9:58 AM ET Mercedes have not given up on defending their Formula One constructors’ title despite a difficult start to the season, the team’s technical director Mike Elliott said on Saturday. The team, who have won the past eight world championships, are third overall after five races and 63 points adrift of leaders Ferrari, with
9:20 AM ET Kevin De Bruyne has been named Premier League Player of the Season for the second time in three seasons. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been named the Premier League Player of the Season, pipping Liverpool striker and league top scorer Mohamed Salah to the award. The 30-year-old’s teammate
7:18 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed the club are working on the signing of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski this summer. Lewandowski, 33, still has one year to run on his contract but last week revealed his desire to leave Bayern after eight seasons at the German club.
5:29 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Paul Pogba is considering an offer to return to Juventus, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder is set to leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of June. There is interest from Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain in signing Pogba on a free transfer in the summer and
9:48 AM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Kylian Mbappe has said he will stay at Paris Saint-Germain, sources told ESPN, in a shock U-turn that sees Real Madrid miss out again on their long-term transfer target. Mbappe, 23, had been widely expected to move to the Bernabeu this summer, with his PSG contract due to
8:31 AM ET The Baltimore Orioles have called up catcher Adley Rutschman from Triple-A Norfolk, and he is expected to make his major league debut Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rutschman, the top prospect in minor league baseball and the overall top draft pick in 2019 out of Oregon State, was hitting .309 with
1:55 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Coach Jason Kidd blamed the Dallas Mavericks‘ one-dimensional offensive approach for blowing a 19-point lead in Friday’s 126-117 loss to the Golden State Warriors, criticizing his team for relying too heavily on the 3-point shot during Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. The Mavs made 21 of 45
South East Stars 148 for 3 (Cranstone 66*, Moore 57*) beat Western Storm 145 for 6 (Hennessy 50, Knight 35) by seven wickets A century stand by Aylish Cranstone and Kalea Moore saw the South East Stars chase down 146 against Western Storm, winning by seven wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup at Beckenham. Cranstone
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A few years ago, Johnny Cueto bought an ambulance, though to call this particular vehicle an ambulance is something of a misnomer. It is more like a real-life Transformer. Open the back
2:44 AM ET CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers would not be denied. Not by another bad start. Not by a cascade of tough (stick) breaks or disallowed goals. In Game 2 of the Oilers’ second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Calgary on Friday, Edmonton got the 5-3 win it needed to even the Battle of