6:17 PM ET Associated Press Seven-time NASCAR champion and Indy 500 rookie Jimmie Johnson hasn’t ruled out returning to the Cup Series, and he might even have an idea of his next race. Johnson said Thursday he’s open to driving the “Memorial Day Double” — competing in the Indy 500 and then the Coca-Cola 600
Month: May 2022
5:47 PM ET Associated Press TAMPERE, Finland — Drake Batherson scored on a power play 43 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 4-3 comeback victory over Sweden on Thursday night in the world hockey quarterfinals. In another quarterfinal matchup, Ben Meyers scored twice, Adam Gaudette added a goal and Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves
5:10 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Most tennis fans didn’t know Leolia Jeanjean‘s name prior to the French Open. Even many of her peers didn’t know much about her going into the event. After all, the world No. 227 had never played in the main draw of any tour-level event, let alone a major, and had
5:47 PM ET Two of the most exciting featherweight fighters in the world will meet this summer. Multiple-time former title challenger Brian Ortega takes on Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night on July 16 on Long Island in New York, the UFC announced Thursday. It will be the UFC’s first visit
Venue: London and Essex Dates: 27-29 May Coverage: Highlights on Friday and Saturday on BBC iPlayer and Red Button. Live on Sunday on BBC Two, BBC iplayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app RideLondon will feature a three-day Women’s UCI World Tour stage race when it returns between 27-29 May. About 20,000
2:28 PM ET Georgia is close to finalizing a long-term contract extension with football coach Kirby Smart that will make him among the highest-paid coaches in the FBS. Last season, Smart guided the Bulldogs to their first national title in 41 years with a 33-18 victory over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
11:50 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Make that 30 in a row for Iga Swiatek. The top-ranked Swiatek routed Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the third round of the French Open and extend the longest winning streak in women’s tennis since Serena Williams won 34 in a row in 2013. The
9:39 AM ET Bruno Cappelozza is arguably PFL’s most fearsome fighter. And he’ll get his second straight headlining nod next month. Cappelozza, PFL’s defending heavyweight champion, will meet Matheus Scheffel in the main event of PFL 5 on June 24 in Atlanta, officials told ESPN. Cappelozza is currently in third place (six points) in the
4:24 PM ET The Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall fight for the undisputed middleweight championship is expected to take place either Sept. 3 or Sept. 10 in the United Kingdom, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. This comes after Ben Shalom, the promoter for BOXXER, which is putting on the fight, told IFL TV on Thursday
12:30 PM ET Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones will miss the team’s offseason workout program after undergoing a procedure to fix a shoulder injury, coach Arthur Smith told reporters in Georgia on Thursday. The 27-year-old Jones has been a constant in the middle of the Falcons defense since he was taken in the second round
1:04 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — The Boston Celtics found themselves trailing the Miami Heat by five, on the road, at halftime of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night. And yet, the Celtics felt just fine. They couldn’t have played much worse in the first half, committing 10 turnovers and
2:30 PM ET Irina-Camelia Begu has apologized after she was hit with a code violation following an incident where her racket bounced into the stands during her second-round win over Ekaterina Alexandrova. Alexandrova ended up losing the match and has since called for a change in tennis’ rules to prevent this from happening again. The
5:00 AM ET The quadruple is still alive as Paris prepares to host the Champions League final, but only when it comes to Carlo Ancelotti’s pursuit of a fourth European Cup. The Real Madrid coach can eclipse Liverpool‘s Bob Paisley and his Madrid predecessor, Zinedine Zidane, by becoming the first to win four Champions Leagues
2:10 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske signed a five-year contract extension with Shell-Pennzoil on Thurdsay that covers Team Penske, IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and most of Penske’s portfolio. Team Penske and Shell-Pennzoil have won 96 races together, including Joey Logano‘s recent NASCAR victory at Darlington Raceway. The new deal has multiple layers
1:43 PM ET Jake Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, is targeting Glen “Big Baby” Davis for a fight on his next boxing card in August, sources confirmed Thursday to ESPN. Davis, 36, played in the NBA for nine seasons, most recently in 2014-15 with the LA Clippers. He weighs over 300 pounds, and Paul’s team with Most
Katie Archibald is confident she will be fit to defend her individual pursuit title at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The 28-year-old broke her collarbone and suffered a concussion at a World Cup event in Glasgow last month, having only just recovered from a back injury. The Olympic madison champion is in the Scotland team for
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says Formula 1 dropping the Monaco Grand Prix would be a “bad move”. F1 owner Liberty Media is assessing how to grow the sport and Monaco is one of several races said to be under threat, along with equally historic Belgium. Leclerc, who is from Monaco and has lived there all
Velocity suffered a 16-run defeat in the Women’s T20 Challenge but still qualified for the final on the basis of a better net run-rate, knocking out victors Trailblazers from the tournament in Pune on Thursday. Velocity will face Supernovas in the summit clash on Saturday. Invited to bat, Sabbhineni Meghana and Jemimah Rodrigues smashed scintillating
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