7:00 AM ET What happened in April? Here are the five big storylines. 1. Lots of home runs 2. Dogfight in the National League 3. Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich 4. Defending champs play like chumps 5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches the bigs But what about for your team? My April grades with best storyline
Month: May 2019
7:02 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Great goaltending and timely scoring were the name of the games on Tuesday night, as the Columbus Blue Jackets and San Jose Sharks took 2-1 leads in their respective series. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to
Julian Gressel found the breakthrough goal against a stubbornly defensive Colorado Rapids, earning Atlanta its second win of the season. The Colorado Rapids have fired manager Anthony Hudson, with assistant coach Conor Casey taking over on an interim basis, the club announced on Wednesday. “We appreciate Anthony’s commitment to the Rapids organization during his time
One would think that after two straight road wins, Portland Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson would be in an upbeat mood. After all, the Timbers now look poised to survive their 12-game road slog at the start of the 2019 season. The defense, which was leaking goals at an alarming rate, has tightened up. Diego Valeri
8:12 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Prior to the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and the loss of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna in one terrible weekend, motor
9:12 PM BST Eleven rounds of Super Rugby have come and gone, and all four of Australia’s teams remain in the playoff mix. There have been some excellent team performances, but also frustrating defeats, as the Brumbies, Rebels, Reds and Waratahs all struggle for consistency. Individually, a few players have really shone, while others are
3:38 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green acknowledged that all the chatter surrounding the officiating in Game 1 of his team’s series against the Houston Rockets was “embarrassing” for the game, and he said he was happy that both teams were less demonstrative toward the referees in the Warriors’ 115-109
4:49 AM BST Queensland Reds are back at home after a two-week tour of South Africa, followed by a bye, for the visit of the unpredictable Sunwolves. But the weekend’s action kicks off in Christchurch earlier Friday, the seemingly unstoppable Crusaders welcoming the Sharks. Saturday’s action is headlined by two trans-Tasman clashes, firstly in Wellington
1:16 AM ET On Monday night, I wrote about all the home runs in April. Well, the pitchers got a little revenge on Tuesday. For one night at least, the best games revolved around good starting pitching instead of dingers. A roll call of some of those performances: Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros: 7 IP, 1
1:25 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Mike Budenholzer isn’t a big speechmaker. The Milwaukee Bucks went back to the locker room at halftime of Tuesday night’s Game 2 against the Boston Celtics with a four-point lead. Budenholzer didn’t lecture. Instead he reminded his team that this is where Game 1 of the Eastern Conference