6:45 AM ET Never doubt that the Toronto Maple Leafs can find new and exciting ways to disappoint their fans and fail in the postseason. Losing star John Tavares in Game 1 to injury, winning three straight games and then losing three straight games to an enormous underdog in the Montreal Canadiens, in their first
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India defeated England by 63 runs in a 1999 World Cup match in Birmingham.© Mohammed Azharuddin/Twitter Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin recalled India’s win against England in the 1999 World Cup and tweeted to ask his followers to name the Man of the Match from that game. “World Cup ’99 on May 30th we secured
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen So far there’s been little to indicate that a summer of big spending among the elite clubs in Europe will happen. If the failed European Super League breakaway attempt was proof of anything, it was that the football economy is not in a good place. Over a year on, the
8:30 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers‘ star Joel Embiid was ruled out of Monday night’s potential closeout game against the Washington Wizards with right knee soreness. Embiid crashed to the floor after he was met in the air at the rim by Wizards center Robin Lopez just over seven minutes into Game 4. Lopez cleanly blocked
10:13 PM ET CHICAGO — Thompson, Stewart, Wisdom & Nance. They sound like a law firm, but they were the driving force for the Chicago Cubs in edging out the San Diego Padres for the best record in the National League in the month of May. The Cubs’ 7-2 win at Wrigley Field over San
10:02 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Country Grammer edged Royal Ship by a head to win the $300,000 Hollywood Gold Cup, giving embattled trainer Bob Baffert his record-tying eighth victory in the Grade 1 race at Santa Anita. Baffert tied fellow Hall of Famer Charlie Whittingham, who won his eighth and last Gold
10:18 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Turk Pettit had a stellar start to his collegiate career, winning a tournament as a freshman and posting five top-10 finishes. One bad round seemed to put him a funk. Then his clubs were stolen. The tall, lanky player from Alabama appeared to get back into a
5:59 PM ET Simon Cambers When Roland Garros added night sessions to its schedule for the first time this year, the French Open organizers knew they would need a star for the opening night. Step forward, Serena Williams. Though there were no fans allowed inside the Court Philippe Chatrier stadium Monday night, due to the
1:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves star Marcell Ozuna was granted a $20,000 bond Monday on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery against his wife. Ozuna was jailed Saturday after police officers in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs said they witnessed him attacking his wife, Genesis, while responding to a
2:07 PM ET Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open, saying Monday that she will “take some time away from the court” one day after she was fined and threatened harsher sanctions for skipping her mandatory media obligations. Osaka, in a statement posted to social media, said she “never wanted to be a distraction”
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Quarterback Carson Wentz arrived in Indianapolis earlier this spring with questions surrounding his character as a teammate in Philadelphia. That was only part of the questions when it comes to Wentz, though. There also were physical questions on what he could do on the football field as the Colts’ new
6:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Anthony Davis is questionable for Game 5 of L.A.’s first round series with the Phoenix Suns after an MRI on Monday confirmed a strained groin for the eight-time All-Star, coach Frank Vogel said. There is not great optimism within the Lakers organization that Davis will be able
11:36 AM ET The 2020-21 Premier League season was unlike any other. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the 2019-20 season to conclude in late July, teams had a little over six weeks to reboot, reset and regroup. From there, the grueling calendar took hold, with a compressed league schedule and cup competitions squeezed around international
1:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri‘s eight-game suspension was upheld Monday by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Bettman heard Kadri’s appeal of the suspension last Thursday. Kadri has the right under the collective bargaining agreement to now appeal to a neutral arbitrator if he chooses but would remain suspended during the
Trent Boult is expected to miss the England Test series ahead of WTC final against India.© AFP New Zealand expect Trent Boult to miss the upcoming Test series against England in the hope the experienced paceman will be fresh and ready to go for the inaugural World Test Championship final. The left-arm seamer will miss
Hashmatullah Shahidi was named Afghanistan’s new Test, ODI skipper.© AFP Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) members on Monday approved the proposition to go ahead with split-captaincy for the national team. The Afghan board has also effectively removed Asghar Afghan as skipper of the men’s national team. “As per the decision, left-hander Hashmatullah Shahidi is appointed the
9:26 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. We have a new No. 1! The New England Revolution continue to quietly collect points in the
6:27 AM ET When Mark Deal, a former Indiana football assistant who oversees the program’s alumni relations, needed former players to help with youth clinics, he always called Chris Beaty. A walk-on defensive lineman at Indiana from 2000 to 2003, Beaty always provided the same response: “I’m there, Coach.” Beaty didn’t play much at Indiana,