12:24 PM ET Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff to win 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 and advance to the last-16 of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Auger-Aliassime, who had his breakthrough season last year when he climbed up to world No. 17, nearly threw it away in the second set when he
11:30 AM ET After Joel Sherman’s report on the revamping of the baseball playoffs was published Monday in the New York Post, the Reds’ Trevor Bauer was among many who reacted strongly on Twitter. No idea who made this new playoff format proposal, but Rob is responsible for releasing it, so I’ll direct this to
Organisers of the RideLondon cycling event are “urgently looking into” a data breach involving potential participants’ personal details. It is unclear how many applicants have been affected by the issue which saw entrants receive other people’s ballot results. The events, due to be held in August, is open to 80,000 applications and last year 28,032
8:11 AM ET Ryan Garcia, the 2017 prospect of the year, appears to be on the verge of big things in boxing. Since being recognized as boxing’s top prospect, Garcia has moved up in weight from junior lightweight to lightweight and won six more fights in a row — four by knockout — while increasing
11:00 AM ET Croatia’s Donna Vekic steamrolled America’s Kristie Ahn 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the last 16 of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in Russia. Seventh-seed Vekic was matched by Ahn for most of the first set, twice breaking the American’s serve, before the world No. 23 raced through a comfortable final set to
7:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” IN LATE MARCH 2019, the Orange Coast College baseball team lost two games in a row. For the powerhouse junior college program, this constituted a mini-crisis. As OCC’s coach, John Altobelli, searched
1:53 PM GMT Dale Steyn is likely to call time on his international career after this year’s T20 World Cup but remains committed to making himself available for South Africa in white-ball cricket until then. Steyn, who retired from Tests in August last year and has not played for the national team in 11 months,
9:14 AM ET Let’s go on break with 10 NBA things: 1. The mental dexterity of the defending champion Toronto Raptors Toronto’s 15-game winning streak is over, but man, is this team a joy. The Raptors bring a combination of toughness, intelligence, and confidence that is really hard to find. Some of that was within
7:30 AM ET When Carolina Hurricanes second-year right wing Andrei Svechnikov rounded the Calgary net in late October, scooped the puck onto his stick and tucked it home top shelf, he ushered in a new wave of highlight-reel, how’d-he-do-that innovation in NHL goal scoring. Although many had tried the expert-level move, no one had succeeded
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — In the salary-cap-space-versus-production world of the NFL, the Green Bay Packers have one major problem and one minor one. Jimmy Graham is the former. Lane Taylor is the latter. The Packers likely have one way to solve both issues: move on. With Graham and Taylor on the books,
1:01 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Count Taysom Hill among those who believe he can be the New Orleans Saints‘ quarterback of the future. Hill, who has been a revelation while playing quarterback, running back, receiver and tight end in Sean Payton’s offense, recently told The Associated Press’ Rob Maaddi, “I definitely view myself as
6:13 AM GMT Tanbir Hayder‘s 177 went in vain as North Zone fell just six runs short of the 330-run target set by Central Zone in Sylhet, but it still gave Tanbir the record for the highest individual score in the fourth innings in Bangladesh’s domestic history. More importantly, it was an innings that played
11:37 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time since he was traded away last summer, Andre Iguodala faced off against the Golden State Warriors Monday night at Chase Center. Iguodala, 36, spent six seasons with the Warriors, winning three NBA championships and the 2015 Finals MVP before being dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies
11:09 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Steve Johnson edged fellow American Tennys Sandgren 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Monday night in the first round of the New York Open. It was Sandgren’s first match since falling to Roger Federer in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Sandgren had seven match points but couldn’t put
10:15 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The Pittsburgh Penguins addressed a need in their top six as they ready for the playoffs. But they had to pay a price to do so, sending a decent-sized package back to the
6:08 PM ET Former unified cruiserweight world titlist Murat Gassiev, who has been out of the ring because of a shoulder injury for the past 19 months, is finally set to make his return. Gassiev, who is moving up to the heavyweight division, will take on Jerry Forrest in a 10-round bout on Feb. 29
6:00 PM ET In an evolving sport in which gripes against officiating are commonplace, the Kansas Athletic Commission will experiment with a major change. Beginning March 1, the KAC will offer MMA promoters the option for “real-time” scoring, Kansas boxing commissioner Adam Roorbach told ESPN on Monday. After every round, the score of the fight
6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Montreal Canadiens prospect Jayden Struble is out for the rest of the season with a lower-body injury, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press. 2 Related The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Struble’s prognosis had not been announced