9:22 AM ET LIVERMORE, Calif. and MESA, Ariz. — As Julio Benitez sits in a hotel conference room during Real Salt Lake‘s preseason preparations in February, his hand is pressed against his chest, in the shape of a claw. It’s as if he’s searching for a piece of his heart that is no longer there,
7:04 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo says nine of the 10 night sessions at Roland Garros this year involved men’s matches because women’s tennis currently has less “appeal.” Speaking Wednesday at the traditional second-week news conference to recap the clay-court Grand Slam, Mauresmo, the tournament’s first female tournament
11:00 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Modern major league rotations might be in constant flux, but it certainly feels like a larger-than-normal number of rotations have changed in recent days. That trend might only continue in the coming weeks, especially with 16 make-up games scheduled between now and the All-Star break. Interestingly, a large number
11:22 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Arapahoe County (Colorado) district attorney’s office has filed a motion to dismiss all charges against Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who was arrested earlier this month on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. A hearing in the case had previously been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but the hearing
May 31, 2022 Less than 2½ years ago, Jairzinho Rozenstruik was an undefeated UFC heavyweight on the rise. At that same time, Alexander Volkov was on a hot run during which he won seven of eight fights. Since then, both have lost several bouts against the division’s top contenders. They each are coming off a
9:51 AM ET Two-time defending PFL women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison will face the toughest challenge of her career when she takes on former Bellator women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd in the main event of PFL 6 on July 1 in Atlanta, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. In the co-main event, former Bellator welterweight champion
Central Sparks 146 for 5 (E Jones 69, Wong 35) beat Sunrisers 143 for 6 (Gardner 41, Carr 37*) by three runs Central Sparks captain Eve Jones struck her first half-century of the season to lead her side to a thrilling three run victory over Sunrisers at Wantage Road and almost certainly book themselves a
7:00 AM ET New college football coaches have a distinctively different way to rebuild rosters now, with the transfer portal’s emergence, than ever before. Combining the portal with traditional high school recruiting has afforded coaches more ability to bring in talent left by players who are off to the NFL, graduating or transferring out. Some
7:01 AM BST Israel Folau will be a prized addition to Tongan rugby but will have restrictions on what he posts on social media, along with all his teammates, coach Toutai Kefu said. Folau, an evangelical Christian, will soon make his return to international rugby, three years on from the termination of his Wallabies contract
11:37 PM ET Tommy Pham wasn’t quite ready to return to the Cincinnati Reds lineup Tuesday night, even though his much-publicized three-game suspension had ended. The veteran outfielder felt some tightness in his calf during batting practice before the team’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox. As for the rest of him? “Hand is