7:30 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Former champion Jelena Ostapenko reached the third round by beating second-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-2. Ostapenko won her only major title here in 2017. Pliskova reached the semifinals that year and lost to Simona Halep. There were blue skies over Roland Garros after days of rain but the
Month: October 2020
6:21 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — American cyclist Quinn Simmons was suspended by the Trek-Segafredo team on Thursday after posting antagonistic comments on social media in support of President Donald Trump. The 2019 junior road race world champion replied to a journalist from the Netherlands who had criticized Trump on Twitter. “Regrettably, team rider
7:00 AM ET One Londoner’s Fantasy Premier League failure had real-world consequences. Instagram @jonfullerdesigns As if finishing rock bottom of your Fantasy Premier League wasn’t bad enough, the prospect of then having to carry out a forfeit devised by your closest friends is enough to strike terror into the heart of every fantasy manager. So spare
12:57 PM GMT One Kerr sister started the final T20I in Brisbane in style and another was there to finish it. Amelia Kerr will rightly take the headlines for her matchwinning all-round display of 2 for 18 and a nerveless 18 off 10 balls when New Zealand looking like messing up the chase, but Jess
6:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Marlins center fielder Starling Marte had his left hand broken by a fastball in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The team says Marte has a non-displaced fracture of his fifth metacarpal — the bone that leads into the pinkie
11:35 PM ET It was early winter, pre-pandemic, with the NBA in full swing, and as Chris Bosh lounged courtside at the AmericanAirlines Arena enjoying the benefits of being a beloved retired Heat champion, he witnessed something that awakened an old, familiar pang. “It was Bam Adebayo, bringing the ball up,” Bosh said. “I had
9:16 AM ET Thursday’s Bellator 247 main event has been canceled after headliner Paul Daley failed to make weight for his fight against Derek Anderson. Daley, who weighed 1.6 pounds over the 171-pound limit, was forced to go to the hospital due to the bad weight cut. As a result, the fight has been canceled,
9:46 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their Stanley Cup title with a boat parade and ceremonies Wednesday at Raymond James Stadium. The boat parade featured forward Alex Killorn on a personal watercraft with Steven Stamkos riding on the back as they held up the Stanley Cup and did
11:42 AM ET LSU star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., who was hospitalized Friday, practiced Tuesday and is expected to play this week against Vanderbilt, coach Ed Orgeron said Wednesday. Stingley was sent to the hospital after falling “acutely ill,” the school said. He was discharged Saturday but did not play in LSU’s season-opening loss to
8:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL season moves into Week 4, which features a highly anticipated matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The Chiefs could be without defensive lineman Chris Jones against quarterback Cam Newton and the Patriots, who received some good news on Wednesday