6:36 PM ET Shakur Stevenson could get closer to a world title opportunity at junior lightweight if he defeats Jeremiah Nakathila for the WBO interim belt on Saturday (ESPN and ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET, with undercard at 6:30 on ESPN+). Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs), 23, of Newark, New Jersey, won the vacant WBO featherweight belt
6:46 PM ET Jon Rahm is out of isolation and able to travel. The third-ranked player in the world said via Twitter on Saturday that he had two negative COVID-19 tests 24 hours apart, which allowed him to end his quarantine in Ohio and prepare for next week’s U.S. Open. Rahm, 26, tested positive for
12:07 AM ET The Atlanta Hawks‘ double-teams came early and often, with help defenders behind them lying in wait. Such is the attention that Philadelphia 76ers center and MVP finalist Joel Embiid demands when he’s working down low. With less room to operate in Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, Embiid was limited
7:47 PM ET Adam Brown Nabil Fekir is on the radar of Arsenal for a summer move, but are far apart from Real Betis on a proposed fee. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images With most of the major European seasons now complete, the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive as clubs ponder their moves ahead of what
7:54 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said he understands the controversy surrounding his decision not to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but explained that he is “taking some more time to see the data in all of it.” The Cubs are one of eight teams in baseball who haven’t reached the
5:49 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Montreal forward Jake Evans, who has not played since sustaining a concussion on a hit by Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele on June 2, will accompany the Canadiens to Las Vegas for their Stanley Cup semifinal series against the Golden Knights. Interim Canadiens coach Dominque Ducharme said Saturday that Evans,
5:21 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — UFC 263 headliner Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Marvin Vettori in the main event of Saturday’s stacked card. Adesanya defeated Vettori by split decision in 2018, a close fight that was one of Adesanya’s most difficult en route to the title. Vettori firmly believes he won that
4:11 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — John Hunter Nemechek has always had confidence in his ability, and that move he made this year back to NASCAR trucks from the top-level Cup Series was all about having the opportunity to win races with top-tier equipment. A day after his 24th birthday, Truck Series
Sussex 155 for 1 (Salt 72*, Bopara 56*) beat Hampshire 154 for 7 (Vince 36, Lenham 3-14) by nine wickets Over at Edgbaston, English cricket had descended into its periodic bout of unremitting gloom. But 170 miles away on the south coast the world was a bountiful place as Archie Lenham, a 16-year-old Sussex legspinner,
2:27 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Before Barbora Krejcikova‘s beloved coach, former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna, died of cancer in 2017, she had a few final words for her student: “Just enjoy [yourself] and try and win a Grand Slam.” The unseeded Krejcikova made good on those words Saturday following one of the unlikeliest recent runs