10:00 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports BROOKLYN, Mich. — Clint Bowyer couldn’t hold his elation, and not just because he won Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. He loved the fact that his crew chief Mike Bugarewicz, a conservative-minded engineer,
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11:15 PM ET Long shot Restoring Hope’s run in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes is being questioned by some competitors, who suggest the horse might have been used to block other horses from catching stablemate Justify on his way to the Triple Crown. Bob Baffert trains both Justify and Restoring Hope, which went off at 37-1 and
10:17 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — After 120 laps and two stages, the race could be official. Any driver in the lead might conceivably win if rain intervened. Crew chief Mike Bugarewicz’s decision to make a two-tire pit stop paid off for a gutsy win in the rain-shortened Cup race at Michigan. The
5:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Triple Crown winner Justify will get a well-deserved break and then race again this year, although no date or location has been targeted yet after the colt came out of his Belmont Stakes victory in good condition. Justify’s Triple Crown victory Saturday was worth an additional $15
2:11 PM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Rafael Nadal needed less than a set to take command of the French Open final, and he overcame a late problem with his racket-holding hand to earn a record-extending 11th championship at Roland Garros by beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday. At 2-1 in the
7:44 PM ET PARIS — Only Rafael Nadal truly knows what he saw reflected when he glanced into the belly of the big silver bowl, but as he pressed his 11th French Open championship trophy against his cheek, his face began to crumple. His tears were a reminder that as routine as his victory may
3:24 AM ET Manoj BhagavatulaESPN Spain’s Rafael Nadal defeated Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the French Open on Sunday to win the season’s second Grand Slam for a record 11th time. Here are some of the key numbers from the Spaniard’s clay-court season, which culminated in the successful defense of
Jun 10, 2018 PARIS — Tennis’ old guard just keeps getting better. Rafael Nadal successfully defended his French Open crown and clinched a record 11th Roland Garros title with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 final victory over No. 7 Dominic Thiem on Sunday. Following his 32nd birthday last Sunday, Nadal’s victory is the seventh successive major
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12:52 PM ET Associated Press Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas won the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday after Adam Yates claimed the final stage of the warmup race for the Tour de France. Yates, who attacked several times in the stage finale, managed to overtake Dani Navarro on the last curve of the final climb