Craig Burley says Manchester City justified his past declaration that they’re the best team in club football after they edged Liverpool to the title. Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Wolves was enough to land our banker bet but not enough to win the Premier League title as Manchester City came through an early scare to beat
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1:32 AM ET TORONTO — Over six months, Kawhi Leonard endured “82 practices,” then another 11 in the postseason. But there’s no preparation for the individual burden he placed on his broad shoulders Sunday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. Leonard launched more field goals through three quarters than either Kobe Bryant or LeBron James have
7:39 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — After a 6-2 blowout to the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams said his team needs to rediscover who they are — and that process might not be so palatable. “You spend all this time leading up, with everyone
7:41 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Sung Kang rolled in a 23-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole to finally take the lead for good at the Byron Nelson, getting his first PGA Tour victory on a Sunday when he had to play 27 holes. That was the middle of three consecutive clinching birdies
8:30 AM ET CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Tate Martell has been the next big thing since he got his first scholarship offer as an eighth grader. At the time, he could hardly believe his luck, astonished that 14-year-olds could get offers, let alone accept them. That offer from Washington put his entire football career into
6:29 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays were interrupted by a power outage at Tropicana Field that caused a 43-minute delay on Sunday. The lights at the domed stadium went out after Austin Pruitt‘s first pitch to Thairo Estrada leading off the ninth inning.
6:20 PM ET There was a whole lot of pink around major league ballparks Sunday as players, teams and fans recognized their moms on Mother’s Day. Here are some of the special moments and sights shared on social media: This diamond is for you, Mom! 💙#MothersDay | #LetsGoBlueJays pic.twitter.com/fAZeOQKhwB — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) May
5:18 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said the injury that sent left-hander Derek Holland to the injured list last month was legitimate and praised the veteran’s competitive spirit, a day after Holland said he was sidelined with a “fake injury.” Zaidi said Sunday that medical
3:42 PM ET Atlanta Braves right-hander Kevin Gausman on Sunday dropped the appeal of his five-game suspension for intentionally throwing at the Miami Marlins‘ Jose Urena on May 3. He began serving the suspension on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks and will miss the Braves’ three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals and Friday’s game
4:36 PM ET Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis was involved in a bloody altercation over the weekend at a club in his hometown of Liepaja, Latvia. “It is our understanding that Kristaps was jumped and assaulted outside of a club in Latvia. We will provide an update when one is available,” the team said