4:13 PM ET After securing third on the grid for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix Max Verstappen referenced the criticism which has followed him throughout 2018 so far. Verstappen was one of the star performers on Saturday afternoon, splitting the Mercedes drivers for a spot on the second row. The Dutchman had topped all three practice
4:22 PM ET PARIS — Sloane Stephens led Simona Halep by a set and a break at 2-0 in the second of their French Open final. That deficit turned out to be Halep’s greatest advantage. And believe it or not, Halep’s tactical changes weren’t that complicated. You know what they say about the longer you
2:36 PM ET PARIS — Simona Halep is no longer the best player in the game without a Grand Slam title. In her fourth attempt, the world No. 1 finally won the finale of a major with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory Saturday against Sloane Stephens. Halep had lost twice in a final at Roland
4:26 PM ET PARIS — Simona Halep dropped her racket the way a performer drops a microphone when no further words are necessary. She put her hands over her eyes, opened her face to the sunshine and then covered it again as if she were afraid match point would vanish like a mirage. There were
4:38 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg will go on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, manager Dave Martinez said after the Nationals’ 7-5 victory over San Francisco on Saturday. Martinez said there was no timetable on Strasburg’s return. The right-hander left his start Friday against San Francisco after two
5:49 AM ET Fernando Alonso rates himself as one of the best drivers to have ever graced the Formula One grid. Alonso is participating in the 300th grand prix weekend of his Formula One career in Canada. His career includes two world championships — won in 2005 and 2006 — and 32 victories, although the
7:28 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with mild strains in both hamstrings after he was hurt running the bases a night earlier. The team doesn’t have a clear timeline for Tanaka’s return, but general manager Brian Cashman estimated that he will be out
3:47 PM ET Sebastian Vettel put Ferrari back on pole position in Canada for the first time since 2001, but that wasn’t the main talking point from an exciting qualifying session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Shock: Max Verstappen topped all three practice sessions but it seemed like the Dutchman and Red Bull would drop
3:36 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Once again, Nicolas Mahut fell on his back on the red clay of Roland Garros. This time, it was to celebrate a joyful moment, and not because his doubles partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert knocked him down the way he did two days ago at the French Open. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
3:44 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin‘s first attempt at a ceremonial first pitch was so bad he asked for — and got — a mulligan. “Too excited, too strong,” Ovechkin said after sailing his first throw over Max Scherzer‘s head at Nationals Park. “I try to do my best.” Wearing a white