4:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton will miss the regular-season finale against the Chicago Bulls because of a sore left ankle. Middleton, averaging 20.4 points, was ruled out Sunday after scoring 21 points the previous night in a win over Miami. The two-time All-Star is missing his fourth game
12:16 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN A day after watching his longtime friend and teammate Kevin Garnett go into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, longtime Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce joined him in Springfield, Massachusetts. Pierce, along with two-time champion and 11-time All-Star selection Chris Bosh, five-time All-NBA selection Chris Webber, and four-time Defensive
2:23 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Rafael Nadal beat a tired Novak Djokovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 on Sunday for a record-extending 10th Italian Open title. The Spaniard recovered from a potentially dangerous fall after tripping over a raised line to take the latest installment of the most-played rivalry in modern men’s tennis. It also
News England fast bowler may face surgery as ECB plan next steps of recovery Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s two-Test series against New Zealand, starting at Lord’s on June 2, and may face surgery on his troublesome right elbow after failing to come through this week’s return to first-class action. Archer, who
12:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Boone did not identify the staff member, saying he was part of the team’s support staff. Another staff member was not available
3:48 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — World Series MVP Corey Seager will miss at least a few weeks for the Los Angeles Dodgers after breaking a bone in his right hand. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the star shortstop does not need surgery on his broken fifth metacarpal — the bone closest
2:44 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN Tyson Fury has received assurances from Prince Khalid Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi defense secretary, that his four-belt heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua will happen Aug. 14 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “I just got off the phone with Prince Khalid of Saudi Arabia,” Fury said in a video posted
3:00 PM ET Alex Kirkland Nacho scored as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 on Sunday to keep their La Liga title hopes alive until the final day of the season. The first half at San Mames saw not a single shot on target, as Athletic’s defence kept Madrid at arm’s length. The visitors were
2:36 PM ET Atletico Madrid took a giant step towards the La Liga title in dramatic circumstances by fighting their way back to beat Osasuna 2-1 at home on Sunday thanks to a late strike from Luis Suarez. Atletico dominated the game and hit the woodwork twice in the first half before having two goals
1:06 PM ET McLaren will race with a one-off livery in the colours of the Gulf Oil company at next weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. Gulf’s iconic blue and orange colour scheme has featured on a number of racing cars in the past — including the McLaren F1 GTR that finished second at the 1997 Le