Ben Stokes receives a round of applause as he steps on the field.© AFP A day after making the shock announcement that he is retiring from ODIs, Ben Stokes stepped out at his home ground in Durham to play his final match of the format as England took on South Africa in their series opener.
7:00 AM ET Before Paul Goldschmidt was a seven-time All-Star himself, he was a kid growing up in the Houston area, going to Astros games and voting for his favorite All-Stars: Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Lance Berkman, from that great generation of Astros players in the 1990s and early 2000s. “The hard part was deciding
9:00 AM ET The Professional Fighters League playoffs are set to commence on Aug. 5 in New York City with semifinals in the light heavyweight and men’s lightweight divisions. From there, the playoffs will visit Cardiff, Wales, on Aug. 13 (featuring heavyweights and welterweights) and London on Aug. 20 (featherweights, women’s lightweights) before wrapping up
7:00 AM ET NHL free agency is in full swing and teams have been taking advantage of their yearly opportunity to get better. Well, some teams are. Others have been weirdly silent, unwilling to make moves to clear cap space, or simply aren’t doing much when more is required. There are also teams that fall
7:00 AM ET IT’S A MONDAY afternoon in late May, and for the first time in more than 30 years, Bronco Mendenhall isn’t working the phones with recruits or planning staff meetings. Instead, he’s in his truck, boots and spurs on, waiting out a rainstorm. Mendenhall moved west this spring, a return to his roots
6:48 AM ET Naomi Osaka will play in her first tournament since the French Open at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in August, after accepting a wildcard for the event in San Jose, California. The four-time Grand Slam winner did not play at Wimbledon, citing an Achilles injury and said that the Grand Slam having
6:05 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN If 2021 was the year of the undisputed champion, then 2022 is shaping up as the year of the comeback. Several big-name boxers who suffered high-profile losses last year will compete for the first time in the second part of 2022. Others, like Danny Garcia, didn’t compete in 2021. Adrien
Jul 18, 2022 Test rugby is a game of fine margins. In the 32nd minute of Saturday night’s series-defining loss to England, the Wallabies looked to exit their own half after opening up a 10-3 lead following a Noah Lolesio penalty goal. First Hunter Paisami caught the restart and took off back at the English
File photo of Lockie Ferguson© Twitter Glenn Phillips‘ quick-fire 69 and four wickets from Lockie Ferguson inspired New Zealand’s 31-run win over Ireland in their opening Twenty20 international on Monday. Phillips was unbeaten in his 52-ball innings as he smashed seven boundaries in New Zealand’s total of 173 for eight. Jimmy Neesham kept the runs
9:14 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Talks about a partnership between the Big 12 and the Pac-12, which had been discussed extensively the past two weeks, have officially ended, sources told ESPN. Officials from the Big 12 told Pac-12 officials on Monday that they’re no longer interested in exploring the partnership, sources said. A Big 12
12:06 AM ET Alex Morgan scored a penalty late in the second half to guide the United States to a 1-0 victory over Canada in the CONCACAF W Championship final in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday night. The game was a rematch of last summer’s Olympic semifinal game, which Canada won 1-0 before going on to
11:00 AM ET Juan Soto is your 2022 Home Run Derby champion after dueling it out with rookie Julio Rodriguez in a battle of the young bats Monday evening at Dodger Stadium. At 23 years and 266 days, Soto becomes the second youngest player ever to win the Derby. He is the second Washington Nationals
12:04 PM ET Ryan Switzer, a former standout receiver at North Carolina who had a five-year career in the NFL, has retired from football. Switzer, who has not appeared in an NFL game since 2019, announced his decision Monday on Twitter. Switzer spent the last two seasons in Cleveland, where he was on the practice
4:30 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams has agreed on a four-year, $27.2 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Monday. The deal, negotiated by Pensack Sports, is a remarkable punctuation for an undrafted player who had no Division I scholarship offers out of high school. Williams has often told people that he
10:48 PM ET Marc J. Spears Deandre Ayton says he gained generational wealth that can help his family and many others after signing a four-year, $133 million maximum contract extension to return to the Phoenix Suns on Monday. But there was also a business lesson involved, too, for the young center as the contract initially
7:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eddie Olczyk is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 16 years as a color commentator on their television broadcasts. He’s expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season, joining the team his brother Ricky works for as an assistant general manager. “For 16 seasons, we were fortunate to have
7:08 PM ET Associated Press Russia’s highest-ranked women’s tennis player, Daria Kasatkina, said in a video interview released Monday that she is dating a woman. The French Open semifinalist’s comments come as the Russian parliament discusses tightening already stringent restrictions on public discussions of LGBTQ relationships. In the interview on YouTube with Russian blogger Vitya
5:52 PM ET The Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series is set to add another big name — this one outside the playing ropes. David Feherty is leaving NBC and is expected to join the breakaway tour as an analyst for eight to 10 tournaments annually, the New York Post reported Monday, citing sources. Feherty, known