8:52 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com It’s springtime in Paris so that can only mean one thing: The French Open is upon us! The start of the season has been eventful, to say the least. With Novak Djokovic‘s deportation from Australia, Rafael Nadal‘s record-breaking 21st Slam victory, world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty‘s shocking retirement and the
Month: May 2022
8:51 AM ET David Benavidez wasn’t surprised when he saw one of the biggest boxing upsets in recent years. He had believed for years that even a prime version of Canelo Alvarez could be beaten, and it came to fruition on May 7 when Alvarez, pushing himself into a new weight class, failed to capture
7:30 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com Ellen Burns needed a break from the crowd. Her New York Mets were hosting an afternoon game against the reigning World Series champion Atlanta Braves in early May, and the game had drawn more than 23,000 fans to Citi Field in Queens. Burns, an administrative assistant at a New York
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie running back Rachaad White wanted to soak up every moment of his first NFL practice — he caught himself staring at the giant red flag on the Bucs’ pewter-colored helmets (he even tried to take his back to the team hotel, but the equipment staff
8:00 AM ET MIAMI — The Boston Celtics are a team of long-distance runners. For years, former Celtics president Danny Ainge employed a consultant that would identify draft picks and free agents’ “brain types” under the belief that certain personality traits made for better players. Ainge and that system are gone, but the Celtics —
Red Bull have accused Aston Martin of copying their car and questioned whether any of their intellectual property has been stolen. Aston Martin have produced an extensive upgrade of their car for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix which bears a striking resemblance to Red Bull’s design. Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner said the idea
7:00 AM ET NASCAR is hitting its annual All-Star break (yes, I realize there’s not an actual break, and there won’t be one for another month, but Sunday is the All-Star Race, so work with me here), and the Cup Series season now has 13 of the 26 regular-season events in the books. We’re halfway
7:17 AM ET A contentious back-and-forth among college football’s coaching elite and more from our best quotes from around the sports world this week. “I mean, we were second in recruiting last year. A&M was first. A&M bought every player on their team — made a deal for name, image, likeness. We didn’t buy one
7:22 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. A 2000 Fleer Showcase Masterpiece Tom Brady rookie card, numbered 1 of 1 — the only one of its
7:12 AM ET ESPN Sports Betting The 147th running of the Preakness Stakes will take place Saturday at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. While Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will sit out the race, this year’s Preakness will be interesting to watch with Derby runner-up Epicenter and Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath in
Fernando Alonso has accused Formula 1’s governing body of “incompetence” and lacking knowledge of racing. The Alpine driver identified incidents at the last race in Miami but also made an oblique reference to the FIA’s handling of other issues this year. He said he had seen no improvement at the FIA, despite its attempts to
Ireland have announced the appointment Nathan Hauritz, the former Australia spinner, as their spin bowling coach. Hauritz, 40, took 128 wickets for Australia, playing all three formats in a nine-year international career. He retired from the game in 2016, and has been coaching with Brisbane Heat in the BBL and women’s team Queensland Fire since
4:00 AM ET The Champions League as you know it will be no more — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Pogba fears a Manchester United fans’ backlash. Jump to: Pogba’s fear over fans’ backlash | Oxlade-Chamberlain’s Liverpool limbo | Newcastle won’t be bullied in transfer window | Super Cup quandary for UEFA Champions
2:10 AM ET Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon was direct in his assessment of his team’s effort in a 4-1 Game 2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. “We were bad. We were really bad tonight,” MacKinnon said with the Western Conference second-round series now tied 1-1. “We just didn’t have our
1:04 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — For the first few minutes of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, it appeared the Boston Celtics could be in some trouble. They left Miami’s shooters open for three quick 3-pointers. They allowed the Heat to get multiple second-chance opportunities. Robert Williams looked uncomfortable defending in space,
11:09 PM ET Associated Press Here’s a pretty cool hat trick from NL MVP Bryce Harper. The Phillies slugger swapped caps — and the NL MVP even autographed his hat — with a fan in the Citizen Bank Park stands. What a great way to cap off a day at the ballpark. And guess what?
11:14 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo called his ejection in Thursday’s 9-6 loss at the Baltimore Orioles for arguing balls and strikes “frustrating.” Rizzo was tossed in the eighth inning for arguing with home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez after a swinging strikeout. During the at-bat, Rizzo was upset
11:34 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Trevor Story had three homers, four hits and seven RBIs and tacked on a stolen base to help the Boston Red Sox rally from a four-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 12-6 Thursday night. He became the first second baseman in MLB history to steal a
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