5:52 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Shashank Kishore In a bid to introduce a “fresh approach” to their stuttering IPL 2019 campaign, Rajasthan Royals have decided to remove Ajinkya Rahane as the captain and replace him with Steven Smith for the remainder of the current season. Royals have had a sequence of poor results in recent
12:14 AM ET Danny Hoesen scored twice in the first 12 minutes, and the San Jose Earthquakes poured it on in a 4-1 defeat of visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. It was the worst MLS regular-season loss for Sporting KC since a 3-0 result at Portland on Aug. 7, 2016. Possibly a bigger blow
2:40 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook vowed to be better in Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers, and with 33 points on 11-of-22 shooting and 11 assists in a 120-108 win Friday night, he followed through. “Man of his word,” Paul George said. “He came out, he led, we got behind him
9:45 PM ET The Portland Timbers scored twice in four minutes of the first half to help win their first game with a 3-1 victory over Columbus Crew SC at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday. Larrys Mabiala made it 1-0 in the 31st minute and Jeremy Ebobisse doubled the score for the Timbers
9:44 PM ET Cristian Penilla scored in the 73rd minute, and the New England Revolution beat the visiting New York Red Bulls 1-0 Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass. Penilla scored his first goal of the season and 13th of his career since joining New England as a transfer from Brazilian side Chapecoense before the 2018
9:23 AM ET Manchester City moved back to the top of the table with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham thanks to Phil Foden‘s first Premier League goal. The 18-year-old headed Sergio Aguero‘s knock down in from close range after the Argentina international had got on the end of Bernardo Silva‘s cross. This was the third
1:12 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Stanley Cup is anyone’s for the taking, and this year’s playoffs is shaping up to be a wacky one. The Calgary Flames were eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche after losing 5-1 in Game 5 on Friday night, meaning the top seeds in both conferences have been ousted in the
ORLANDO, Fla. — The last time the Orlando Magic hosted a postseason game in 2012, Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam had just started playing organized basketball. Seven years later, a polished and self-fulfilled Siakam dominated Game 3, as Toronto held off Orlando 98-93 to take a 2-1 series lead. “He’s unbelievable,” said Raptors point
8:23 AM ET Central Coast signed off at home with a win over Western Sydney. Tony Feder/Getty Images Back-to-back wooden spooners Central Coast gave their fans something to cheer about with a 3-1 win over Western Sydney in their final home game of the season on Saturday night. A double from skipper Matt Simon and header
12:19 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Mike Pagliarulo has been fired as hitting coach for the Miami Marlins, who rank last in the majors in runs. Pagliarulo had been with the team since 2017. Assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey was promoted to interim head hitting coach, and Eric Duncan was made the assistant hitting