3:23 PM ET PARIS — After two weeks of twists and turns, it all ended as intended. Iga Swiatek, the world’s best player, won the women’s singles after coming to Paris as the overwhelming favorite. And then it was the legend’s turn on Sunday, as Rafael Nadal won his 14th French Open title and his
3:15 PM ET Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant in the Air Force, died Saturday. He was 89. Before his professional career, Switzer starred on the gridiron and in track and field at Kansas State
1:15 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal didn’t fall to the ground in celebration on Sunday. There was perhaps no need for such theatrics. Instead, he raised his arms over his head and gave an emphatic fistpump to the adoring crowd. For much of the championship match he had left little doubt about what the
11:37 AM ET PARIS — Experience vs. youth. It was an age-old argument on display in the men’s final at the French Open on Sunday, but in the end, Rafael Nadal easily beat Casper Ruud of Norway for the title. Nadal extended his incredible tally of victories in Paris to 14 — and set another
11:21 AM ET Catarina Macario was injured in Lyon’s last game of the season. Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images United States women’s national team’s Catarina Macario has confirmed she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Lyon’s final game of the season and will be out “for a few months.” Lyon beat Issy
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Disappearing draft: By the time they line up to face the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 11, the Jets probably will have only one member of their 2020 draft class in the starting lineup — tackle Mekhi Becton.
8:13 AM ET Not one uniformed member of the Boston Celtics had played in an NBA Finals game before Game 1 on Thursday night. Much was made of this, partly because of the vast Finals experience of the Golden State Warriors but mostly because storylines at this stage must be truffle hunted until no soil
India captain Rohit Sharma has been rested for the 5-match T20I series against South Africa.© AFP Former India pacer RP Singh has reacted to the decision to rest captain Rohit Sharma for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa. Rohit had a below-par Indian Premier League season with the bat as Mumbai Indians finished
ENG vs NZ: Joe Root celebrates after hitting the winning runs against New Zealand.© AFP Following England’s win against New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s, batter Joe Root said that he wants to bat as long as he can and win as many matches possible for his side. James Anderson and Matthew Potts
7:46 AM ET Miguel Andujar has requested a trade from the New York Yankees after being demoted to the minors, according to multiple reports. Andujar informed Yankees manager Aaron Boone of his desire to be traded Friday after New York optioned the outfielder to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, according to reports. The New York Post reported that
8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Jacob Trouba doesn’t spend time thinking about his perceived villainy. Many NHL fans do, as they watch the New York Rangers defenseman pulverize opponents with his signature open-ice checks, sometimes with injurious results. They call for penalties that aren’t whistled. They call for suspensions that aren’t handed out. They
3:04 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Ole, ole, ole! From the Against All Odds t-shirts to chants of “Hellas, Hellas, Hellas”, the Greek-Australian community had been out in force all week in Melbourne, but that only went up a notch — and then some — on Sunday, as 41,129 fans piled into Marvel Stadium to
12:48 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche moved one win away from the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-2 victory in Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, doing what they do best: Winning on the road. The Avalanche moved to a perfect 6-0 away from Denver in the playoffs, the only team in the NHL postseason
Mumbai will strive to be the Mumbai of yore in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Uttarakhand, beginning from Monday. By the time hilly state — looking to scale new heights with a new generation of players — came into existence nearly 22 years ago, the heavyweights had won the country’s premier domestic tournament an unprecedented 34
12:57 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Devin Haney can no longer be called an email champion, a titleholder or anything but the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. The 23-year-old traveled from Las Vegas to Melbourne, Australia, and delivered a dominant performance to collect all four 135-pound belts in a unanimous-decision victory over George Kambosos before
12:16 AM ET Brianna Williams The lightweight championship boxing match between Devin Haney and George Kambosos had plenty of drama before the bout even began Sunday at Marvel Stadium in Docklands, Australia. Kambosos, who entered the fight holding the WBO, WBA, IBF and The Ring titles, initially failed to make weight, and Haney took advantage
1:28 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan apologized Saturday night for tweets he sent with homophobic language as a teenager that surfaced during St. Louis’ game against the Chicago Cubs. Twitter users directed Donovan’s tweets to the attention of reporters during a doubleheader in Chicago, including at least one that used
1:47 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN “Ain’t gonna be no rematch.” “Don’t want one.” That exchange between Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa, whom Creed defeated in the first installment of the classic film series, seems apt after Devin Haney dominated George Kambosos Jr. over 12 rounds in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday night (Sunday afternoon in Australia)