10:41 PM ET As he sipped his coffee in a Salt Lake City hotel lobby just after the All-Star break, Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni spoke fondly about his professional fit with general manager Daryl Morey. D’Antoni had plenty of experience as a coach who butted heads with front offices when it came to basketball
6:24 PM ET Naomi Osaka trailed Victoria Azarenka by a set and faced a break point that would have put her down 3-0 in the second set of the US Open women’s championship on Saturday. And then the 22-year-old star rallied … big time. Osaka stormed back to win the second and third sets to
7:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka recovered from a horrific first set to beat Victoria Azarenka and win the 2020 US Open women’s title Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. A dazzling first set by Azarenka helped make the numbers on the final stat sheet similar, but the match really was all about the
12:30 AM ET Steve KimESPN The fight between WBC and IBF light heavyweight world titleholder Artur Beterbiev and contender Adam Deines scheduled for Oct. 23 in Moscow has been postponed after Beterbiev suffered a rib injury in training, Top Rank announced on Saturday night. Beterbiev-Deines is expected to be rescheduled before the end of the
12:42 AM ET Saturday’s Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill bout wasn’t originally scheduled to be the Fight Night main event, but a positive COVID test scrapped the original headliner and pushed the strawweight fight to the top spot. And it delivered. The veterans put on a five-round slugfest that saw Waterson earn a split-decision win
11:13 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Brad Keselowski entered NASCAR’s playoffs certain he has as good a chance at the Cup championship as favorites Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin. He even predicted he’d win at Richmond Raceway. His confidence was correct as Keselowski indeed won Saturday night at Richmond, the second playoff race,
8:00 AM ET Each week, it feels a little more real. College football is here, and even though many of the teams in ESPN’s Power Rankings didn’t play this week, we did have some movement. And not just from the usual suspects. Hello Billy Napier and Louisiana, which earned its first road win over an
10:56 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A one-year break for LeBron James and a nine-year hiatus for his franchise came to an end on Saturday: James and the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the conference finals. James poured in 29 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 7 assists in the
12:05 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Naomi Osaka walked back to where she had just clinched her second US Open win and laid on the ground. She had just won the US Open title, the third Grand Slam victory of her career, against Victoria Azarenka. But the smile had now faded from her face, and she
4:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Twins reliever Sergio Romo was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his “inappropriate actions” during Friday’s 3-1 win over Cleveland. Romo pitched a perfect eighth for the Twins, and added some spice to the night when he finished the inning with a flyout by Francisco
6:32 PM ET Steve KimESPN Nine months after suffering the only loss of his career, Egidijus Kavaliauskas returns to the ring to face Mikael Zewski in a 10-round welterweight battle that headlines a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Saturday (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET). Kavaliauskas (21-1-1, 17 KOs)
7:40 PM ET Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Steve Stricker and Miguel Angel Jimenez shared the lead going into the final round of the Sanford International, with Fred Couples, Darren Clarke and Kevin Sutherland a shot behind after a low-scoring day. The only player at Minnehaha Country Club set to play next week in
8:16 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders is the winner of the NHL’s Jim Gregory general manager of the year award. The league announced Saturday night that Lamoriello finished ahead of fellow finalists Julien BriseBois of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars.
4:20 PM ET Ottman Azaitar has put the UFC’s lightweight division on notice, with a pair of first-round finishes in his first two fights. Azaitar (13-0) stunned 33-year-old veteran Khama Worthy (16-7) with a TKO finish just 93 seconds into their 155-pound contest on Saturday. The bout co-headlined UFC Fight Night, inside the UFC’s Apex
9:17 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Brian Stuard closed with a scrambling birdie for a 6-under 66 and a share of the Safeway Open lead Saturday with James Hahn and Cameron Percy. On a day when eight players held or shared the lead, the trio of Stuard, Hahn and Percy emerged in front
6:54 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Brooke Henderson tied a Mission Hills record with a 30 on the front nine and did just enough the rest of the round Saturday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Nelly Korda in the ANA Inspiration. Henderson started the weekend six
5:02 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Justin Allgaier saw a more than nine-second lead evaporate when a late caution flag flew, but he pulled away again on a restart with 13 laps to go to complete a sweep of a NASCAR Xfinity series doubleheader weekend at Richmond Raceway on Saturday. Allgaier, who lost
4:33 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — There are two ways to assess Liverpool‘s 4-3 victory against Leeds United on the opening day of the 2020-21 Premier League season. It was either a sensational showcase of everything that makes the Premier League the most box office competition in world football, or it was a game in