2:56 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer is going to miss the US Open and be sidelined for what he said will be “many months” because he needs a third operation on his right knee, a procedure he said will leave him with “a glimmer of hope” that he can return to competition. Federer announced
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6:36 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia won the National Bank Open on Sunday for his third victory of the year and 12th overall, beating American qualifier Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-3. The 25-year-old Medvedev, ranked second in the world, also won this year in Mallorca and Marseille. He has four
6:14 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — AJ Allmendinger screamed in elation after winning Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Just about everyone else left the world-famous speedway frustrated, angry or bewildered by a bizarre Brickyard 200 finish that involved 16 wrecked cars, two red flags, a spin out of the race leader and a penalty
5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN While the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers opened the 2021 NFL preseason with their Hall of Fame game matchup last week, preseason kicked off in earnest this week, as all 32 teams were in action. It started Thursday with two games, as rookie quarterback Mac Jones helped lead the New
8:06 PM ET Associated Press ASH, England — Calum Hill of Scotland closed with a 5-under 67 for a 1-stroke victory at the Cazoo Classic on Sunday to clinch his first European Tour title. Hill finished at 16-under 272, 1 shot ahead of Alexander Levy of France. The 26-year-old Hill finished in a tie for
6:49 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Even for James Piot, the scrappy Michigan kid who isn’t afraid to set the bar high, his target Sunday in the U.S. Amateur was bordering on audacious. He was 3 down and running out of time. Standing on the 10th tee, Piot set a goal of playing
6:37 PM ET Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. — Roger Harring, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Wisconsin-La Crosse to two NCAA Division III titles, has died. He was 88. An obituary on the Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes website said Harring died Thursday at his home in La Crosse. Wisconsin-La Crosse’s
4:48 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Camila Giorgi completed a stunning run at the National Bank Open, beating Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to win the title in her first WTA 1000 final. Giorgi, who was unseeded and came in ranked 71st, used a strong service game to best the sixth-ranked
11:43 AM ET Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate any prize money she wins from this week’s Western & Southern Open tennis tournament to relief efforts in Haiti. Haiti was rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning that has left more than 700 dead. Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is a native of Haiti. Really
12:53 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC A series of banners attacking Barcelona president Joan Laporta for his role in Lionel Messi‘s departure have been hung outside Camp Nou ahead of the club’s first game of the LaLiga season against Real Sociedad (2 p.m. ET live on ESPN+) on Sunday. Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain this week
Aug 12, 2021 After recording her first victory as a professional mixed martial artist in June, Claressa Shields will return to the PFL cage on Oct. 27, the boxing champion announced Thursday. PFL officials confirmed to ESPN that she will face Abigail Montes, 21, of Mexico. “I’m always in training. I’m always working,” Shields said
2:36 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Golf’s regular season came to a close on Sunday, with a lot of last-day jockeying to get into the field when the FedEx Cup playoffs start next week at the Northern Trust. Only the top 125 advance to the first event. After that, the
9:39 AM ET Gerd Muller was one of the greatest strikers in the history of global soccer. Getty The announcement on Sunday that Germany and Bayern Munich great Gerd Muller had died at the age of 75 was met with tributes from across the soccer world. Bayern, the club where he won three European Cups, five
Aug 15, 2021 Saturday was a boxing fan’s dream, as long as they had enough screens to watch it all. Vergil Ortiz Jr. survived an early scare from Egidijus Kavaliauskas and pushed his record to 18-0 with 18 knockouts, putting himself directly into the welterweight world title conversation. And after a second fight between Joshua
Aug 14, 2021 TULSA, Oklahoma — Joshua Franco settled the score on Saturday, capping a rivalry that climaxed with a controversial finish in November and ended at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a decisive victory over Andrew Moloney in the ESPN main event. “The Professor” retained his secondary WBA title at 115 pounds
11:27 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — William Byron got some help this week preparing for NASCAR’s first road race at Indianapolis. It paid off Sunday. The 23-year-old North Carolinian won the pole for the Brickyard 200, posting a fast lap of 100.044 mph on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s
Aug 14, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN TULSA, Okla. — Wearing a pair of white-and-black trunks his grandfather gifted to him, Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh made his pro boxing debut Saturday night with a first-round TKO of Jordan Weeks. Ali Walsh, 21, displayed the kind of flair for the dramatic Ali would surely be proud
Aug 15, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN TULSA, Okla. — Joshua Franco settled the score with Andrew Moloney on Saturday, capping a rivalry that climaxed with a controversial finish in November and ended at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a decisive victory in the ESPN main event. Franco, nicknamed “The Professor,” retained his secondary WBA