In an age of metrics and audience engagement, some see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the lowest of low-hanging fruit. They are box office talents because they generally turn the incredible into routine. Most of us understand and appreciate them. Perhaps not equally, but with a massive underlying respect for what they do in
12:12 AM ET CHICAGO — It was a dream come true for Chicago White Sox rookie Eloy Jimenez — just not the dream he thought he would see to fruition. Jimenez, 22, beat the team that traded him, with a ninth-inning home run in the White Sox’s 3-1 win over the crosstown rival Chicago Cubs.
7:25 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Forward Kevin Hayes has avoided unrestricted free agency by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team announced Wednesday. Chuck Fletcher has been the busiest general manager of the offseason. Along with the Hayes deal, Fletcher traded defenseman Radko Gudas to the Washington Capitals for
12:37 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Forward Kevin Hayes has avoided unrestricted free agency by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, according to a report by TSN on Tuesday night. His $7.14 million cap hit will rank 18th among all NHL centers, and it will be the third highest on the
7:47 PM ET A late goal from Duvan Zapata, his second in two games, gave Colombia a 1-0 win over Qatar on Wednesday and guaranteed their place in the quarterfinals of the Copa America. Zapata rose with five minutes left to head home a floated cross from man-of-the-match James Rodriguez and break the deadlock in
2:41 AM ET In Twins lore, it will go down as the Max Kepler Game. Kepler twice played the hero as the Minnesota Twins pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in 17 innings, the longest game in Target Field history and one of the best games of the season. Kepler tied
ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens explains why a return to Barcelona would make the most sense for Neymar, should he decide to leave PSG this summer. Gab Marcotti provides an update on the Neymar’s future with Paris Saint-Germain, after chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s comments warning the Brazilian. UEFA have rejected Paris Saint-Germain’s appeal over Neymar’s
11:24 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are scrambling to reshape the parameters of the Anthony Davis trade with New Orleans and create the ability for $32 million-plus in salary-cap space when the free agent moratorium ends on July 6, league sources told ESPN. The Lakers were engaging additional teams on Tuesday to take on
11:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It was an abbreviated season opener on Tuesday night for Dana White’s Contender Series — just four bouts — but even though there was just one finish, two fighters took advantage of their opportunity at the brand new UFC Apex center. Heavyweight Yorgan De Castro (5-0), who scored a
1:00 AM ET You can spot the birthplace of stock car racing, but you have to know where to look. And you have to bring a little imagination with you. On June 19, 1949, the fledgling National Association of Stock Car Racing ran the first event of its new Strictly Stock division. The location was