10:00 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers outfielder Josh Smith was taken to an area hospital after being hit in his face by a pitch in Texas’ 2-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Smith, a left-handed hitter, was struck on the right side of his face in the third
4:29 PM ET With Metropolitans 92’s offense stuck in the mud Sunday, Victor Wembanyama was asked to create his own shot one-on-one versus a switch from well beyond the 3-point line in a late-clock situation — totally normal stuff for a 7-foot-5, 19-year-old playing a road game against a Euroleague squad. When his first move
Women emerged as the biggest winners in cricket’s pay deal on Monday, with an extra AU$53 million in the player pool over the next five years and a pay rise of 66 percent. Those winnings will be felt most significantly at domestic level, where the average pay packet will sit at AU$151,000 for players with
2:54 PM ET United States women’s defender Tierna Davidson wants to see her team use its “influential voice” to advocate for equal treatment of female players in countries around the globe. Davidson, who was on the USWNT that won the World Cup in France four years ago, was announced as the newest member of the
4:37 PM ET Associated Press Alex Ferguson is getting another medal to add to his extensive collection. Forty years later, some of the key people behind Scottish team Aberdeen’s win over Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1983 have been granted medals by UEFA. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
5:21 PM ET Associated Press Michael Keane made amends for giving away a penalty by scoring from a long-range strike in the 90th minute to earn Everton a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in a feisty English Premier League game on Monday that saw both teams finish with 10 men. Some Everton fans jumped over
8:23 PM ET Interim Tottenham Hotspur coach Cristian Stellini brushed aside chants from Everton fans calling Harry Kane a cheat after his dust-up with Abdoulaye Doucoure saw the Mali international sent off at Goodison Park. Michael Keane‘s late strike from distance cancelled out Kane’s penalty on 68 minutes in the 1-1 draw, but it was
10:33 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR
2:47 PM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster
7:02 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Elina Svitolina played a WTA match for the first time as a mother on Monday, losing to Yulia Putintseva 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4 at the Charleston Open. Svitolina has been ranked as high as No. 3 and is currently No. 1,081, because she