7:33 AM ET Pro-tennis player Dayana Yastremska has defended pictures she posted on social media of her doing blackface as “misunderstood.” The World No. 25 ranked player posted four photos of herself with half her body painted black and a caption which read “Equality.” Following criticism, Yastremska deleted the pictures and posted an explanation on
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Charles Leclerc has been given an official warning after breaking Formula 1’s coronavirus protocols. The Ferrari driver returned to Monaco this week between the Austrian and Styrian Grands Prix at the Red Bull Ring and was pictured with friends. Personnel are required to remain within their ‘bubbles’ between races. An FIA spokesperson said that Ferrari
Formula 1 has added two more races to its 2020 calendar as it seeks to rebuild the season during the coronavirus crisis. Italy’s Mugello will stage its debut Grand Prix on 13 September, with the Russian GP in Sochi on 27 September. The two additions take the total number of races confirmed so far to
11:56 PM ET Montreal Impact head coach and France legend Thierry Henry took a knee for the first eight minutes and 46 seconds of his team’s MLS is Back Tournament opener against the New England Revolution on Thursday in memory of George Floyd, who was killed in police custody in Minnesota in May, causing mass
1:48 AM ET Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier was transported to a hospital for evaluation after being involved in a last-lap crash during Thursday night’s Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Allgaier’s JR Motorsports Chevrolet had contact with Ronnie Bassett Jr.‘s Chevy, with Bassett making hard contact with the inside wall that lifted his car
12:12 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowlers are widely known to use three different methods to get the ball to swerve through the air: conventional swing, contrast swing, reverse swing. James Anderson, however, can lay claim to a fourth method: reverse reverse swing. What’s that? According to no less an authority than Sachin Tendulkar, who
12:57 AM ET Just over three weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus, WBO junior lightweight world titlist Jamel Herring is feeling ready enough to put his belt on the line on Tuesday, July 14, against Jonathan Oquendo (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) — even in the face of his team suggesting he should reconsider his
Jul 9, 2020 Steve KimESPN Junior featherweight contender Carlos Castro dispatched the normally durable Cesar Juarez with an impressive fourth-round TKO victory in the co-main event on the Carlos Takam-Jerry Forrest undercard inside the Top Rank “bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Thursday. From the very beginning Castro was simply
11:04 PM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Austin Cindric answered the nagging question of when he’ll finally conquer an oval. In fact, he did it so well at Kentucky Speedway the issue now is whether an encore is possible. Cindric won the first of two NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Kentucky, charging past Chase
11:13 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former heavyweight title contender Carlos Takam defeated Jerry Forrest by unanimous decision after 10 rounds Thursday night in the main event of a Top Rank card inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Although the pace was steady throughout, sustained action in this meeting of
8:37 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa didn’t get rattled by his first missed cut as a pro or his first time playing Muirfield Village. Morikawa finally had a forced weekend off two weeks ago after 22 consecutive made cuts to start his PGA Tour career, three short of the standard set
6:03 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former heavyweight title contender Carlos Takam (38-5-1, 28 KOs) takes on Jerry Forrest (26-3, 20 KOs) in the main event of Thursday’s Top Rank boxing card inside “the bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. But before that, a few good other fights are taking place on
8:28 PM ET The UFC says it is “troubled” by the actions of fighter Mike Perry, who was involved in a physical altercation at a bar this week that was caught on video in which he also yelled racial slurs. In a statement Thursday, the UFC said Perry has apologized and “committed to immediately seek
6:53 PM ET Star guards James Harden and Russell Westbrook were among a small group of Houston Rockets players and staffers who did not travel on the team flight to Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, sources told ESPN. Each member of the group is expected to join the team later at Walt Disney World after traveling
8:25 PM ET ESPN.com staff The 2020 MLB season is nearly here — four months later than originally planned. While this season will be reduced to 60 games, and there will be no fans in attendance at least initially, because of the shutdown forced by the coronavirus pandemic, teams are in camp preparing for Opening
6:22 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — There is something beginning to stir at Manchester United. After seven years of decline and drift since Sir Alex Ferguson retired as manager in 2013, Thursday’s 3-0 victory at Aston Villa was just the latest example of the upward trajectory of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team. Back in January, Solskjaer
6:30 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The Big Ten athletic directors and presidents on Thursday decided to move
5:20 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Dylan Frittelli said it was hard not to feel like an outcast Thursday at the Workday Charity Open in a group of three players who tested positive for the coronavirus. But at least he was playing. “It was fun to get out there,” Frittelli said after his