2:05 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Roger Federer wasted two match points in a 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4 loss to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open on Friday. The fifth-seeded Thiem outlasted Federer in the second-set tiebreaker and broke him twice in the third set to close out the match in
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1:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Kendell Beckwith will miss the 2019 season after being placed on the Reserve Non-Football Injury List, and sources told ESPN on Friday that his ankle injury could be career-threatening. Beckwith also missed last season as a result of the fractured ankle, which he suffered in
1:56 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — After four consecutive one-two victories for Mercedes in the first four races, a lot rests on this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix injecting some excitement into the season. Ferrari has shown promise throughout the opening four races and, arguably, had the quicker car in two of the four. However, from
May 9, 2019 FAIRFAX, Va. — “Swift” Jarrett Hurd, the unified junior middleweight world titleholder, will be the first to admit that he’s become a homebody even though that was not always the case. When Hurd, who is from Accokeek, Maryland, turned professional in 2012, he spent the first two years of his career fighting
1:09 PM ET Andrew Cancio’s knockout of Alberto Machado to win a junior lightweight world title will go down as one of the upsets of the year, but Machado will have a chance to avenge the defeat. Cancio will make the first defense of his 130-pound belt in a rematch with Machado, who had the
12:57 PM ET Texas and Florida agreed to a non-conference home-and-home football series in 2030 and 2031, the schools announced on Friday. The Longhorns will travel to Gainesville to meet the Gators on Sept. 7, 2030 and the Gators will travel to Austin on Sept. 6, 2031. The two power programs have meet just three
1:11 PM ET ESPN staff IndyCar rookie Patricio O’Ward is eyeing a quick jump to Formula One after being picked up by Red Bull’s prestigious driver programme. Mexican driver O’Ward, 20, won last year’s Indy Lights feeder category and raced at the 2018 IndyCar finale at Sonoma, finishing ninth. He stepped up to the series
12:33 PM ET Williams is confident insurance will pay for the damage to George Russell’s car caused by a loose drain cover in Azerbaijan two weeks ago, the Formula One team’s deputy principal, Claire Williams, said this week. Williams told reporters at the Spanish Grand Prix that she had discussed compensation with the race promoter
3:00 AM ET Big picture Ireland wanted points on the board and they got two of them, but things couldn’t have been worse. A 196-run hammering in the tournament opener against West Indies followed by a washout against Bangladesh leaves them bottom placed and means that another defeat would put them on the brink of
11:15 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks center Pau Gasol will miss the remainder of the playoffs after undergoing surgery Thursday to repair a navicular stress fracture in his left foot, the team announced Friday. Gasol missed 26 games earlier this season with a stress fracture in his foot. Gasol, 38, joined Milwaukee after reaching a buyout