6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Defending champion Ash Barty returned to the final of the Miami Open by beating No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. On Saturday, Barty will play the winner of the second semifinal between No. 8 Bianca Andreescu and No. 23 Maria Sakkari. Barty is assured of
Month: April 2021
News The home side have not won a one-day series against Australia since 1999 Amy Satterthwaite, New Zealand’s stand-in captain, hopes they are able to “unleash” fast bowler Lea Tahuhu on Australia in the Rose Bowl one-day series. Tahuhu, who remains one of the quickest bowlers in the game, has been out of action since
5:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Borussia Dortmund have some of the best young players in European football, but for how much longer? The next few weeks will be crucial in their quest to hold on to the likes of Erling Haaland, Jadon Sancho and Giovanni Reyna as failure to secure Champions League football for next
7:16 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons are heading back to London. The organization announced it will serve as the home team for one of the NFL’s International Series games at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021, with a date and opponent to be determined when the league releases its schedule in May. The NFL did not have
7:28 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer 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. There is optimism
5:17 PM ET University of Nebraska officials state they acted promptly and properly in handling complaints of sexual misconduct against athletes and other male students, according to a motion filed Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit in which nine women allege sex discrimination and violations of the Title IX gender equity law. The lawsuit filed in
6:37 PM ET Middleweight contender Kevin Holland will step in and fight Marvin Vettori on short notice in the five-round main event of UFC Fight Night on April 10 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Vettori’s original opponent, Darren Till, withdrew Tuesday because of a broken collarbone. Holland just fought March 20, a
5:09 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels and second baseman David Fletcher have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $26 million, the team announced hours before its season opener on Thursday. Fletcher’s deal includes two club options, giving the Angels an opportunity to buy out as many as three free-agent years. Angels general manager
5:11 PM ET Francisco Lindor has yet to play a game in New York City, but the comfort the 27-year-old shortstop felt in the New York Mets clubhouse during spring training gave him the confidence to commit to the team in the long term. “The group of guys and girls that we have in the
6:56 PM ET Associated Press JJ Redick doesn’t have an ideal number of games in mind to get ready for the playoffs with the Dallas Mavericks, who were thinking postseason when they acquired the shooting guard with an expiring contract. “The ideal number is the most amount of games possible,” said Redick, who is recovering
5:06 PM ET Beware of everything you read on April 1. Yes, there are obvious jokes. Like Tom Brady, on Opening Day of baseball season, becoming “the first player/coach/owner in MLB history.” (You know he totally would, if he could, right?) With opening day today, excited to announce we’re bringing the Expos back to the
4:20 PM ET Michael A. Fletcher Several East Tennessee State men’s basketball players say they are convinced the resignation of their coach this week was because he supported their silent protest of racial inequality before games this season. Jason Shay, hired as the Buccaneers’ head coach last year after five years as an assistant, had
5:42 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Cody Bellinger hit a homer — and was called out before he could finish his trot. It was an honest mistake on a bizarre play for Bellinger, Justin Turner and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in their season opener Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. Bellinger lined what
5:25 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The sister of Los Angeles Chargers controlling owner Dean Spanos is petitioning a California court to put one-third of the team’s ownership stake up for sale. Dea Spanos Berberian filed a petition Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court contending that mounting debt from the franchise is
4:10 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Luka Garza knew what everyone expected before returning for a final run as Iowa’s unquestioned star. Pressure? Garza felt it, all right, enough to know his mental health required the same attention as his game. “I needed meditation to lean on, to be able to mainly just go
12:35 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that the team will be picking up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Vita Vea. Vea was the 12th pick in the 2018 NFL draft. “Yeah, it’s safe to say that,” Licht said of Vea, who miraculously recovered from a
3:46 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Hawks forward John Collins will be out at least a week with a sprained left ankle, another blow to the injury-plagued team. Collins was injured during Tuesday night’s loss at Phoenix. He underwent an MRI that showed a lateral ankle sprain and associated bone bruise. He has started
3:36 PM ET Associated Press Michigan‘s decision to hire Juwan Howard raised a few eyebrows. The former member of the Fab Five certainly had the coaching chops after spending six years as an assistant with the NBA’s Miami Heat. The question was whether he would be able to recruit. He had never done it before
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