3:41 PM ET LONDON — Thomas Tuchel promised in his programme notes that his Chelsea side had not mentioned Real Madrid once after their plane left the Spanish runway last week. While Fulham were perhaps quietly hoping Chelsea would have more than half an eye on Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal, second leg, Tuchel had been
3:43 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert saddled Gamine to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs, giving the trainer his record 220th Grade 1 stakes win. Baffert broke a tie with longtime friend and fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, who had owned the
12:06 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Ashleigh Barty and Iga Swiatek, the two most recent champions of the French Open, will meet in the last 16 of the Madrid Open. They won their second-round matches on Saturday to set up the first-time meeting. The top-ranked Barty needed three sets to beat 80th-ranked Tamara Zidansek.
2:42 PM ET Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen has been placed on leave after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him. “We have become aware of the concerning allegations made about Jake Virtanen,” the team said in a statement Saturday. “Our organization does not accept sexual misconduct of any kind and the claims as
2:26 PM ET Pine Valley Golf Club, long held in high esteem in the golf community for its architectural features and stern test to high-end players, is set to break from tradition and allow women members for the first time while also striking all restrictions among women golfers currently in place. Both the Golf Magazine
News The Royals’ overseas roster stands at just five members with Coetzee’s addition South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen, it appears, is not going to join the Rajasthan Royals in India for the remainder of IPL 2021. ESPNcricinfo understands that he got a visa to fly to India but failed to obtain a No-Objection
3:44 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said the NFL draft would be a collaborative effort most assumed he meant with first-year general manager Scott Fitterer. It turns out Julie Rhule also is a part of the process. Rhule got a text from his wife 10 minutes before Carolina made
2:56 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Former Florida cornerback Marco Wilson, whose decision to throw the cleat of an LSU player late in a December game led to the Tigers kicking the game-winning field goal, was taken in the fourth round of the NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday. The Cardinals, who were
1:26 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — During the run-up to the NFL draft, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas said the objective was to “surround our next quarterback with as much talent as possible.” He wasn’t messing around. After selecting BYU quarterback Zach Wilson with the second overall pick, the Jets added three
2:21 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints added another potential successor to Drew Brees by drafting Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book with the 133rd overall pick in Round 4 on Saturday. Like Brees himself, Book will have to overcome the stigma of being just 6 feet tall to succeed in the NFL.