7:36 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN ON OPENING NIGHT in Indianapolis, New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett stood wide open in the left corner before taking a crosscourt pass and gathering for the shot. Despite Indiana Pacers guard Aaron Holiday closing hard, Barrett rose and fired a high-arching shot that hit all net and gave the
1:02 PM ET The NBA fined New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin $50,000 on Sunday “for public criticism of the officiating and comments detrimental to the NBA.” On Friday, Griffin said Zion Williamson‘s fractured left ring finger, which will keep him out indefinitely, was “avoidable” if the NBA did a
10:42 AM ET Barcelona retained the Primera Iberdrola — Spain’s top-flight — title on Sunday after maintaining their 100% record in the league by beating Granadilla Tenerife 1-0 before mathematically sealing their crown when nearest challengers Levante drew 1-1 at Espanyol. Bruna Vilamala, 18, scored the only goal of the game against Granadilla late in
8:00 AM ET Chelsea have been crowned back-to-back Women’s Super League champions after beating Reading 5-0 to claim the 2020-21 title at Kingsmeadow on Sunday. The title race came down to the final day with Chelsea needing a win to make sure second place Manchester City didn’t pip them to the post at the last
11:01 AM ET Manchester United made Manchester City wait a little longer to win the Premier League title following a comeback 3-1 win at Aston Villa. Needing a win to keep the title race alive, United fell behind against Dean Smith’s men but roared back to remain unbeaten in the league this season and cement
12:42 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Mason Greenwood was so promising as a schoolboy at Manchester United that Sir Alex Ferguson would tell people of the “special” talent that would one day break into the first team. After the 19-year-old eclipsed Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in the club’s record books with a crucial goal
Report Youngster impresses in second game, Gary Ballance falls four shy of his century in rain-affected draw Yorkshire 321 (Ballance 96, Brook 59, Gilchrist 4-74) drew with Kent 305 (Crawley 90, Coad 3-53) “The problem with old coppers’ tricks, Constable Boyle, is that old coppers know ’em,” says Inspector Raymond Fowler in the 1996 British
12:27 AM ET The first half of the super middleweight title unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was closer and more competitive than many expected. But one big round tilted the scales to such a dramatic extent that Saunders couldn’t get off his stool
12:22 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said his Spanish Grand Prix victory on Sunday showed the trust he and Mercedes have in one another to make the right decisions. Hamilton and his team delivered a strategic masterclass to beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who had won the race down to Turn 1 to lead. Mercedes turned
9:00 AM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is becoming an investor in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit. “I think it’s important to support women and women’s professional athletes — not just in the United States, but all over the world,” Ovechkin told ESPN. “It was also important for me to support the