5:27 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Draymond Green was ejected with less than two minutes left in the first half of the Golden State Warriors‘ opening game against the Memphis Grizzlies in their Western Conference semifinal series. As Memphis forward Brandon Clarke went up for a dunk with 1:18 left in the second
Month: May 2022
6:41 PM ET What a weekend! Real Madrid clinched LaLiga, Burnley and Everton both rode out wins to keep their respective hopes of avoiding Premier League relegation alive, and the Bundesliga had tons of drama as Borussia Dortmund lost a seven-goal thriller despite leading with less than 10 minutes to go. There was also fun
6:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Demetrius Andrade suffered a right shoulder injury, and his May 21 fight vs. Zach Parker in the United Kingdom is postponed, sources told ESPN. It will be determined if surgery is required after the results of an MRI are examined by a doctor on Monday, sources said. Andrade (31-0, 19
5:02 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Naomi Osaka and Garbiñe Muguruza were among leading players to be knocked out of the Madrid Open on a day of upsets. Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Osaka 6-3, 6-1 in the second round Sunday on the Spanish capital’s outdoor clay courts. Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka enjoyed
12:14 AM ET Brianna Williams Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor’s face-off against seven-division champ Amanda Serrano was regarded as one of the biggest fights in women’s boxing history before either of them stepped foot in the ring. The bout at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night lived up to the hype as
5:50 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. has the blueprint for how to win at Dover Motor Speedway on Mondays. Step 1, rain on Sundays. Truex can win for the third time at the Monster Mile on the unconventional race day after rain stopped the action only 78 laps into the
3:48 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic criticized Wimbledon’s decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s tournament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two tennis greats said Sunday that Wimbledon had acted unfairly, with Nadal saying that the decision was “very unfair” to his Russian colleagues. “It’s
4:00 PM ET Associated Press Home favorite Adri Arnaus won a six-hole playoff to beat Oliver Bekker at the Catalunya Championship and claim his first European tour win on Sunday. Arnaus, who is from Barcelona in northeast Spain near Girona, trailed overnight leader Bekker by seven shots at the start of the day, but he
1:44 PM ET NEW YORK — Jake Paul is making his return to the boxing ring. The boxing promoter/fighter/social media influencer tweeted Sunday afternoon he is going to be fighting again Aug. 13 against a to-be-determined opponent at a to-be-determined location. Paul, 25, began training again in March after taking a few months off following
2:37 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Novak Djokovic said he is “heartbroken” for his former coach Boris Becker after the tennis great was sentenced to 2½ years in prison in Britain for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old Becker coached Djokovic for three years
3:49 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City won’t crack under the pressure of their relentless title race with Liverpool. City moved back to the top of the table with a 4-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday just hours after Liverpool had won 1-0 at Newcastle United. – ESPN+
8:40 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Before Saturday, Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy had a wide range of potential outcomes in mind for his football future. In the days leading up to the NFL draft, he had been told he could be drafted as early as round four or go undrafted entirely. As
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway‘s effortless six-hitting exhibition was well complemented by a four-wicket haul from Mukesh Choudhary as Chennai Super Kings notched up a 13-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here on Sunday. Gaikwad (99 off 57 balls) and Conway (85 not out off 55) put SRH’s attack to the sword,
1:15 PM ET After failing to land a safety during the draft, the New Orleans Saints are expected to revisit their talks with free-agent safety Tyrann Mathieu and make an aggressive push to try to add him to their roster, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mathieu, who was born and raised in New Orleans, visited
12:40 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid won’t travel for Games 1 and 2 of the team’s playoff series against the Miami Heat, but there is optimism that he could return as soon as either Game 3 or 4 in Philadelphia, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Embiid needs to clear concussion protocols and see
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12:00 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The bat used by Jackie Robinson during the 1949 MLB All-Star Game in Brooklyn sold for $1.08 million (including
10:39 AM ET For the first time in two years, Darren Till has booked a fight in his native UK. Till (18-4-1) will face Jack Hermansson (22-7) at UFC Fight Night on July 23. The three-round middleweight bout will take place at the O2 in London, where Till last fought in March 2019. Sources confirmed