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — When White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and new second baseman Josh Harrison take the field together on Jackie Robinson Day on Friday, they will be the only Black double-play combination in baseball. “You don’t see that every day,” Anderson said recently. “There’s a lot of young kids that look up
7:00 AM ET ATLANTA — After an unexpected, first-in-a-generation World Series win, why spend only one day reliving and celebrating the victory? Much like their run to the championship, the Braves threw a bash this past week that was anything but conventional. The Braves spent their home opener and the six days that followed feting
2:46 AM ET Associated Press Pumas UNAM celebrate after reaching their first CONCACAF Champions League final. Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images Pumas UNAM played to a scoreless draw against Cruz Azul on Tuesday night to advance 2-1 on aggregate to the CONCACAF Champions League final. Pumas will face the winner of the other two-legged semifinal on Wednesday night
5:07 AM ET Adriana Garcia Villarreal players Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue and Gerard Moreno were critical of Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann for failing to respect the Spanish outfit in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The two sides drew 1-1 in Munich on Tuesday — a result which saw Villarreal progress to the semifinals
Vettori was previously assistant coach at Phoenix, but acted as interim head coach for the inaugural edition of the Hundred in 2021 when McDonald remained with the Australian side as an assistant amid travel and scheduling issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Phoenix finished as runners-up in the competition, losing to Southern Brave in the
3:23 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards and Patrick Beverley stood on the Target Center scorer’s table, screaming and celebrating in an ode to an iconic moment in Minnesota Timberwolves franchise history when Kevin Garnett stood on the table and celebrated in the 2004 playoffs. Not long after jumping off the table, Beverley sat on
12:38 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant has been in the league long enough to know that it’s not wise to give a playoff opponent any extra motivation before a series begins. So when Durant heard Nets guard Bruce Brown‘s critique of the Boston Celtics, saying that the Nets can