10:17 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Spain midfielder and women’s Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has injured her knee ahead of the women’s European Championship, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Tuesday. Putellas, who was also named the FIFA Best Women’s Player earlier this year, was at the heart of
Wout van Aert’s sensational escape in the final 10km of stage four gave him his first win at this year’s Tour de France and extended his overall lead. The Belgian had finished second in each of the first three stages of this year’s race but this time his plan worked to perfection. A breathtaking attack
10:08 AM ET Demaryius Thomas had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, which is linked to repeated blows to the head, according to an announcement Tuesday by doctors from Boston University who had been studying the former NFL star’s brain. Thomas was found dead in his Roswell, Georgia, home this
7:30 AM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — Serena Williams, last week, was preparing to face Harmony Tan in her singles comeback after a year out at Wimbledon — she was ready for almost everything: the pressure of the occasion, the physical battle, the mental test. She was not ready for the forehand slice. “I think
9:42 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — With one swing of the bat, Victor Caratini turned a forgettable performance into one of the most memorable moments of his career. After striking out in each of his first four plate appearances, Caratini hit a three-run homer off Scott Effross with two outs in the 10th
7:00 AM ET Cale Makar requires no introduction. Frankly, he never has. Before Colorado‘s superstar defenseman entered household-name territory in June by earning a Norris Trophy, Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe honors in the span of a week, he was just another kid without a driver’s license whose pure talent happened to stop NHL veterans
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana moved up a rung to eighth position in the batter’s chart in the latest ICC women’s ODI rankings released in Dubai on Tuesday. Mandhana, who hit an 83-ball unbeaten 94 in India’s 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Monday, is the lone Indian in the top 10
11:40 PM ET ESPN News Services WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Rick Bowness doesn’t mind being the second choice. The Winnipeg Jets‘ new coach was introduced Monday, a little more than a week after the team’s first choice, Barry Trotz, declined an offer because he wanted to spend more time with his family. “If I’m in his
11:18 PM ET Jeff Kassouf On the surface, there was plenty of familiarity about the United States‘ 3-0 win over Haiti to open the CONCACAF W Championship on Monday in Monterrey, Mexico. Alex Morgan scored a first-half brace, and the Americans worked through some early rust to prevail in their opener at a regional tournament,
9:00 PM ET Alex Morgan scored a first-half brace and Margaret Purce added a late goal as the United States women’s national team beat Haiti 3-0 in group stage action at the CONCACAF W Championship. – Rapinoe to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom– Kassouf: Rapinoe’s USWNT role has changed, and that’s fine– Foudy: Will
6:19 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — The 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski died in a boating accident in Virginia over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Julia Budzinski was one of two girls who fell off a tube being pulled behind a boat on the James River in Richmond
4:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago White Sox canceled their postgame fireworks celebration on Monday in the wake of a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago that left at least six people dead and wounded 24 others. A moment of silence will be held before the start of Chicago’s
9:39 PM ET Associated Press HAVANA — There were some cheers for “The Star-Spangled Banner” before USA Basketball’s game in Cuba on Independence Day. And then the Americans celebrated the holiday with a big win. Xavier Munford scored 24 points and the U.S. defeated Cuba 87-64 on Monday night to close the first round of
6:09 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Ian Poulter and two other players who signed up for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series won a stay Monday from a British court that allows them to play in the Scottish Open. Poulter, Adrian Otaegui of Spain and Justin Harding of South Africa challenged their suspension
5:55 PM ET LSU picked up a pair of defensive line recruits, Da’Shawn Womack and Darron Reed, on Monday. Womack, a defensive end from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, is ranked No. 93 overall in the ESPN 300. “They were just telling me how much they really want me and I can help be a
4:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Everything went smoothly for Rafael Nadal against Botic Van De Zandschulp on Monday until it came time to close out their fourth-round match at Wimbledon. Serving for the win at 5-3 in the third set, Nadal was broken for the second time in the match and he then failed
5:51 PM ET Tiger Woods was back playing competitive golf Monday, shooting a 5-over 77 at the star-studded JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland. Woods sits in a tie for 43rd in the 50-player field. Xander Schauffele, coming off a win at the Travelers a week ago, sits in first after an
4:35 PM ET Jonathan Echols, a prospective top prospect in the 2024 class, committed to Tennessee on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Echols, who’s seen time at defensive end and tight end for IMG Academy, says he is going to play offense for the Volunteers. “It’s really both of them, kind of about the same,” Echols