7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish will undoubtedly hear the cheers come Monday night at Wrigley Field — but will they be for him? Darvish is set to face off against a Cubs “legend,” as Philadelphia Phillies hurler Jake Arrieta will oppose his former team for the first time since leaving via
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10:15 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The winds were howling, the skies above Bethpage Black were darkening, and yes, the terminator named Brooks Koepka was showing his human frailty in a most alarming way. He was choking. How does one stop choking when everyone is enjoying the spectacle and nobody is willing to offer first
8:38 PM ET NEW YORK — This coming week has the potential to be the most important of the New York Yankees ‘ schedule. Feel free to consider that hyperbole. But it’s not. If by late September the American League East race and/or the wild-card chase end up coming down to the regular season’s final
10:04 PM ET The New York Mets just had the worst weekend of the season. Not the worst weekend for the Mets, the worst weekend of any team in the majors. They went into Miami with a 20-22 record, facing the worst team in the majors, a team riding a seven-game losing streak and a
10:36 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Side-by-side racing, a dramatic, decisive pass near the end for the win and even an old-style, on-track fight: NASCAR couldn’t be happier with what it saw at the All-Star Race. “As an official, but also as a race fan, it was super exciting to watch,” said Scott
8:00 AM ET ONE OF THE first items on Enes Kanter‘s schedule when he joined the Portland Trail Blazers in February was a meeting with agents from the local FBI office — just one among many ways Kanter’s life is vastly different from any other NBA player’s. Kanter told the agents about the Interpol red
7:14 AM ET Last month, the NBA sent a memo to all its team owners detailing a series of new rules about owning sports betting companies and related businesses. In a nod toward gambling, referee transparency rules have been gradually implemented over the past decade, from announcing officiating crews in advance of games to the
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti shares his best solution for both Real Madrid and Gareth Bale to part ways following his underwhelming season. Real Madrid’s season ended with a fizzle, allowing Real Betis to score twice and finish the year with away wins at both the Santiago Bernabeu and the Camp Nou. Despite reports suggesting Real
8:57 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Houston Rockets and coach Mike D’Antoni have had preliminary discussions on the framework of a contract extension that would keep the two-time NBA Coach of the Year from entering the final year of his deal. “I’ve let (GM) Daryl (Morey) and (owner) Tilman (Fertitta) know that I’m energized to
8:52 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Helen Alfredsson has won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open by two strokes. Alfredsson shot an even-par 72 at Pine Needles on Sunday to finish at 1-over 285 and earn her first USGA title. The 54-year-old Swede earned $180,000 in prize money for this victory along with