11:26 PM ET Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Known Agenda owner Vincent Viola kept asking trainer Todd Pletcher the same question over the past few days. “Do you think we really have a shot in the Florida Derby?” Pletcher kept telling him the answer was yes. And the horse left no doubt. Known Agenda
Month: March 2021
5:33 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — NASCAR feverishly tried to save its ballyhooed first Cup Series dirt race since 1970 from turning into a total disaster, the likes not seen since the 2008 tire debacle at Indianapolis made for one of the worst events in sport history. The Cup Series is slated to
6:14 PM ET Free-agent veteran LaMarcus Aldridge will sign with the Brooklyn Nets, agent Jeff Schwartz told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The Nets, loading up for a title run, have now secured Aldridge and Blake Griffin in the buyout market. Aldridge is expected to see a significant amount of his minutes at center for
1:01 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the fourth round at the Miami Open by beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 Saturday. Barty had a much easier time than in the previous round, when she saved a match point to beat qualifier Kristina Kucova. That was Barty’s first match away from
9:54 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Inbee Park opened a five-stroke lead Saturday in a bid to finally win the Kia Classic. Second in the event in 2010, 2016 and 2019, the Hall of Famer shot a 3-under 69 to reach 12-under 204 at Aviara Golf Club, the scenic course that was set
9:16 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians traded right-hander Adam Plutko to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, a move that brings some clarity to their bullpen situation. Cleveland will get a player to be named or cash in return for Plutko, who was out of minor league options and seemed to be destined
8:39 PM ET Longtime Wisconsin athletic director and former football coach Barry Alvarez is set to retire, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Alvarez, 74, who has led Wisconsin’s athletics department since April 2004, likely will make a formal announcement in the next few weeks. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported Saturday that Alvarez is planning
7:54 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Scottie Scheffler never gets too far ahead of himself, a remarkable trait for a 24-year-old in only his second year on the PGA Tour and particularly helpful in an emotionally charged format like the Dell Technologies Match Play. Still, he was not oblivious to what he faced
7:53 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dillian Whyte is back in world heavyweight title contention after exacting revenge on Alexander Povetkin with a fourth-round TKO win Saturday. Whyte regained the
6:16 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Rafael Campos holed out for birdie with a putter from off the front of the 18th green for birdie and a share of the lead Saturday with Joel Dahmen in the PGA Tour’s windy Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Campos, the 32-year-old Puerto Rican
5:50 PM ET Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic became his country’s all-time top scorer on 39 goals from 63 international appearances after he netted in a 2-2 home draw with Portugal in a thrilling 2022 World Cup Group A qualifier on Saturday. – UEFA WC qualifiers on ESPN+: Stream games, replays (U.S. only)– Stream ESPN FC
6:47 PM BST Wales head coach Wayne Pivac said on Saturday that he felt an overwhelming sense of relief at his side being crowned Six Nations champions nearly a week after their final game in which they lost to France on the final play. Wales claimed their second Six Nations title in three years after
2:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MESA, Ariz. — The Chicago Cubs optioned infielder Nico Hoerner and reliever Brad Wieck to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday. The move means David Bote will be the opening-day second baseman Thursday against Pittsburgh. In other moves, Adbert Alzolay will break camp as the No. 5 starter in the rotation,
2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — No. 2-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the fourth round at the Miami Open by beating Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-4 Saturday. Tsitsipas, ranked a career-high No. 5, improved to 15-4 this year. He hopes to take advantage of a draw without Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
Last updated on 27 March 202127 March 2021.From the section Formula 1 Fernando Alonso says there was a misunderstanding in an interview in which he appeared to say he believed he was the best driver on the grid. The Alpine driver says he misheard a question as to whether he was better than the other
It has been eight years since Red Bull started a Formula 1 season with unquestionably the fastest car and as the team to beat – but that is exactly the situation after the first qualifying session of 2021. Max Verstappen and his car have looked imposing from the very first laps of pre-season testing two
10:57 PM ET Team doctors cleared Anthony Davis to begin advancing his on-court work after an evaluation on Friday, nearly six weeks after Davis last played in a game because of a calf strain and tendinosis in his right leg, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. This advancement will include “increased volume and intensity in shooting,
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has launched an investigation after it emerged that the sample of a British Cycling rider contained traces of the steroid nandrolone after a test in late 2010. Wada has told BBC Sport that it has now asked its Intelligence and Investigations Department to look into the matter, and to seek
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