4:30 PM ET ESPN staff It was a day of positive vibes for quarterbacks during Sunday’s 2020 NFL training camps as Alex Smith of the Washington Football Team was cleared for football activity and activated off the physically unable to perform list, capping a remarkable recovery from a leg injury that nearly cost him his
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3:37 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sheldon Creed’s previous experience on the road course at Daytona International Speedway consisted of three simulator sessions and some iRacing laps. “Brett Moffitt kills me at iRacing,” Creed said of his GMS Racing teammate. Creed showed he’s much better at the real deal. Creed won the
5:27 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — St. Louis Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez became the first pitcher to allow four straight home runs in his major league debut when the Chicago White Sox hit him around in the fifth inning Sunday. Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez connected during a six-run inning,
3:54 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a sprained right knee. Bichette “felt something” in his knee during Saturday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays while stretching, according to manager Charlie Montoyo. Bichette was then sent for an MRI. Bichette leads the Blue
1:53 PM ET Kim Clijsters will be striving to create a record at the US Open by becoming the only player to win the American Grand Slam as a wild card in two different years. A four-time Grand Slam singles champion, Clijsters leads the parade of US Open wild cards announced on Thursday by the
3:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori, the 2014 US Open runner-up, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he will pull out of the tuneup tournament at Flushing Meadows that starts next week. Nishikori posted what he called “some unfortunate news” on his mobile app. While he is withdrawing from
1:57 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jennifer Brady won her first WTA title at the Top Seed Open, overcoming a shaky serve and using a five-game run to seize control for a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jil Teichmann in Sunday’s final. It was the first professional tennis event in the United States since
12:39 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed infielder DJ LeMahieu on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left thumb. LeMahieu appeared to suffer the injury on an awkward swing during Saturday night’s victory over the Boston Red Sox. The American League leader in batting average joins fellow Yankees stars Aaron Judge and
10:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent COLOGNE, Germany — An hour or so after Manchester United had been dumped out of the Champions League by Sevilla in March 2018, Jose Mourinho sat in the news conference theatre at Old Trafford and was asked what at the club needed to change. “Everything,” was Mourinho’s curt response and,
1:38 PM ET Stacy Lewis of the United States held her nerve in a four-way playoff to win the Ladies Scottish Open, her first title since 2017. The 35-year-old went into the final day of the tournament one shot behind Spain’s Azahara Munoz but ended up tied on five-under for the week alongside Cheyenne Knight,
Criterium du Dauphine leader Primoz Roglic has withdrawn from the race before the final stage because of injuries sustained in a crash on Saturday. The Jumbo-Visma rider was left “in a lot of pain” after the crash on stage four but managed to finish in 10th. The 30-year-old Slovene led by 14 seconds after Saturday’s
10:00 AM ET Wes Welker knows who Tommy McVay was: A stubborn voice who opened a door for him to become a beloved Texas Tech legend and a five-time Pro Bowler in the NFL. New Baylor coach Dave Aranda, fresh off a national title as LSU’s defensive coordinator, knew McVay as a mentor, the man
8:52 PM IST England 7 for 1 (Crawley 5*, Sibley 2*, Afridi 1-5) trail Pakistan 236 (Rizwan 72, Abid 60, Broad 4-56) by 229 runs More rain sent the second Test squelching towards a damp-squib draw, made even more disappointing by the fact that the small amount of play possible teased at an enthralling contest.
Lewis Hamilton dominated the Spanish Grand Prix to take his fourth victory in six races so far this year. The Mercedes driver led every lap from pole position and was simply too fast for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who was unable to challenge. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas took third, failing to catch Verstappen despite Mercedes’
6:00 AM ET Chan Gailey, 68, was living a good retirement life — playing a bunch of golf, watching his grandsons play sports and attending school events. He was finally taking advantage of the free time that had eluded him for 40-plus years of his life because he was coaching football. Then Miami Dolphins coach
10:43 AM ET Top seed Simona Halep claimed her second successive title, albeit six months apart, as she comfortably beat Elise Mertens to win the Prague Open on Sunday. The Romanian world No. 2, playing her first event since winning in Dubai in February, won 6-2, 7-5. 2 Related Halep had struggled to shake off
8:52 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Shaking his head before Bruce Buffer even had the chance to finish reading the scores, Daniel Cormier stood in the center of the Octagon with his left eye nearly shut, and seemed to know what was coming. It’s a disappointment Cormier had felt a few times before in a combat
7:15 AM ET The good news for the Los Angeles Lakers is they are the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, the first time they’ve earned pole position in a decade and an honorable accomplishment after a traumatic season. The bad news is they appear to have won the least valuable No. 1