12:45 PM ET No. 1-ranked Simona Halep was knocked out of the US Open in the first round Monday, losing 6-2, 6-4 to Kaia Kanepi. Kanepi, ranked No. 44 in the world, stormed to win the first set in 28 minutes, then carried a break win in the second set to victory. Halep becomes the
12:36 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee will miss the 2018 season because of the knee injury he suffered on Saturday night, coach Doug Marrone said Monday. Marrone did not want to go into specifics about the severity of the injury, but he said the team will place Lee on injured
12:48 PM ET Super middleweight world titlist Jose Uzcategui is due to face mandatory challenger Caleb Plant, but with Plant sidelined with a hand injury that forced the fight to be postponed, Uzcategui is set for a non-title bout. Uzcategui will face Ezequiel Maderna in a scheduled 10-round fight that will headline the Top Rank
1:08 PM ET Madushka Balasuriya A group of foreign nationals were ejected from an ongoing SLC T20 League fixture, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed, after “suspicious individuals” were reported to the board’s Anti-Corruption Unit. Though no approaches are believed to have been made to players, SLC has since taken steps to tighten anti-corruption measures at
12:07 PM ET Opening Bell: Busy is best All too often a boxer will win — or lose — a big fight and then, poof, they disappear for who knows how long. It is far too common to see a guy out of action for eight months, a year, even longer. Top fighters, even ones
12:20 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Monday marks another star-studded edition of ESPN’s newest podcast — Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. The show, aired live on Twitter, will feature current and former champions, as well as multiple rising stars in the sport. Following the show, the entirety can be viewed on
11:46 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Philadelphia 76ers managing partner Josh Harris told ESPN that the franchise’s general manager search is identifying new targets to meet and interview, but didn’t rule out leaving the interim structure in place for the coming season. “It does leave open that possibility,” Harris told ESPN on Monday. “We prefer to
11:10 AM ET Connor McDonagh Stoffel Vandoorne believes McLaren hasn’t made any progress since the start of the season. The under-pressure Belgian finished last of the 15 classified finishers at Spa-Francorchamps after qualifying last of all on Saturday. McLaren struggled for pace all weekend and its non-score in Belgium means it has scored just 12
10:46 AM ET Future Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur is stepping down from his role as assistant general manager of the St. Louis Blues, according to The Athletic. The 46-year-old has spent four years working for GM Doug Armstrong, but his contract ran out in June. Brodeur’s 22-year career as a goalie will culminate in
10:09 AM ET Connor McDonagh Retired Formula One star Felipe Massa is the latest driver to praise the Halo cockpit protection device after seeing the role it played in the Turn 1 crash at the Belgian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso said the Halo was “a very good thing to have” on F1 cars after his