3:24 AM ET Naomi Osaka‘s Grand Slam title wins at the U.S. and Australian Opens have helped catapult the Japanese tennis player up to second, behind Serena Williams, in Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female athletes over the last year. Williams, a 23-times Grand Slam champion, topped the annual list for a fourth consecutive year
By Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal Kei Kamara made up for an early own goal by scoring a hat trick for Colorado in a wild nine-goal thriller. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+. MLS’s fifth-leading scorer all time makes an uncharacteristic mistake for Colorado to gift Montreal a goal. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+. Lassi
1:35 AM ET The Houston Astros‘ scariest new weapon delivered some damage on Tuesday. Oh, and Zack Greinke pitched too. Some observations on Houston’s 11-6 win over the Rockies and the debut of their third ace after he came over in that last-second deadline dead that stunned the baseball world … 1. As Greinke warmed
12:25 AM ET Former UFC champion Holly Holm will return to the scene of one of the most stunning knockouts in combat sports history later this year. Holm (12-5) has agreed to meet Raquel Pennington (10-7) at UFC 243 on Oct. 5 in Melbourne, Australia, sources told ESPN. Contracts have not yet been signed, but
Brisbane Roar’s first match under Robbie Fowler ended in victory and cup progress. Robbie Fowler began his Australian coaching career in perfect fashion as his inexperienced Brisbane Roar side managed an unlikely 2-0 win over A-League champions Sydney FC at Leichhardt Oval in the FFA Cup on Wednesday. Goals either side of half-time from Stefan
12:09 AM ET CHICAGO — After giving up 10 earned runs — the second most in any start of his career — Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester called himself the “weakest link” in the team’s rotation. “I feel like they had a better plan than I did,” Lester said Tuesday of the Oakland Athletics hitters.
With PSG and Neymar still at odds, Alejandro Moreno says the Ligue 1 club needs to come down on the price to land the Brazilian. With players like Paul Pogba and Neymar trying to force their way out of their clubs, Frank Leboeuf explains why this behavior is unfair to the teams. Frank Leboeuf explains
11:18 PM ET New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres left Tuesday night’s 9-4 win against the Orioles in Baltimore with what the team is calling “core pain.” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Torres was headed back to New York for more tests, and he expected to have an update on his young star Wednesday.
11:17 PM ET The Texas Longhorns have been on quite the hot streak on the recruiting trail over the past month, racking up 11 commitments, including three ESPN 300s and five ESPN Junior 300s. On Tuesday, Ethan Pouncey, ranked No. 103 overall in the ESPN 300 rankings, added to that impressive run, picking Texas over
11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Zack Greinke earned his first win with the Houston Astros on Tuesday night, despite an uneven outing in which he gave up five earned runs in six innings of an 11-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies. After a solid first three innings, Greinke gave up two earned runs