9:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The scream sliced through a largely empty arena and put a dagger in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ season. Giannis Antetokounmpo had been on a tear to begin Game 4 of the Bucks’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat, scoring 19 points in 11 minutes,
12:48 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Naomi Osaka tried not to cry as the camera zoomed in on her face for the live audience watching across the country to see. She was still wearing her match clothes and bright blue visor, just moments removed from playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium, which now sat behind her, looming
Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who left Renault during the 2017 season, is part of the BBC team and offers insight and analysis from the point of view of the competitors. It’s about time Formula 1 had a good race and a new winner, and Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix delivered both, through a set of
9:53 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Saratoga Race Course completed its 40-day meet, and its all-sources handle topped $700 million for the second consecutive year despite being conducted without fans. Total handle was $702.5 million, just off last year’s mark of $705.3 million, with average daily handle of $17.5 million. Only a
9:03 PM ET Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan won’t be returning to the Thunder next season, sources tell ESPN. Donovan’s contract expired at season’s end and the sides have decided against pursuing an extension. Discussions between OKC management and Donovan were described as collaborative and realistic. The reality of Oklahoma City’s eventual transition toward a
7:12 PM ET Associated Press Slumping catcher Gary Sanchez returned to the New York Yankees‘ lineup Tuesday night, hours after general manager Brian Cashman spoke to the struggling team in Buffalo, New York. Cashman tried to reinvigorate a roster that has lost four straight games and 14 of 19, a slump that has dropped New
8:48 AM ET Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt soaked up the sun as he prepared for his next turn in the cornhole tournament, watching his teammates relax during an August afternoon barbecue. It was a backyard barbecue, minus the backyard, taking place on a hotel roof deck in Edmonton. “We’re trying to emulate Vegas
7:27 PM ET Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer will be without their crew chiefs for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. Both crew chiefs will be serving one-race NASCAR suspensions after Busch and Bowyer finished Sunday’s race at Darlington with two lug nuts that were either loose or missing completely. Busch and
6:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL schedule kicks off this week with the Texans at Chiefs on Thursday night football, and NFL Nation has you covered. Big questions. Bold predictions. Breakout fantasy football candidates. Over/under picks. Record and playoff projections. Depth charts. And in-depth schedule analysis for all 32 teams. This is what
5:24 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo was never going to break the 100-international-goal barrier with a scruffy tap-in from three yards. If his previous achievements have taught us anything about the Portugal captain, it is that the spectacular is always preferable to the mundane. So it was fitting that he became only the second men’s player
5:56 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The disqualification of Novak Djokovic from the US Open — and the absences of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer — presented quite an opportunity to Alexander Zverev and the other men left in the tournament. All are in their 20s and seeking a first Grand Slam
5:22 PM ET Associated Press Golfer Charley Hull of England has withdrawn from the ANA Inspiration after testing positive for the coronavirus. Hull has one LPGA Tour title among her four professional wins. She said she wasn’t feeling her best when she arrived in the California desert but chalked that up to jet lag, extreme
2:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — American Jennifer Brady said she was nervous at the start of her first career Grand Slam quarterfinal, but it didn’t show. Brady notched the biggest victory yet in her breakout run at the US Open, beating Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Tuesday, 6-3, 6-2. Seeded 28th, Brady
1:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN The World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight finals between Yuniel Dorticos and Mairis Briedis has been rescheduled for Sept. 26 at the Plazamedia broadcasting centre in Munich, Germany, according to Kalle Sauerland, chief boxing officer for the WBSS. The fight, which matches ESPN’s top two rated cruiserweights, has been postponed twice
Akeal Hosein scalped three wickets while Lendl Simmons played an unbeaten knock of 54 runs as Trinbago Knight Riders defeated Jamaica Tallawahs by nine wickets in the first semi-final of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Now, Trinbago Knight Riders will face the winners of the
1:48 PM ET Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi will not return this season, manager Ron Roenicke said Tuesday. Benintendi, who was placed on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 12 because of a strained right rib cage, was transferred to the 45-day injured list Tuesday. He ends his season with just a .103 average
7:17 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott has always seemed ready for the moment as the Dallas Cowboys‘ quarterback. If there ever has been any uncertainty during his time with the Cowboys, he has not shown it. From his first preseason game on Aug. 13, 2016, in front of 89,140 at the Los Angeles
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The 2020 MLB playoffs are right around the corner, even though it seems like only yesterday that the regular season kicked off. Well, it wasn’t yesterday but close enough, as the compressed 60-game schedule is rapidly coming to a close and the MLB standings are tight heading to the finish.