2:56 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will turn their focus to winning an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo after claiming the French Open doubles title for the second time. Mahut and Herbert — who have won all four Grand Slam tournaments together — defeated Alexander Bublik and
5:20 PM ET New York Giants cornerback Sam Beal pleaded guilty to gun-related charges last week stemming from an arrest in Ohio last June, according to Lorain County Court records. Beal was arrested last year and charged with improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon and marijuana possession less than bulk.
Shakib Al Hasan argues with umpire Mahfuzur Rahman © Walton Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has called for an investigation into allegations of biased umpiring in the Dhaka Premier League T20, after the “extremely insulting” incident involving Shakib Al Hasan. The board chief has already, in light of that incident, formed a committee
12:36 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Fabio Paratici as “Managing Director, Football” from July 1. Spurs announced in a statement that the 48-year-old will be “responsible for managing and developing the club’s sporting operations, facilities and footballing infrastructure.” – Insider Notebook: Raiola’s Haaland roadshow Paratici left Juventus earlier this month after
11:21 AM ET As the College Football Playoff starts to consider a 12-team playoff, Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he believes college football is on track for its biggest change ever. “Most changes have been relatively small,” Smart told ESPN’s Marty & McGee on Saturday. “With the potential of what’s been proposed … [it’s] probably
7:37 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen is taking a physical leave of absence from the team while his wife, Nicole, is dealing with brain cancer. Hazen said Friday that he will continue to consult regularly with assistant general manager Amiel Sawdaye, who will take over day-to-day baseball operations.
11:20 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam singles title by beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the French Open final Saturday. This was only the fifth major tournament in singles for Krejcikova, a 25-year-old from the Czech Republic. She is the third unseeded women’s champion in
Jun 11, 2021 Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony, Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes, Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris and Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson are the finalists for the inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, the NBA announced Friday. The award, named after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the league’s
8:30 AM ET For the past three years, Marvin Vettori has lived with the belief that he beat Israel Adesanya in a non-title fight back in 2018. This weekend, Adesanya intends to shatter that belief. Adesanya (20-1) will seek his third middleweight title defense at UFC 263 on Saturday, when he meets Vettori (17-3-1) for
3:44 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Make it five quarterbacks now on the Green Bay Packers‘ roster. Jake Dolegala signed with the team after his tryout during the three-day minicamp concluded Thursday. He did not get many reps during the 11-on-11 portions of the three practices, but he showed enough during drill work that