9:09 PM ET Associated Press SCARSDALE, N.Y. — Kristen Gillman won two more matches and the United States opened a 9-3 lead over Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup at Quaker Ridge. Gillman, the 20-year-old University of Alabama star from Austin, Texas, improved to 4-0 and helped the Americans move within 1 1/2 points
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9:36 PM ET New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes left his rehab appearance on Saturday with tightness in his right quad. He is expected to be reevaluated on Sunday. Cespedes was playing for Double-A Binghamton rehabbing a hip injury when he was pulled from the game. The right-handed slugger hit two doubles before exiting the
10:50 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Lightweight champions Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr. will meet in a title unification bout July 28 at Staples Center. The unbeaten champs announced their upcoming fight Saturday before Leo Santa Cruz’s rematch with Abner Mares in downtown Los Angeles. Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) grew up in
10:08 PM ET With his Triple Crown victory Saturday, Justify became the most valuable horse in racing history. Before the Belmont Stakes, the horse’s owners, primarily WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing, negotiated a deal with Coolmore to sell the horse’s breeding rights for $60 million. The Triple Crown was worth an additional
11:12 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Albert Pujols hit his 623rd career homer and passed Stan Musial to move into sixth on the career RBI list with 1,951 (per Elias), helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 after a four-hour rain delay Saturday. Pujols’ solo home run in the sixth
9:58 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Jerry Stackhouse has agreed to a deal to join J.B. Bickerstaff’s coaching staff with the Memphis Grizzlies, league sources told ESPN. Stackhouse emerged as a head-coaching candidate this spring, interviewing for jobs with New York and Toronto. Stackhouse comes to the Grizzlies after leading the Toronto 905 to consecutive G
9:30 PM ET Elmont, N.Y. — The noise is what I’ll remember most. Other than the horse, of course. There were 13 races at Belmont Park on Saturday, but only one reason why it was a sellout crowd of 90,000 people. Justify was bidding to become just the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown.
9:08 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. — As NASCAR continues to experiment with an aerodynamic package that creates close racing, the debate continues on whether NASCAR should employ a package with which drivers question
8:35 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Mohamed Bamba could be the next Rudy Gobert, and that’s why he’s expected to go very high in the NBA draft. The towering 7-footer from Harlem, who played his one collegiate season at Texas, worked out individually with Phoenix on Saturday. He was the third player to do
8:21 PM BST KweséESPN Staff Coach Rassie Erasmus praised the Springboks’ character following their come-from-behind 42-39 in the opening Test three-match series against England at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. England started with a bang and raced to a 24-3 lead in the opening quarter, thanks to three converted tries and a penalty goal,