May 3, 2023, 10:44 AM ET Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was arrested Wednesday and is facing charges of aggravated sexual battery. Mahomes, 22, was booked into Johnson County (Kansas) Detention Center on a $100,000 bond at 8:42 a.m. ET Wednesday, according to online records. He is
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders With the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs underway, there are plenty of eye-popping matchups and intriguing storylines that have emerged. There is the resurrection of a storied rivalry, as the Miami Heat and New York Knicks battle it out in the East. There’s LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry,
May 3, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said on Wednesday she will miss this year’s French Open and Wimbledon Championships after undergoing surgery on her wrists and ankle. The Brit said she will be out for “the next few months” as she recovers from recurring bone injures. “It is safe
9:33 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Another week, another designated event on the PGA Tour. The Wells Fargo Championship returns to Quail Hollow Club this week, after a one-year hiatus while the club prepares to host the 2023 Presidents Cup. As a designated event on the revamped PGA Tour schedule, the tournament will have a
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMay 3, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Despite spending more than £600 million on players over the past two transfer windows, Chelsea have endured an utter shambles of a season with yet another abject performance in Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal leaving them 12th in the Premier League. The Blues have now
6:58 AM ET The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is underway after a memorable — and frankly, wild — first two weeks. I’ve spent that time traversing the East Coast, spending hours at the rinks having conversations with players, coaches, front office executives and people around the game. Here’s some info I’ve gleaned:
Dutch rider Marianne Vos won stage three of La Vuelta Femenina to strengthen her hold on the red jersey. Vos, 35, beat compatriot and stage two winner Charlotte Kool in a sprint finish to widen her lead to 13 seconds. American Chloe Dygert remains second overall after finishing third on the 158km stage between Elche
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field against Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. After the toss, a funny banter between both the captains took place which grabbed a lot of eyeballs and left
Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has begun High Court action against Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to get British sanctions against him lifted. Mazepin and his father Dmitry were sanctioned by the UK, Canada and European Union in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin was deemed a close associate of Russian
6:10 AM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — After cheerleaders welcomed him and after receiving the largest ovation of any Yokohama player at the start of the game, Trevor Bauer delivered what was expected Wednesday in his debut with the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. Pitching his first game in just over 22 months — the last
7:00 AM ET Even with 10 players selected in last week’s NFL draft, the Georgia Bulldogs remain No. 1 in the second version of the 2023 Way-Too-Early Top 25. Just like a year ago, when the Bulldogs had to replace a record 15 players who were chosen in the NFL draft, including five first-rounders on
7:44 AM ET One recent day, as Saturday’s UFC bantamweight championship defense against Henry Cejudo approached, Aljamain Sterling chose not to dwell on the pressure attached to the most important night of his career. Instead, he did what he always does when the moment is magnified. He grabbed his phone and played chess to steady
British Cycling is considering banning transgender women from elite female competition. A new transgender eligibility policy is set to be announced later in May following a review and consultation. It comes after Austin Killips became the first male-to-female transgender athlete to win a UCI women’s stage race at the Tour of the Gila on Sunday.
4:19 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — In the final 90 seconds of Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ second-round series against the Golden State Warriors, Anthony Davis blocked a layup by Stephen Curry and corralled a rebound off a Jordan Poole miss to put the finishing touches on L.A.’s 117-112 win Tuesday night. The
2:57 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper‘s historically rapid return from Tommy John surgery brought with it questions surrounding timing, particularly his ability to catch up to major league pitching after spending so much of these last five months focused mostly on rehabilitation. A different type of timing presented an obstacle. Harper used his
Things got out of hand during the IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday. The match saw several instances of heated exchanges between players. However, two of those grabbed the highlight. One was between ex RCB captain Virat Kohli and LSG player Naveen-ul-Haq, who hails from Afghanistan.
12:52 AM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — Joe Pavelski scored four goals for the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night after missing the final five games of the opening round while in concussion protocol. His efforts weren’t enough to save the Stars from
12:22 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain are considering handing Lionel Messi a fine for missing training on Monday to travel to Saudi Arabia, sources have told ESPN. First reported by French newspaper L’Equipe, PSG manager Christophe Galtier told his players that they would have two days off, Monday and Tuesday, if they beat Lorient on Sunday,