3:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Cyclist Miguel Angel Lopez has apologized for smacking a fan who knocked him from his bicycle during Saturday’s penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia. Lopez had hoped to compete for a stage win but was tripped by a fan who was running alongside encouraging him, but collided with another
1:22 PM ET Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — William Byron turned a lap of 173.494 mph on Saturday to win the pole at Pocono Raceway. Byron won his second straight pole in the No. 24 Chevrolet, following up his first-place start last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Byron opened the season with a pole
7:10 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The Golden State Warriors aren’t the only team feeling the hurt of Kevin Durant’s calf-induced absence from the 2019 NBA Finals. Without Durant on the court — and with LeBron James home for the postseason for the first time since 2005 — Nike is facing its first Finals since 2006
12:41 PM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox have placed first baseman Steve Pearce on the injured list with a low back strain, the team announced Saturday. Pearce was removed from Friday’s 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees after fouling out against J.A. Happ in the second inning. Pearce, the World Series
11:31 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Murray State guard Ja Morant — the projected No. 2 pick in the June NBA Draft — will undergo a minor orthoscopic procedure on his right knee on Monday, league sources told ESPN. Morant is expected to be fully recovered in three to four weeks, sources said . The scope
12:01 PM ET Imran Tahir‘s solipsistic wicket rampages are not everybody’s cup of tea. Some might argue, with justification, that in a team sport such as cricket, the direction of travel in that moment of exquisite release after the snaring of an opposition batsman ought to be towards one’s team-mates (including the chap who has
10:32 AM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has advanced into the fourth round of the French Open without dropping a set. Djokovic never lost control in a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win over 147th-ranked Italian qualifier Salvatore Caruso on Saturday. He will next play either 13th-seeded Borna Coric or Jan-Lennard Struff. Elsewhere,
8:54 AM BST Saracens captain Brad Barritt has recovered from a hamstring injury to start against Exeter Chiefs in Saturday’s Premiership final, the club said on Friday. Centre Barritt was a doubt after he limped off the pitch inside the opening half hour of their semifinal rout of Gloucester. The 32-year-old’s return means the European
8:17 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for Saturday night between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center, with the series tied 1-1 What can we expect when the action shifts to St. Louis? Here’s a little primer in today’s Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily.
11:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung first met Jack Berry at training camp last summer, he promised him that he’d wear the “Jack Strong” bracelet he’d been handed after practice. Ten months later, the fit is better than ever. “I still have my band on. I’m not going