6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Possible trouble spots: Through 11 practices of training camp, here are five areas I view as most vulnerable: Tight end: Different year, same story. The Patriots have been without Rob Gronkowski since the 2019 offseason, but still don’t have a
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Julian Alaphilippe won stage two of the Tour de France in a sprint finish to claim the yellow jersey in Nice. The Frenchman held off Marc Hirschi to edge home by half a wheel after leaving Britain’s Adam Yates behind in a final dart for the line. He leads Yates, who finished third, by four
1:42 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Long after a fireworks extravaganza lit up Daytona International Speedway and well after William Byron and his Hendrick Motorsports team ended their celebration in victory lane, Jimmie Johnson found a moment to reflect. On his night. On his emotions. On his legacy. He pretty much covered
11:03 AM ET It has been quite an unusual year of tennis. The US Open, usually the final Grand Slam of the season, is just the second after the coronavirus pandemic canceled Wimbledon and postponed the French Open until September. Gone this year in New York are the fans, the defending women’s and men’s champions,
10:44 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — French tennis player Benoit Paire tested positive for the coronavirus and was removed from the U.S. Open field, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The Grand Slam tournament begins Monday, with no spectators allowed as part of efforts to prevent the
7:10 AM ET The Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat all swept their way into the Eastern Conference semifinals, while the Milwaukee Bucks, after a Game 1 hiccup against the Orlando Magic, cruised through the rest of a five-game series to the second round. Here’s where the battle to win the East gets interesting.
9:00 AM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. — College football in America returned at 8:07 p.m. local time on Saturday in Alabama and immediately went off the rails. After a nothing-to-see-here touchback to start the game, Austin Peay running back CJ Evans Jr. cradled an option pitch near the 20-yard line, split two would-be tacklers, raced down
10:33 AM ET The Atlanta Braves have agreed to acquire Baltimore Orioles left-hander Tommy Milone in a trade that could bolster their struggling rotation, according to ESPN and multiple reports. MLB.com first reported Sunday morning that the Braves and Orioles were close to finalizing a deal involving Milone. Baltimore will receive two players to be
4:41 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer The bloke in the crowd said it best, until Pep Guardiola said it better. In the midst of the noise around the Romareda, a collective murmur of incredulity, came a short and simple phrase that was just about audible and elicited the highest eulogy. It was March, a decade
7:29 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — One practice. That’s all it took for wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to make quite the impression with the Dallas Cowboys. As Lamb, the Cowboys’ 2020 first-round pick, sprinted toward the sideline, quarterback Dak Prescott‘s pass was high and a little to the inside. Instinctively, Lamb leaped, twisted his body
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton dominated the Belgian Grand Prix to take his fifth victory in seven races this year and the 89th of his career. Hamilton headed team-mate Valtteri Bottas to a Mercedes one-two, from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The victory puts Hamilton 48 points – almost two clear wins – ahead of Verstappen in
6:33 PM IST Eoin Morgan won the toss in the second T20I against Pakistan and chose to bowl first. Both teams were unchanged from the first match, which was abandoned in the 17th over of the first innings due to rain. The same surface is to be used. Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, admitted he
7:41 AM ET After two days with no games, as the NHL paused to put a focus on racial violence and issues of equality, the Stanley Cup Playoffs restarted with the Boston Bruins being pushed to the brink of elimination, and two key games that were front ends of back-to-back games that’ll continue on Sunday.
12:35 AM ET While it’s common for fighters to call for title shots after key victories, it would be hard for observers to not at least think that Aleksandar Rakic will get one at some point after his performance on Saturday night. Rakic, who is ranked eighth by the UFC, dominated Anthony Smith throughout their
9:13 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN News of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday didn’t reach reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo until days later with the Milwaukee Bucks star, who is on a social media blackout for the postseason. Once he became informed that Blake, who is Black, was shot seven times
1:15 AM ET Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lujuan Winningham caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Breylin Smith with 34 seconds left to lift Central Arkansas to a 24-17 victory over Austin Peay on Saturday night in college football’s first game of the COVID-19 pandemic. Austin Peay took the lead on quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall‘s 1-yard
1:15 AM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots, and the Vegas Golden Knights rebounded from an uncharacteristic Game 2 loss, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series Saturday night. Vegas leads the series 2-1 and improved to 9-2 inside the Western Conference
12:50 AM ET In a first for the 2020 season, both managers in an MLB game were ejected as the benches cleared in Game 2 of a doubleheader between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. First, David Ross was tossed after Reds pitcher Tejay Antone threw a fastball over the head of