7:22 AM ET Associated Press Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova was eliminated from the French Open, ensuring that Naomi Osaka will hold onto the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. Pliskova lost to No. 31 Petra Martic 6-3, 6-3 in the third round. Pliskova entered the tournament with a seven-match winning streak, which included the Italian Open
8:49 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN ST. LOUIS — When Vladimir Tarasenko first came to St. Louis in 2012, the Blues assigned their prized Russian winger a translator to help him interact with the media. Tarasenko, who grew up in the Siberian plains, knew a little English from school, but by no means was conversational. He
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he still hasn’t decided on his starting XI for Saturday’s Champions League Final against Liverpool. The FC crew share their X-factors for the Champions League final, citing solid back-line play as the key to Liverpool’s success. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Stewart Robson race across a lake in Madrid to
10:59 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — Laila Anderson pointed the microphone at St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen. He had done plenty of interviews after winning the Western Conference championship on home ice that night, but this one was clearly the most meaningful. “So tell me, Alex, what emotions are going through your
6:15 AM ET After its worse start to a Formula One season since 2016, Ferrari is exploring new aerodynamic concepts to extract more performance from its 2019 car. 1 Related Ferrari is already 118 points shy of Mercedes in the constructors’ championship and has failed to win a race since the U.S. Grand Prix last
Nicolas Mezquida’s tidy finish late on handed Colorado Rapids a hard fought 3-2 win over Columbus Crew SC. Columbus Crew midfielder Federico Higuain, the team’s all-time assists leader, is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing anterior cruciate ligament surgery in the coming days. Higuain was hurt during a 3-2 loss to
Former Brazil captain Neymar left training early after he was hit on the left knee by Thiago Silva. Neymar believes the left knee problem he picked up in Copa America preparations was just a scare. The Paris Saint-Germain star says he is in good shape for the tournament which begins in two weeks. – When
4:55 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC main event this weekend is official. Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith both made weight Friday morning for their light heavyweight main event fight, scheduled for Saturday at UFC Stockholm. Gustafsson weighed in at 205 pounds on the dot, and Smith weighed 206. Gustafsson and Smith are each top
12:33 AM ET Substitute Nick DeLeon scored in the 90th minute on a shot that deflected off a defender on its way past goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, and Toronto FC salvaged a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night at BC Place. DeLeon’s second goal of the season — after going more than two
Ahead of the Champions League final in Madrid, Stewart Robson picks whether he’d prefer Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino or Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp as his manager. Stewart Robson assesses how Virgil van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum will impact the Champions League final of Tottenham vs. Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is not an unlucky manager as