11:22 AM ET Franck Ribery strikes for Bayern on his farewell appearance. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images Bayern Munich made it seven Bundesliga titles in a row as they saw off Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 at the Allianz Arena to take the crown by two points from Borussia Dortmund, who won 2-0 at Borussia Monchengladbach. Veterans Franck Ribery and
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1:00 AM ET NEW YORK – The game was tied, but CC Sabathia was telling his teammates they could start packing up their belongings; first place was about to be theirs. “Turn off the lights,” the New York Yankees’ 19-year veteran bellowed as those inside the home dugout settled in for an at-bat they’ve become
2:48 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — George Hill is demanding to know how this story got told. It’s true, he said. He did, in fact, jump into a chilly lake to save Paul George‘s drowning dog a few years ago. It was back when Hill and George were teammates on the Indiana Pacers. As
1:56 AM ET The war of words between Rafael Nadal‘s camp and Nick Kyrgios has continued, with the Spaniard’s uncle and the maligned Australian now exchanging barbs. Kyrgios has again taken to social media to respond to comments, this time made by Toni Nadal. This came after the world No.36’s latest on-court meltdown. He walked
8:15 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Raptors center Marc Gasol claimed responsibility for his team’s poor performance in its 125-103 loss Friday to the Bucks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. “The beginning [of the game] set us in a really bad spot,” Gasol said. “We couldn’t get a grip of the game early
12:54 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — It took all of 51 seconds for Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to declare to the world — and, more importantly, to the Toronto Raptors — how Game 2 was going to proceed. A rim-rattling dunk of his own miss between two defenders. A vicious rejection of what looked
1:50 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — For the St. Louis Blues, the final minutes of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night had an uncomfortable similarity to the final minutes of Game 3. As the San Jose Sharks controlled play with their goalie pulled for an extra attacker, creating a
8:58 AM ET Atletico Madrid came back from two goals and a man down to draw 2-2 at Levante on Saturday in their final La Liga game of the season which was also the last stand for departing long-time club servants Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann. Atletico dominated the play but were picked off on
12:54 AM ET NEW YORK — Barely a week after an at times contentious series against the division rival Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia appeared to have a few choice words Friday for the Rays as he pitched against them in the opener of a pivotal mid-May matchup. Twice after he
South Africa coach Desiree Ellis named a 23-player squad headlined by African Women’s Footballer of the Year Thembi Kgatlana for the women’s World Cup in France next month. The pacey Kgatlana is the chief attacking threat for the side and plays in China with Beijing BG Phoenix, along with national team-mate, midfielder Linda Motlhalo. Both