1:11 AM ET Manoj BhagavatulaESPN The finals at the 2020 US Open are set. On Saturday, Naomi Osaka, the 2018 champion, will meet two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka in the women’s final. On Sunday, Alexander Zverev will face off against Dominic Thiem in the men’s final. Here are the best stats from the semifinals:
11:54 PM ET There are few people in the NBA who dislike each other more than Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge and Miami Heat president Pat Riley — and it has been this way going on four decades. They hated each other in the 1980s, when Ainge was a guard for the Celtics in the
12:43 PM ET The UFC’s main event this weekend is official now that strawweights Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill made weight Friday morning. Waterson weighed in at 115 pounds and Hill was 115.5. The two will meet in the UFC Fight Night headliner Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Hill is the first
2:44 PM ET Cris Cyborg is back, and her first Bellator title defense will ring in the promotion’s debut on a new network. Cyborg will put her Bellator women’s featherweight title on the line against Arlene Blencowe on Oct. 15 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, promotion officials announced Friday. The card will air in
4:56 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays hold the lead in the American League East, but three losses in their past four games have them looking for some answers. On Friday night, in an effort to get right, the Rays opted to go all left. Manager Kevin Cash batted nine pure left-handers in his order
9:48 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Justin Allgaier gave up the lead, bided his time and then took it back. Allgaier caught front-running Justin Haley with 29 laps to go Friday night and held him off the rest of the way to win the NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond Raceway, giving him his
8:01 PM ET Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon has won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Friday. The award goes to “the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.” MacKinnon had a career-low 12 penalty minutes during the regular
5:38 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — The numbers suggested a stress-free time in the desert for Nelly Korda, who had five birdies and a clean card for a 5-under 67 to build an early two-shot lead Friday in the ANA Inspiration. All she could think about were two pars. The only fairway
6:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks special teams coordinator Brian Schneider has left the team indefinitely for personal reasons, a significant development with Seattle’s coaching staff just before Sunday’s season opener. Pete Carroll made the announcement Friday without elaborating on why Schneider is stepping away. Larry Izzo will take over in
9:16 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild acquired center Nick Bjugstad on Friday from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional selection in the 2021 draft, a swap that includes the Penguins covering an unspecified portion of Bjugstad’s $5.25 million salary next season. Bjugstad, a 28-year-old Minnesota native, played in only