9:39 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Ahead of this year’s Australian Open final, there was a distinctly different buzz around Melbourne Park. There was a sense that, just maybe, this would be the year the King of Rod Laver Arena could be dethroned by a member of the “next generation.” World No. 1 Novak Djokovic
7:30 AM ET In the days leading up to Friday’s podcast interview of Dr. Anthony Fauci, I canvassed team officials about what questions they might ask the infectious disease expert, and one staffer seemed to be looking for some help with the context leading up to the July 31 trade deadline. When does Dr. Fauci
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. QB options: With Carson Wentz reportedly on his way to the Indianapolis Colts in the latest blockbuster quarterback trade, the spotlight shifts to the Jets and Sam Darnold. Do they join the carousel by dealing Darnold or
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Weis loves Mac: The last thing former New England offensive coordinator Charlie Weis wants to do is preach to the Patriots about what they should do at quarterback this offseason. In his trademark blunt way, he characterized
8:36 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry missed Saturday night’s 102-100 loss at the Charlotte Hornets because he was “not feeling well,” the team announced during the first quarter. Curry, who went through pregame warm-ups, was scratched just prior to tipoff and replaced in the starting lineup by Mychal Mulder. “Going through his
12:14 AM ET Ariel Helwani: It’s time to focus the attention on Derrick Lewis One of the big storylines heading into Saturday night’s main event was what should Curtis Blaydes do if he beats Derrick Lewis? Ordinarily, a victory like that — which would have been his fifth in a row — over a quality
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Manchester City they haven’t won anything yet despite opening up a 10-point lead in the Premier League title race. Buoyed by an impressive 4-0 win over Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday, Solskjaer said Manchester United are ready to push Pep Guardiola’s team
12:21 AM ET Oscar Valdez thoroughly dominated his fight against Miguel Berchelt and surprised a lot of people on his way to winning the WBC junior lightweight world title on Saturday. But the most surprising moment of all was the devastating knockout punch in Round 10 that sent Berchelt falling to the canvas just moments
2:02 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Filip Polasek and Ivan Dodig have won the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 2020 champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. Ram, a 36-year-old American who spent two weeks in hard quarantine after arriving in Australia last month, was attempting
Feb 20, 2021 The rematch between WBC interim heavyweight titleholder Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been postponed to March 27 and will now be held in Gibraltar, Matchroom Sports announced Saturday. The fight was originally scheduled for March 6 in London. It was moved because of COVID-19-related travel restrictions in the UK. “In the