11:52 AM ET Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Connecticut Open tennis tournament is leaving New Haven after a 21-year run in the city. The operators of the tournament have sold the sanction for the WTA event to APG, a sports and entertainment company with a heavy presence in Asia. It is planning to
9:33 PM ET CHICAGO — Every year during Super Bowl week, ESPN.com sits down with Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer. What started as simply getting a one-time, big-game prediction because his beloved New England Patriots were the AFC representatives has become a yearly exercise — in part because the Patriots keep returning to the
11:24 AM ET Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska stunned former Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza for the second time in a matter of months to reach the semifinals of the Thailand Open. The No. 8 seed, who turned 18 last May, twice came back from a break down in the first set to eventually
11:27 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown delivered a brief message from the Super Bowl in his first public appearance since the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season ended. “I just want to win,” said Brown in a short interview posted on USA Today Sports’ Twitter. “I just want to win, play with a team that’s gonna win.
Jan 31, 2019 With the Anthony Davis and Kristaps Porzingis bombshells rocking the NBA this week, teams are cautiously turning their eye toward the Boston Celtics to see if there is any fallout that affects Kyrie Irving‘s future. In recent days, teams, players and agents have been discussing the possibility that free-agent-to-be Irving might not
11:09 AM ET With more than 1,000 ways to bet Super Bowl LIII, you’re probably going to need some help sorting through the options. Here are the best value bets. With everything from against-the-spread and historical data for Los Angeles and New England, to Super Bowl trends and more, these notes offer key data heading
1:36 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — When Eleider “Storm” Alvarez won a majority decision against Isaac Chilemba on Nov. 28, 2015, he became the mandatory challenger for then-light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson, but it would be a long wait for him to fulfill his world title dreams. Although Stevenson’s mandatory obligation was not yet
10:50 AM ET Dustin Johnson hit a flawless nine-under-par second round to storm into the lead at the Saudi International. The world no. 3 profited from calm conditions at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club Friday morning, converting seven birdies and an eagle to build a three-shot advantage. South African Zander Lombard and South
10:37 AM ET On a weekend when billions of dollars are expected to be wagered on Super Bowl LIII, a “little bet” between NFL rookies shouldn’t be surprising. But when it’s No. 1 overall draft pick Baker Mayfield betting No. 2 overall pick Saquon Barkley over who will win the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of
8:38 AM ET Anthony Joshua is “very likely” to scrap his world heavyweight title defence scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium on April 13, promoter Eddie Hearn has said. WBA-WBO-IBF-IBO champion Joshua was due to step into the ring for the second bout in a two-fight deal at England’s national stadium this spring, but