3:20 PM ET Associated Press Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality and runner-up Mandaloun will not run against Medina Spirit in the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said Thursday. Cox said he will skip the second jewel of the Triple Crown with those two horses and Caddo River, who was scratched from the Derby after spiking a
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7:15 AM ET I’ve barely even unpacked after a fun few days in Cleveland at the 2021 NFL draft, but yes, it’s already time for the first look at the potential prospects and first-round picks of the 2022 NFL draft. But to be clear, this is an extremely early prediction. I haven’t even spent much
7:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just last week, Phil Mickelson complained about his inability to focus properly as he struggled yet again, missing the cut at the Valspar Championship. It was Joel Dahmen who got Mickelson’s full attention Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship, when Dahmen mentioned him in a couple of good-natured social
7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A month before he returns to the ring at age 44 for an exhibition bout, Floyd Mayweather wound up in an altercation at the news conference for the fight. The boxing Hall of Famer will face Logan Paul in a pay-per-view event on June 6
5:25 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Fabricio Werdum is a former UFC heavyweight champion. He is a multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion. And on Thursday night, he will begin his quest to be a PFL champion. The 43-year-old from Brazil, who trains in Southern California, will be making his debut with the fight promotion when he
2:25 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden, who has been out for over a month with a hamstring strain, says he is “very confident” he will return before the playoffs begin. “The plan is to hopefully get an opportunity to play a couple games before the postseason,” Harden said Thursday. “We’re just taking one
2:02 PM ET Albert Pujols has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced Thursday. Pujols is slashing .198/.250/.372 in 92 plate appearances this year with five home runs and 12 RBIs. For his career, the 10-time All-Star has slashed .298/.376/.545 with 667 home runs and 2,112 RBIs. “The Angels Organization
4:45 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Less than a month from his 35th birthday, Rafael Nadal says he is not thinking about retirement at all. Speaking by video conference Thursday after winning his fourth Laureus Award, the 20-time Grand Slam champion was asked how many more years he wants to play. “Well, thanks for
12:53 PM ET The New York Rangers were walloped with a $250,000 fine by the NHL after the team called for the firing of Department of Player Safety head George Parros this week. The Rangers were incensed after the NHL opted to fine but not suspend Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for altercations with New
2:27 PM BST The strength of a British & Irish Lions squad is judged heavily by the players who failed to make the cut. Warren Gatland said this was the “hardest and most challenging squad” to pick, and when looking at the names missing out on the 37-man party travelling to South Africa this summer,
The India A regulars like Abhimanyu Easwaran and Priyank Panchal will be in contention along with rookie sensation Devdutt Padikkal when the selectors on Friday pick a 30-strong India squad for the four-month trip to United Kingdom. The Indian team is scheduled to play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand at Southampton from
Chris Froome says critics calling for him to retire “make me laugh”, as he battles to regain form for next month’s Tour de France. The four-time Tour winner responded to comments on social media about recent performances as he recovers from injuries suffered in a 2019 crash. “Over the last couple of races people said:
Veda Krishnamurthy’s mother and sister had both contracted COVID-19.© Instagram India women’s team cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy’s sister died on Wednesday, having earlier contracted COVID-19. “It is with great sadness that last night my family had to say goodbye to My Akka. My family, my world has been rocked to its core,” she tweeted on Thursday.
8:30 AM ET Watching a New York Rangers rebuild is like watching someone learning how to drive. You know at some point there’s going to be an aggressive acceleration, and you’re just hoping it’s not before they figured out how to work the steering wheel. Hence, the departure of general manager Jeff Gorton this week,
11:55 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a multi-year contract with two-way player Naji Marshall, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Marshall has been a large part of the Pelicans’ rotation in the last month. In the last 19 games, he’s averaged 8.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 25.8
11:00 AM BST England’s Poppy Cleall has said that the Women’s Six Nations cannot continue to include matches with “professionals v amateurs” and urged the unions to invest more in the game. The Red Roses were the only professional team in the 2021 tournament with finalists France being semi-professionals. A number of Scottish players are
10:12 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — If anyone understands what Aaron Rodgers is thinking as he weighs his NFL future, it might be former Green Bay Packers fullback John Kuhn. Kuhn says he has talked with Rodgers since the news broke last Thursday of the reigning NFL MVP’s unhappiness with the Packers organization. During
11:19 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Rafael Nadal got through another young opponent and showed signs he was getting closer to his best form on clay as he defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-3 to make it to the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The women’s top-ranked player, Ashleigh Barty, meanwhile, cruised into the final