2:53 PM ET Associated Press Two-time major champion and former No. 1 Simona Halep says she does not “currently plan to play” at the 2020 US Open. Halep added in a statement emailed by her representative to the AP on Wednesday that her stance “is not set in stone.” Two-time major winner Simona Halep has
10:42 AM ET ESPN News Services Serena Williams says she will play in this year’s US Open tennis tournament. The 23-time Grand Slam champion announced her intentions in a taped video message revealed Wednesday by the USTA. “I really cannot wait to return in New York and play the US Open 2020,” said Williams, 38.
2:27 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The PGA Tour reported a second straight week of zero positive coronavirus tests with the RBC Heritage set to begin Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links. The tour has yet to disclose the exact number of tests conducted, but it included the 90 or so players, caddies and
1:28 PM ET Associated Press It wasn’t quite the post position trainer Barclay Tagg wanted for Tiz the Law. Still, it wasn’t far off for the colt who on Wednesday was made the early 6-5 favorite for the Belmont Stakes. Tagg was hoping the Florida Derby winner would land anywhere in spots 5 to 7
2:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has sent a new proposal to the MLB Players Association, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. No deal is done, but with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA executive director Tony Clark having met recently, this is seen as significant progress considering where the parties
2:15 PM ET The USL Championship and the USL Players Association have struck a tentative agreement on return to play, sources have told ESPN. The agreement is subject to ratification by both sides, and an announcement could come by the end of this week. The league is provisionally scheduling a return to play on July
7:44 AM ET Orlando City captain Nani has told ESPN that former Manchester United and international teammate Cristiano Ronaldo has said he will “probably” end up in Major League Soccer before he retires. Ronaldo, 35, joined Juventus on a four-year deal in 2018 after a nine-year stint at Real Madrid, where he won the Ballon
9:35 AM ET Lisbon will host this season’s Champions League final in August after UEFA confirmed that the final stages of the 2019-20 competition will be held in the Portuguese capital rather than Istanbul, as originally planned. Following a meeting of UEFA’s Executive Committee on Wednesday, it has also been announced that the Champions League
1:36 PM ET Aston Villa, Sheffield United players take a knee. SHAUN BOTTERILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Aston Villa and Sheffield United re-started the Premier League on Wednesday after a 100-day hiatus caused by the COVID-19 health crisis with a strong statement of support for the worldwide protests against racism by kneeling once the whistle for kick-off
12:13 PM ET ESPN.com staff The 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes will take place Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The 2020 edition will of course look different, with no spectators allowed and the race distance shortened to 1⅛ miles instead of its traditional 1½ miles. The Belmont also will be the