8:21 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA stabilized itself by putting together its most complete game of its Olympic preparation schedule, beating Argentina 108-80 Tuesday night. After back-to-back losses that saw the Americans struggle with offensive execution and defensive stamina, they showed more traction on both fronts 12 days before their Olympic opener in
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7:57 AM ET Mikaela Mayer and Seniesa Estrada shined in decision wins and both climbed higher in ESPN’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs), 31, of Woodland Hills, California, defended her WBO junior lightweight world title with a victory over Erica Farias on June 19. The scores of 97-93, 98-92 and 98-92 were representative
7:00 AM ET The NHL is expanding to 32 teams beginning with the 2021-22 season, as the Seattle Kraken will join the Pacific Division. This sets up a natural regional rivalry with the Vancouver Canucks and brings the sport back to the city whose Metropolitans were the first team awarded the Stanley Cup in 1917.
7:36 AM ET The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said it is investigating two matches from this month’s Wimbledon Grand Slam after bookmakers flagged “possible irregular betting patterns.” “Two alerts [were] provided to us during the Championships from the betting industry indicating possible irregular betting patterns,” an ITIA spokesperson told Reuters. 1 Related “We are
Formula 1 has launched a series of scholarships and apprenticeships for under-represented groups in a bid to increase the sport’s diversity. F1 will fund the studies and some living expenses of 10 students from minority groups across six universities. Each will involve a placement at a team. There will also be six places for interns
5:04 AM ET After a year off, The Open is back. As the year’s final major is played after its one-year break because of COVID-19, it comes with plenty of big, big questions. As always, will the conditions play a factor, meaning will the wind blow and the rain come? Can Jon Rahm go back-to-back
5:00 AM ET For the first time in his career, at this Open, Spain’s Jon Rahm will tee off at a major championship on Thursday morning without the burden of having never won one. After winning his first at last month’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Rahm will attempt to become only the seventh player
Australia men’s cricket team’s head coach Justin Langer was once again seen in yellow colours during one of their warm-up sessions on Tuesday ahead of their fourth T20I match against the West Indies. In a video tweeted by Cricket Australia, Langer was seen running around wearing all-rounder Mitchell Marsh’s full kit. The reason behind Australian
8:45 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The Mexican men’s national team can make a case that it is the most popular soccer team in two countries. So it is jarring to consider that fan allegiance to a controversial stadium tradition could ban El Tri from next year’s World Cup and strip Mexico of co-hosting duties
11:39 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” DENVER — After dropping a dramatic first-round Home Run Derby matchup to Juan Soto on Monday night, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani said he wants a return engagement. Following a wild
8:53 PM ET LA Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard underwent successful surgery to repair a partial tear of the ACL in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday. In their release, the Clippers said there was no timetable for his return. Leonard was injured in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah
7:23 PM ET Nick Diaz is officially returning to the UFC. According to his longtime attorney, Ross Goodman, Diaz, 37, signed a bout agreement Tuesday to face Robbie Lawler in UFC 266 on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. Lawler has not signed his agreement yet, sources told ESPN, but wants the fight, and is expected
9:20 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville has offered to participate in the Chicago Blackhawks‘ review of allegations by a former player who says he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010. Quenneville, 62, coached Chicago to three Stanley Cup titles over 10-plus seasons before he was fired
10:12 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Tyron Woodley was one of the greatest champions in one of the best weight classes in the UFC: welterweight. Now, though, the hard-hitting wrestler is turning his attention to a new sport. Woodley will meet YouTube-star-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a professional boxing match Aug. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. It
7:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul had a custom gold chain made with the likeness of Conor McGregor after he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January. The chain, which Paul dubbed “Sleepy McGregor,” will now be changing owners — to Poirier, who plans to auction it off for
3:54 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll expects it to be another four or five years before his team can realise his ambition of fighting for the F1 title. Stroll began the year expecting Aston to take a step forward after winning a race last year, but they lie sixth in the championship after nine races.
1:02 PM ET Quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other former Ohio State football players who were disciplined for receiving free tattoos and other impermissible benefits in exchange for their memorabilia are asking for Buckeyes victories and individual records to be restored. The Buckeyes were forced to vacate victories and records as part of NCAA sanctions