7:53 AM ET WHEN ALJAMAIN STERLING finally arrived home from the biggest night of his professional career, the first thing he did was apologize to his friends and family. The second thing he did was throw up. It was early morning on March 7, 2021, and Sterling was still dealing with the signs and symptoms
Month: April 2022
Transgender women are no longer able to compete at elite female events run by British Cycling after the organisation suspended its current policy. The previous regulations required riders to have had testosterone levels below five nanomoles per litre for a 12-month period prior to competition. British Cycling says it will conduct a full review of
10:38 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews made history twice over in Thursday night’s 4-3 overtime victory at the Dallas Stars. The 24-year-old center scored his 55th goal of the season late in the second period, passing Rick Vaive to claim Toronto’s single-season goal-scoring record. His 56th gave the Maple Leafs the victory
Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc ended the session 0.245 seconds ahead of the Dutchman, who appeared to have the potential to go faster had it not been for traffic and some errors. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz was 0.398secs off the pace in
1:40 AM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — John Isner erased a match point and hit a tournament-record 38 aces during a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-3 comeback victory over Steve Johnson at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Thursday night. Isner, who won the title in 2013, is one of five Americans in the
5:24 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — American Amanda Anisimova rallied after losing the opening set to defeat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open on Thursday. In another surprise, Coco Vandeweghe also reached the round of eight by defeating U.S. countrywoman and sixth-seeded Jessica
1:40 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Doug Wilson took over as general manager in San Jose in 2003, the Sharks were a middling franchise that had won four playoff series in more than a decade and were coming off a last-place finish. Under Wilson’s leadership the past two decades, San Jose
11:48 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Patrick Mouratoglou, the longtime coach of Serena Williams, announced he would be working with former world No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep on a full-time basis in a tweet on Thursday. Williams, 40, has been sidelined from competition since having to retire with an ankle injury from her
11:20 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres, who last qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011, set an NHL record for most consecutive seasons without a postseason appearance after being eliminated from contention on Wednesday night. The Sabres were mathematically eliminated with the Washington Capitals‘ victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, extending the Sabres’ futility
1:42 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Niagara IceDogs general manager Joey Burke and head coach Billy Burke have been indefinitely suspended by the Ontario Hockey League after an investigation into comments made in a group chat. The OHL said the two men and the team have been fined a combined total of $150,000. The
2:51 PM ET Associated Press MILAN — Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini will miss the next three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments as he recovers from surgery. The 25-year-old Italian player, who is ranked sixth, had surgery on his right hand last week. “Following advice from the medical experts, my team and I have decided that it
2:20 PM ET IBF and WBO junior lightweight champion Mikaela Mayer has agreed to a multi-year extension with Top Rank that will earn her seven-figures over the life of the deal. The 31-year-old Mayer (16-0, 5 KO) will have her 17th pro fight Saturday night as the headliner against Jennifer Han in Costa Mesa, California
1:27 PM ET Less than one-quarter of the nation’s wealthiest college athletic departments say they have a plan in place to maximize the amount of money they can give to athletes this year by providing cash rewards for getting good grades. For many athletes, the academic year was a revolutionary one for their bank accounts.
8:00 AM ET IT’S A SATURDAY morning in one of the final weeks of winter, and I’m standing in Allstars Training Center for precisely one reason. I have traveled all this way because I need to see it for myself. I’ve heard the stories. It feels like everyone has, at this point. Tales of a
10:26 AM ET The NHL has new multiyear deals with FanDuel and BetMGM that make them the league’s first North American sports betting partners, after the launch of regulated single-game sports betting in Ontario, Canada. FanDuel and BetMGM became the NHL’s first official betting partners in 2018, with FanDuel named the league’s exclusive daily fantasy
An independent and confidential service aimed at tackling bullying, harassment, discrimination and abuse in UK Sport will launch in May. UK Sport has announced the pilot of its Sport Integrity service, which will offer a “safe space” for athletes. Athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic high-performance level will be able to raise allegations via the
UK Sport chief executive Sally Munday says she has “huge empathy” for transgender cyclist Emily Bridges and her competitors. A group of elite female cyclists has called on the UCI, to “rescind” its rules around transgender participation. “This is a complex topic and Emily has shown incredible courage,” said Munday. “I have huge empathy for
6:00 AM ET It seems almost unthinkable now. The stuff of football legend, a Sasquatch story folks with gray around the temples tell once in a while and they simply swear it is true no matter what you’ve heard before. In 1996, no quarterback was selected in the first round of the NFL draft. It
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