Month: November 2021

1:26 PM ET Associated Press Tommy Paul won the first ATP Tour title of his career, beating Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to capture the Stockholm Open on Saturday. The American player concluded the week of his life as a professional — during which he beat Andy Murray and compatriots Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe
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The first woman cricketer to be conferred with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Mithali Raj on Saturday hoped her achievements would inspire the country’s young girls to pursue their dreams and be the catalysts for change. The 38-year-old stalwart of Indian women’s cricket was one of the 12 sportspersons to receive the
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11:46 AM ET Michigan will be without running back Blake Corum and cornerback Gemon Green for its game against Penn State, as neither made the trip to Happy Valley, according to a Michigan spokesperson. Corum and Green were both injured in Michigan’s game against Indiana, but their status had not been updated by coach Jim
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10:51 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers has remained asymptomatic from COVID-19 and has met the NFL/NFLPA return-to-play protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. All that is left now is for the Green Bay Packers to officially activate him by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday in order for him to play Sunday against
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11:43 AM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Mizuki Hashimoto of Japan holed out from the fairway for eagle that sent her to a 4-under 68, allowing her to make up a 3-shot deficit and win the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific on Saturday to earn spots in two majors. Hashimoto finished 1 shot
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Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for a technical infringement on his Mercedes car. The rear wing on his Mercedes was found to contravene rules after he set pole position for Saturday’s ‘sprint’ event. It means Hamilton will start the ‘sprint’ from last place, with title rival Max
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11:07 PM ET Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie both scored as the United States beat Mexico 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday night. Pulisic put the U.S. in front minutes after coming off the bench with a glancing header and McKennie struck from close range shortly before full-time to give
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2:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis unloaded on the Lakers after Friday night’s 107-83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that was largely determined by a third quarter in which his team was outscored 40-12. “We sucked,” Davis said when asked about the third. “No defense. Can’t score. That’s not just this third quarter,
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12:54 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Cris Cyborg just keeps rolling along. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion was as dominant as ever in defending her belt for the third time, knocking out Sinead Kavanagh in the first round of the Bellator 271 main event on Friday night in Hollywood, Florida. This fight looked like most of
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2:13 PM ET Georgia got a commitment from ESPN 300 cornerback Julian Humphrey on Friday, giving the Bulldogs two commitments in the past two days from prospects previously committed to Florida. Georgia was able to flip ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Raymond Cottrell on Thursday from Florida, and Humphrey had been committed to the Gators
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1:31 PM ET Brent Strom is joining the Arizona Diamondbacks as their new pitching coach, he told the Houston Chronicle on Friday. Strom, 73, had served as the Houston Astros‘ pitching coach since 2014 before saying he was leaving the team following its World Series run last season. He told the Chronicle that he wanted
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8:07 PM ET The NBA’s probe into possible pre-free agency tampering centered on the sign-and-trade acquisitions of Chicago’s Lonzo Ball and Miami’s Kyle Lowry appears to have reached the advanced stages, sources told ESPN on Friday. The NBA has conducted numerous interviews with team executives and player agents and have gathered electronic messaging of front
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