9:19 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After seven years away from the sport, Kim Clijsters announced her much-hyped return to professional tennis in September. It hasn’t exactly been the comeback year she envisioned. Yet despite the unprecedented and unpredictable circumstances of the 2020 season, she somehow has already has won a title. Following three grueling weeks
admin
7:15 AM ET The playoff picture is beginning to take shape as the final week of seeding games begins. Three teams — the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings — have been eliminated from playoff contention, and a Western Conference play-in is officially happening. The Memphis Grizzlies‘ hold on the No. 8 seed
7:00 AM ET Each year around this time, I try to figure out what’s going to happen in the upcoming NFL season. Doing that in August isn’t exactly an exclusive hobby of mine, but I try to focus on using metrics and measures that have historically been good predictors of future team performance. What happened
5:43 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Rory McIlroy took issue with Brooks Koepka‘s comments following the third round of the PGA Championship in which he noted that Dustin Johnson “only” had a single major to his name as he assessed his own chances at winning a third straight Wanamaker Trophy. Asked about it Sunday following
7:29 AM ET The main event of UFC 252 is considered one of the most critical fights in the promotion’s history, with heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defending against former two-division champ Daniel Cormier on Saturday in Las Vegas. Cormier ended Miocic’s record run of three straight heavyweight title defenses in their first meeting in 2018,
Team principal Toto Wolff has challenged rivals to protest if they believe Mercedes have broken the rules in the Racing Point ‘copying’ row. Racing Point have been docked 15 points and fined 400,000 euros for illegally copying Mercedes’ brake ducts. Rivals have questioned whether Mercedes fully complied with rules that forbid the sharing of key
3:28 AM ET Some of the biggest stars in college football believe the time has come to organize and create a more powerful voice for players in their sport. In a matter of hours Sunday night, a dozen college football players from all five major conferences came together to create a joint statement that expressed
2:04 AM BST Super Rugby AU is alive and kicking after two huge upsets in Round 6. First, the Rebels completely dominated the previously unbeaten Brumbies on Friday night. Then, seemingly from nowhere, the Waratahs wound back the clock to 2014 with an astonishing first-half display of running rugby to set up a huge win
2:04 AM ET We saw fighting in the time of social distancing. We saw one of the Major League Baseball’s most athletic players suffer through one of its most unpleasant blunders. And we saw a 21-year-old superstar continue to emerge in front of our eyes. Here’s a look through a wild Sunday for baseball’s West
11:13 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Joonas Korpisalo stopped 33 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets advanced to the first round of the NHL playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a decisive Game 5 on Sunday night. Zach Werenski‘s floater from the left point in the first period held
12:35 AM ET Associated Press If you’re a three-time NBA champion and two-time league MVP, you can skirt the ban on fans at the PGA Championship. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was deputized as a “guest reporter” for the final round of the tournament, making him one of the few outsiders allowed on the
9:10 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Collin Morikawa has won the PGA Championship in just his second appearance in a major. The 23-year-old California native and Berkeley graduate shot 6-under 64 in the final round at TPC Harding Park to finish two strokes ahead of Paul Casey. He joins Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
11:45 PM ET NBA Insiders Entering the final week of seeding games in the NBA restart, teams have only a few more opportunities to improve their place in the standings. There are still four teams pushing for the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs, and it’s now guaranteed that there will be a play-in
11:18 PM ET Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has agreed to replace surging contender Geoff Neal in a bout against Neil Magny later this month, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Neal (13-2) was scheduled to face Magny (23-7) at UFC Fight Night on Aug. 29, but announced on social media on Sunday he had
SAN FRANCISCO — The shot elicited barely a whimper, a smattering of cheers and claps reminiscent of his college days at nearby Cal, but one that deserved the kind of delirium you come to expect in such moments on golf’s biggest stage. Collin Morikawa will have to settle for the shot seen — but not
9:44 AM BST “It’s a celebration with curfews tonight.” That was Scott Robertson’s assessment of how his side would mark an astonishing fourth straight title, a seemingly apt approach given it has not come in the same fashion as their previous three. Sunday’s 32-22 win over the Highlanders in front of a full house at
9:16 PM ET Steve KimESPN The exhibition bout between boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will be pushed back from its Sept. 12 date to Nov. 28, according to a report by RingTV.com. The event, which is sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission and set to be held at Dignity Health Sports
8:02 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Danielle Kang had a careless three-putt bogey when she could least afford it, leaving her five shots behind Lydia Ko with six holes to play Sunday in the Marathon Classic. She said to her caddie, “Man, that’s too costly.” He told her she had six holes left.