9:17 PM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly
Month: June 2021
6:30 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Between all the upsets, potential upsets and media obligations controversy early in the French Open, it’s understandable if you missed Sunday’s announcement that Venus Williams and Coco Gauff are teaming up to play doubles at the tournament. Wednesday’s first-round match will be the first time playing together for the 40-year-old
3:14 PM ET Associated Press RED BANK, N.J. — Sam Boulmetis Sr., a Hall of Famer who rode for nearly 20 years and won most of his four jockey titles at Monmouth Park in the 1950s, has died. He was 94. He died Sunday at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, his family said. Boulmetis
10:25 AM ET Jake Paul‘s next foe will be a former UFC champion. Paul will meet Tyron Woodley in a boxing match later this summer, both Paul and Woodley told ESPN. The 190-pound match is currently slated for Aug. 28, sources say. Several host cities are still under consideration, per sources, though an official announcement
2:36 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton CFL franchise has changed its team name to Elks. The club made the announcement Tuesday. Edmonton dropped its longtime name, Eskimos, last year after a similar decision by the NFL’s Washington team amid pressure on franchises to eliminate racist or stereotypical names. Alright lets breakdown
4:00 AM ET The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world of football and while the summer transfer window will open as normal across Europe (just like the January window), the summer’s budgets for clubs are expected to be hit hard again. 2 Related Clubs spent nearly €1.5 billion less ($1.9bn) in summer 2020 than
News The tournament is scheduled between mid-October and November 14 in India, subject to the BCCI fulfilling various obligations The ICC has given BCCI until June 28 to decide about hosting T20 World Cup. The ICC board is also believed to have agreed that the governing body should simultaneously step up its preparations vis-à-vis UAE
1:57 PM ET Kayla Harrison, the self-proclaimed “baddest woman” in mixed martial arts, will return to action against Cindy Dandois in the main event of PFL 6 in Atlantic City. PFL officials announced the league’s next round of heavyweight and female lightweight matchups on Tuesday, ahead of the PFL 6 event on June 25. Harrison
12:52 PM ET Florida Gators football coach Dan Mullen has received a three-year contract extension through the 2026 season that raises his annual salary to $7.6 million a year. The new annual salary will make him the third-highest-paid coach in 2021 in the SEC, behind Alabama coach Nick Saban ($9.1 million) and LSU coach Ed
12:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Essential Quality was set Tuesday as a 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes, which will be run without a horse from trainer Bob Baffert pending an investigation into Medina Spirit’s failed drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby. Preakness winner Rombauer and Essential Quality headline a field