7:00 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print WASHINGTON — Teenage qualifier Caty McNally has reached the quarterfinals of the Citi Open. The 17-year-old beat fellow American Christina McHale 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday. McNally hadn’t won a main draw WTA match until this week. The women’s field has opened up
6:46 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alex Meruelo’s specialty as a businessman has been to resurrect struggling companies. His billion-dollar portfolio includes casinos, TV and radio stations, food services, real estate, hospitality, construction and engineering. Meruelo’s latest acquisition could be one of his most challenging: turning the Arizona Coyotes into consistent winners while
6:16 PM ET Flyweight world titleholder Charlie Edwards will make his mandatory defense against Julio Cesar Martinez on Aug. 31 at the O2 Arena in London, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Thursday. The bout, Edwards’ second title defense, will be part of the card headlined by pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko defending his unified lightweight
6:13 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Badgers receiver Danny Davis testified Thursday that one of the women who accused former teammate Quintez Cephus of raping her had flirted with Cephus shortly after meeting him for the first time. Cephus, a 21-year-old former wide receiver for the Badgers, is charged with second- and
5:40 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona was forced to miss Thursday night’s game against Houston after having eye surgery earlier in the day. The team said the operation was unexpected. Francona was expected to return Friday when Cleveland hosts the Los Angeles Angels. Bench coach Brad Mills served as manager
7:27 PM ET CHICAGO — Zack Wheeler wasn’t really supposed to be in Chicago on Thursday. The New York Mets aren’t really supposed to be part of this season’s postseason picture. But Wheeler was in Chicago, putting up seven zeros, and the Mets have won seven straight. None of this was supposed to happen, but
5:09 PM ET Prosecutors on Thursday agreed to drop an extortion charge against a family member of Tyrann Mathieu, who had sought $5 million from the Kansas City Chiefs safety in an extortion attempt, as part of a plea deal, NOLA.com reported. The charge was dropped against Geourvon Keinell Sears, 21, after he pleaded guilty
5:19 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The LPGA Tour’s CP Women’s Open will return to British Columbia next year. Golf Canada has announced the LPGA Tour’s lone Canadian stop will be at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2020. It marks the first CP Women’s Open in the province
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gloucestershire 172 for 7 (Salter 4-12) tied with Glamorgan 172 for 5 (Fakhar 58) Glamorgan’s Andrew Salter returned the superb figures of 4 for 12 in three overs, including a first-ball wicket and three more in the space of seven deliveries, but AJ Tye battled back for Gloucestershire to seal
4:54 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — Vic Fangio’s game-day debut as Denver Broncos coach did not go quite as smoothly Thursday as he had hoped. Fangio spent most of the day at a Cleveland-area hospital due to a kidney stone, sources told ESPN, but he did coach against the Atlanta Falcons in the Hall of