12:26 PM ET U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu retired injured from her opening match at the WTA 250 event in Nottingham on Tuesday, casting doubt over her participation at Wimbledon. Raducanu retired while trailing 4-3 in the opening set against Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, nearly half an hour into the match after she suffered what appeared
Month: June 2022
11:09 AM ET Associated Press ST. ALBANS, England — Graeme McDowell accepts it is “incredibly polarizing” to join the Saudi-funded rebel golf tour. He even offered a reason why. “Take the Khashoggi situation,” he said. “We all agree that’s reprehensible. Nobody is going to argue that fact.” The Northern Irish golfer was referencing the 2018
11:41 AM ET CHICAGO — The Bears were forced to cancel their organized team activity practice originally scheduled for Tuesday after having live contact during practices in May, a source confirmed to ESPN. According to a source, NFLPA representatives were present at Halas Hall last month for a practice, which was a part of their
10:49 AM ET Naoya Inoue can’t be denied any longer. In the wake of Canelo Alvarez’s loss to Dmitry Bivol, and now, Inoue’s second-round TKO of future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire on Tuesday in Saitama, Japan, there’s little doubt in my opinion that “Monster” is the now the pound-for-pound king. While the Japanese star
10:11 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Eduardo Escobar knew he needed a triple to complete his first cycle, and he was going to do whatever it took to get it. Sure enough, he did. Escobar hit a two-run triple with two outs in the ninth inning, giving him six RBIs in boosting Carlos
9:58 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Hockey great Marie-Philip Poulin has joined the Montreal Canadiens‘ front office as a player development consultant. The role with the NHL team will be part-time as Poulin, a four-time Olympic medalist with Canada’s national women’s hockey team, continues her playing career. “Marie-Philip is one of the best players
8:56 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Naoya Inoue is known as “The Monster” for good reason. When he met Nonito Donaire in November 2019, Inoue was genuinely tested for the first time in ESPN’s Fight of the Year. He defeated Donaire (42-7, 28 KOs) via unanimous-decision on that night, but 31 months later, Inoue made easy
7:00 AM ET Anthony Rizzo shook his head, a slight smile on his face, as he stood next to his locker in the New York Yankees‘ clubhouse. He’d been asked for his opinion on … the infield shift. “Looking at the shift doesn’t bother me,” he said. “But hitting into it does.” Rizzo, a left-hander
7:00 AM ET TAMPA BAY — Nikita Kucherov doesn’t exactly have a poker face. “He’s the type of guy where you can tell when things are going good or not going good, on and off the ice, based on his body language,” said ESPN analyst Ryan Callahan, Kucherov’s former linemate with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
7:03 AM ET Associated Press ST. ALBANS, England — Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson has resigned his PGA Tour membership to participate in the new golf series backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The first LIV Golf Invitational, which offers $25 million in prize money, is taking place outside London from Thursday. Johnson said