Associated Press May 3, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Andrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Madrid Open final where he will meet Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime advanced after Jiri Lehecka had to retire at 3-3 in the first set of their semifinal. The men’s final for
Bruce Schoenfeld May 2, 2024, 08:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — One recent afternoon, Weston McKennie walked into a pizza parlor. In this part of the world, where he has emerged as one of the top midfielders in Serie A and perhaps Juventus‘ most consistent player, McKennie can rarely go out in
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 03:12 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMay 3, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Former Oregon State and Nebraska coach Mike Riley has been named to the College Football Playoff selection committee. He replaces athletic director Pat Chun, who was appointed to the 13-member
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on
Here are the points scorers in the sprint race. Max Verstappen extends his lead to 27 points over Sergio Perez going into tomorrow’s race, and Daniel Ricciardo gets his first points of the season on the board after finishing fourth today. 1. Max Verstapen (Red Bull) – 118 2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 91
Associated Press May 3, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cubs ace Justin Steele is just about ready to return to Chicago’s rotation after being sidelined since the season opener because of a strained left hamstring. Steele is on track to start Monday against San Diego, assuming he gets through one more
MI suffered a loss at the hands of KKR on Friday.© BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers rose to the occasion and defended a modest total en route to a 24-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match on Friday. Incidentally, it was KKR’s first win over MI in Mumbai after 12
SWPix 3 hours ago Great Britain secured three golds in the time trial events at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Ostend, Belgium. Daphne Schrager (WC2) and Fran Brown (WC1) were both victorious before the tandem pair of Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl claimed the WB event. Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall were third behind
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Miami 40 minutes ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in practice at the Miami Grand Prix despite a tricky session punctuated by errors. The world champion, who ran wide at least three times and complained of braking issues, ended up 0.105 seconds clear of McLaren’s Oscar
Getty Images 3 May 2024 France’s Evita Muzic won the sixth stage of Vuelta Femenina with race leader Demi Vollering finishing second and extending her overall lead. Muzic, riding for FDJ-Suex, pipped the Dutch rider to the line after the pair pulled clear on the steep, final climb to Laguna Negra in northern Spain. Vollering,
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are only a couple of weeks old, but there are already some lessons to be learned from them. Here’s a look at some of the moments, trends and revelations from the
Anita Marks May 2, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 150th Kentucky Derby is set for May 4 with 20 of the best horses in the world facing off in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Each horse has been bred for speed and distance and for most
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez removed his designer sunglasses to reveal the sort of deadly serious expression that’s all too familiar to his 39 knockout opponents. Only this time, the target of his white-hot rage wasn’t another fighter — at least not an active
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions “Who is this guy?” When it was announced that Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) would challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the men’s flyweight championship at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, the overwhelming number of comments on social media were similar to the aforementioned
May 3, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open as he continues to recover from an arm injury, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Friday. Having successfully defended his Indian Wells title in March and reached the Miami Open quarterfinals, Alcaraz injured
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Getty Images Matt Warwick BBC Sport 25 minutes ago Hot sun, torrential rain, hail, snow, ice… the Giro d’Italia is often the most entertaining race of the road cycling season. Beginning in Turin on Saturday, three weeks of competition for the pink jersey over 3,400km – 44,650m of which will be ascending – creates a