11:40 AM ET Associated Press Northwestern hired NCAA executive Derrick Gragg as its athletic director Friday, the Big Ten school’s second time filling the position in a little more than a month. Mike Polisky, a longtime deputy AD at Northwestern, was promoted to the job May 3 but stepped down amid backlash because he was
3:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday is the winner of the 2020-21 NBA sportsmanship award, the NBA announced Friday. “It means a lot,” Holiday said after receiving the Joe Dumars Trophy, which is given to the NBA player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. “Just knowing that
1:34 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets center Max Domi is expected to miss the beginning of the 2021-22 season after surgery to repair a labral tear in his right shoulder. Domi, who had the procedure Thursday, is expected to make a full recovery in five to six months, general manager
Sunil Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik will be part of the commentary panel for WTC final.© Instagram Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took to Instagram on Friday to wish wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, who will be making his debut in the commentary box, luck ahead of the World Test Championship final. Gavaskar shared a picture with Karthik
1:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury. Ortiz was thrown off a horse during a race Thursday at Belmont Park and then trampled by the horse being ridden by his younger
10:59 PM ET Thursday’s Triple-A game between the Norfolk Tides and Durham Bulls was called in the eighth inning after Bulls pitcher Tyler Zombro was hit in the head by a line drive. Zombro, a 26-year-old reliever for the Tampa Bay Rays affiliate, appeared to be convulsing on the mound before being taken off the
7:44 AM ET Following a rare weekend off, the UFC is back at its Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday with a heavyweight contest between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. If we’re being honest, this UFC Fight Night offers a redo of sorts for Rozenstruik (11-2) and Sakai (15-2-1), as they are both coming off
11:44 AM ET The six Premier League clubs originally involved in the European Super League are planning to ask Florentino Perez to dissolve the company created to launch the project, multiple sources have told ESPN. On April 18, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea — alongside Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Inter
Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal has tested positive for Covid-19. Bernal, 24, had planned on travelling to Colombia this weekend to celebrate his Giro win but will do so after his isolation period ends instead. Ineos said 2019 Tour de France winner Bernal has “displayed mild symptoms but is in good health”. Bernal won the
7:38 AM ET ESPN News Services Serena Williams recovered from a 4-1 deficit in the second set to post a 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow American Danielle Collins in the third round of the French Open. Williams verbally urged herself to become more aggressive and move her feet more when she trailed in the second
The third day of the first Test between England and New Zealand was washed out.© AFP England and New Zealand were left kicking their heels in the Lord’s Pavilion after rain prevented any play on Friday’s third day of the first Test. The pitch and square remained fully covered all day and the umpires, following
The Singapore Grand Prix has been called off this year and Formula 1 is assessing its options to replace the race, BBC Sport can reveal. F1 and the Singapore authorities agreed it will not be possible to hold the event in the context of immigration restrictions in the city state. Other races later in 2021
Spain’s Alejandro Valverde rolled back the years to edge Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart to victory on stage six at the Criterium du Dauphine. The 41-year-old, who won the race in 2008 and 2009, came through in the final 200m to win a sprint to the line. It came after a tough uphill finish to the
8:00 AM ET The 153rd Belmont Stakes marks the final leg of the Triple Crown. Essential Quality, who finished fourth as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s race. Post time is 6:49 p.m. ET. Rombauer upset Medina Spirit, winner (for now) of the Kentucky Derby, to take the
Lewis Hamilton was only 11th fastest as Mercedes struggled in second practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton was a second off the pace-setting time of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as both he and team-mate Valtteri Bottas struggled on the softest tyre. Mercedes were unable to generate any lap time on the soft tyre, which
7:33 AM ET Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul stood face-to-face trash-talking, surrounded by cameras and phones, completely comfortable in their element. It was their first news conference in Miami in advance of Sunday’s exhibition bout between Mayweather — the retired and undefeated boxer considered by many to be one of the greatest of all time
5:58 PM ET Arizona Diamondbacks television analyst Bob Brenly on Thursday said he will take a voluntary leave of absence from Bally Sports Arizona while he takes sensitivity training following his comment earlier this week about Marcus Stroman, which the New York Mets pitcher said had “racist undertones.” “I want to apologize again for my
7:00 AM ET The lottery for the 2021 NHL draft was on Wednesday night, but the presumed No. 1 pick wasn’t watching. Instead, Owen Power was sleeping. “You nervous?” Power’s former GM with the Chicago Steel, Ryan Hardy, texted the defenseman on Wednesday. Power was in Latvia, playing with Canada at the IIHF Men’s World