Month: May 2022

1:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — Simona Halep continued to impress at the Madrid Open by overpowering American teenager Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 to make the quarterfinals on Monday. A two-time Madrid Open champion, Halep upset No. 2-ranked Paula Badosa in the second round. The 21st-ranked Halep converted three of her five break
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4:31 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Zandon and filly Nest were the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively, at Churchill Downs, which will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019. Zandon, trained by Chad Brown, opened with 3-1 odds Monday and will
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1:47 PM ET Greg Norman’s new golf league was prepared to launch the same week in February that Phil Mickelson‘s controversial comments about the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia were published, which caused many committed players to back out. At the time, Norman told ESPN on Monday, at least 30% of the top 50 players
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12:49 PM ET Nebraska football coach Scott Frost received a one-year show-cause order and a five-day suspension to be served during the “championship segment” of the 2022 season as part of penalties for violating NCAA rules regarding countable coaches. The NCAA’s committee on infractions released its findings after Nebraska agreed to the Level II violations
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11:36 AM ET Former NHL winger Ryan Malone and Jeremy Brodeur, son of Hockey Hall of Famer goalie Martin Brodeur, are among the players participating in the inaugural season of 3ICE, a new six-team 3-on-3 hockey league starting play in June. Malone, 42, played 11 seasons in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay
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