A belligerent century from Darren Stevens propelled Kent from 95 for 4 to 418 for 6 at stumps on the opening day of their four-day match against Sri Lanka’s Development XI in Canterbury. Stevens, the veteran allrounder who turned 46 on April 30, thumped 168 off just 142 balls – including 24 fours and five
Month: May 2022
1:24 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The rest of the Penguins‘ playoff run won’t include goaltender Casey DeSmith. Coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith underwent core surgery Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason. The surgery comes three days after DeSmith exited in the second overtime of Pittsburgh’s 4-3, triple-overtime victory over
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the pace in first practice at the Miami Grand Prix as Mercedes showed signs of increasing competitiveness. Leclerc was fastest by 0.071 seconds, with Mercedes’ George Russell second, an unfamiliar place for the world champions in a difficult start to 2022. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, Leclerc’s title rival, was third, 0.179secs
12:38 PM ET ESPN News Services Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who is banned from the Kentucky Derby, is on a mission to restore two legacies — his own and that of Medina Spirit, who was stripped of the 2021 victory after testing positive for an anti-inflammatory medication following the race. “I haven’t had
1:19 PM ET Dan Ventrelle is out as president of the Las Vegas Raiders, owner Mark Davis announced Friday. “Dan Ventrelle is no longer with the Raiders organization,” Davis’ statement said. “We will have no further comment at this time.” Ventrelle was named the team’s full-time president following the 2021 season after taking over on
12:49 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN BOSTON — All signs are pointing to Marcus Smart making his return to the Boston Celtics‘ lineup for Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. Celtics coach Ime Udoka on Friday said that Smart, who missed Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series after reaggravating a right quad
Lewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1’s governing body the FIA to back down in its strict approach to drivers wearing jewellery in their cars. Race director Niels Wittich reiterated before the inaugural Miami Grand Prix it is prohibited to wear body piercings or neck chains in competition. Hamilton described the new focus on the
Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel marked his Giro d’Italia debut in style with victory after a chaotic finish to the race’s opening stage. As a classics specialist who excels in punchy climbs, Alpecin-Fenix’s Van der Poel came into the first stage as favourite and won by a bike length. Caleb Ewan crashed after hitting
11:32 AM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — The brother of Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. Henry Ervil Swinney III, 53, of Clemson, South Carolina, was arrested on April 23. The attorney general’s release said investigators
11:49 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers announced Friday morning that superstar center Joel Embiid has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and participated in the team’s morning shootaround ahead of Game 3 of Philadelphia’s Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat on Friday night, moving him a couple of steps closer
10:01 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — US Open champion Daniil Medvedev will return from hernia surgery to play at the Geneva Open after getting a wild card from tournament organizers Friday. The second-ranked Russian will use the clay-court event, which runs from May 14-21, to prepare for the French Open. The tournament at Roland
10:25 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Novak Djokovic eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz on Friday as he advanced to the semifinals of the Madrid Open where he faces a tough Spanish test. Djokovic, a three-time champion in Madrid, had little trouble on the outdoor clay against Hurkacz, whose poor hitting
9:07 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said Real Madrid will be “favourites” when they meet in the Champions League final later this month. Madrid produced a remarkable last-minute comeback against Manchester City on Wednesday to force extra-time before striker Karim Benzema netted a penalty to send the club to the final against Liverpool
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Jermaine Johnson II had no idea when he committed to Independence (Kansas) Community College that it would be featured in Season 3 of the popular Netflix docuseries Last Chance U. When he showed up in Independence, a tiny city (pop. 8,600) near the Oklahoma border, it was lights,
8:00 AM ET Super middleweight undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez moves up in weight to challenge light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol for his WBA world title on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (DAZN PPV, 9 p.m. ET). This will be Alvarez’s second fight at 175 pounds. In November 2019, Alvarez defeated Sergey Kovalev
Ben Stokes marked his first first-class innings since being appointed England captain with a breathtaking innings of 161 from 126 balls for Durham against Worcestershire at New Road, including five sixes in an over, and 17 all told – a new record for county cricket. Here’s how ESPNcricinfo recorded his return to action. 98.6Gibbon to
7:52 AM ET Eddie Alvarez looked like he was holding a golf ball in his mouth, and his right cheek was comically swollen. To compound matters, Alvarez’s left leg was barely mobile due to numerous hard kicks to it. In Detroit, the former UFC lightweight champion was embroiled in the third round of a back-and-forth
7:00 AM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee With spring football wrapped up and the start of another season just four months away, let’s
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