May 17, 2021 The 2020-21 NBA playoffs — and play-in! — are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here’s a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7
3:25 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, has died. He was 72. The team, citing information provided by the Stennett family, said Stennett died early
3:02 PM ET Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has been given a contract extension despite a losing record and missing the playoffs in five straight seasons. General manager Steve Yzerman made the announcement Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. “It’s hard to coach a rebuilding team,” Yzerman said on a Zoom call with reporters. Blashill,
News England and Australia to play five Tests in six weeks; Women’s Ashes commences on January 27 England’s men will begin their attempts to reclaim the Ashes at Brisbane on December 8, with an intense programme of five Tests in six weeks culminating at Perth’s new Optus Stadium in mid-January. The multi-format women’s Ashes will
5:25 PM ET Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday signed into law the Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act, legislation that will enable student-athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses while also implementing greater safety measures to prevent the failures that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Terrapins offensive lineman Jordan McNair
10:29 AM ET Anthony Joshua could have his next opponent quickly — even if it isn’t Tyson Fury. In a video released Tuesday by Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing indicated that a bout between Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is a possibility if Fury is unavailable this summer. Hearn’s comments came one day after
3:32 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Moments after his super middleweight unification victory over Billy Joe Saunders earlier this month, champion Canelo Alvarez turned his attention to another division titleholder: Caleb Plant. “That’s the plan, to go for the belt, and I’m coming, man,” Alvarez said during his postfight interview. “I’m coming, my friend.” Plant (21-0,
1:48 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA of America has seen two of its greatest properties impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but is ready to get back to normal in September at the Ryder Cup. PGA CEO Seth Waugh on Tuesday said he expected a “full fan experience” when the event is played
2:00 PM ET A race-winning Formula One McLaren driven by Lewis Hamilton in 2010 will be put up for auction at the British Grand Prix in July as it does laps of the Silverstone circuit. 1 Related The Mercedes-powered MP4-25A will carry a price estimate of $5-7 million. Seven-times world champion Hamilton, now at Mercedes,
12:12 PM ET Associated Press PARMA, Italy — Serena Williams‘ disappointing return to tennis continued when she lost in straight sets to 68th-ranked Katerina Siniakova in the second round of the Emilia-Romagna Open on Tuesday. Top-seeded Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open