1:40 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Outfielder Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros finalized a $115 million, six-year contract covering 2023-28. The 24-year-old has a one-year deal for 2022 calling for $764,600 while in the major leagues and $304,500 should he be assigned to the minors. His new deal announced Monday calls for a
Month: June 2022
8:48 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor has won the Lady Byng Trophy, given to the NHL’s most gentlemanly player. The league announced the honor Monday night before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between Colorado and Edmonton. Connor tied for the second-fewest number of minor penalties
7:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jermall Charlo’s layoff will extend past one year. The 32-year-old was set to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston, his hometown, but the fight has been postponed because of a back injury that Charlo suffered in training, Showtime announced. The fight will be rescheduled
9:15 AM ET Neymar got himself onto the scoresheet for Brazil. Kenta Harada/Getty Images Two decades have gone by since Brazil lifted the last of their World Cups in Japan and, back in Tokyo on Monday, the 2022 model underlined their credentials as a candidate to win Asia’s second World Cup this year. The 1-0 win
3:13 PM ET After a four-month hiatus, Phil Mickelson is returning to competitive golf on the new LIV Golf Invitational Series. Mickelson, a six-time major champion winner, was added to the field on Monday for LIV Golf’s first event, which is scheduled to start Thursday at Centurion Club outside London. “Phil Mickelson is unequivocally one
5:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The projected field for the Belmont Stakes is down to eight after two withdrawals the day before the post-position draw. Neither Ethereal Road nor Howling Time will run in the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown on Saturday, which is set to feature Kentucky Derby winner
4:47 PM BST England coach Eddie Jones has called up another five uncapped players as part of a training camp squad in preparation for next weekend’s non-cap match against the Barbarians and July’s tour of Australia. Prop Kyle Sinckler, however, will miss the trip to Australia after being ruled out with a back injury. The
3:33 PM ET World no. 5 Maria Sakkari has said Emma Raducanu does not get enough credit as she tries to make her way on the WTA tour. Raducanu returns to the Nottingham Open this week, where she made her tour debut in June 2021 just a few weeks before her fairytale run to the
File image of Colin de Grandhomme.© AFP All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has been ruled out of the remainder of New Zealand’s Test series against England with a heel injury, the Black Caps said on Monday. After the 35-year-old bowled only 3.5 overs in England’s second innings in the first Test, a scan revealed a tear
10:57 AM ET Tim Tebow, Alex Smith and Ryan Leaf highlight the first-time candidates on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday. In all, there are 80 players and nine coaches from FBS, and 96 players and 33 coaches from the divisional ranks. The ballot was emailed Monday to
Alexis Vuillermoz, who feared for his life after a crash last season, continued his remarkable recovery with a sprint victory to take the overall lead in the Criterium du Dauphine. The Frenchman, 34, broke a kneecap in 2020 before crashing badly at the Tour of Switzerland last June and doctors said he would not race
French cyclist Clara Copponi won the opening stage of the Women’s Tour 2022 in Bury St Edmunds. The FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope rider beat Italy’s Sofia Bertizzolo and Elena Cecchini in a bunch sprint, while Britain’s Alice Barnes finished fourth. Multiple riders, including pre-stage favourite Lorena Wiebes of Team DSM, crashed in the final corner
11:05 AM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus is returning to St. Andrews to become an honorary citizen. Nicklaus won two of his three British Open titles at St. Andrews, and he chose the Old Course in 2005 to play his final major championship. He already has received an honorary doctorate degree from
Umran Malik got an extended spell during India’s first training session, but it was his colleague Arshdeep Singh who looked way more impressive at the nets, which included honing of his yorker skills. However, both the juniors might have to wait for their turn with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan ahead in the pack.
9:30 AM ET Football’s new generation of superstars might have to think again about stealing the show at Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have made it pretty clear they are ready to prove that age is no barrier to success at the World Cup. Messi, 34, scored all five goals in
Justin Setterfield/getty The Women’s Tour 2022 cycle race has got under way as it navigated its way through Essex and Suffolk for its opening stage. Dozens of the world’s top female riders set off from Colchester’s Northern Gateway Sports Park. They finished on Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds via Brantham, Hadleigh, Needham Market and
2:55 PM ET The struggling Los Angeles Angels put starting right fielder Taylor Ward on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a mild right hamstring strain. The move was made retroactive to Saturday, when Ward was held out of the Angels’ lineup because of the injury. “It’s not awful,” Angels manager Joe Maddon told reporters,
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Following the Colorado Avalanche‘s 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the Edmonton Oilers are one loss away from a sweep. After a six-goal outburst in Game 1, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & Co. have managed just two combined in the following two contests. Will the Oilers
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