6:22 PM ET Associated Press PALERMO, Sicily — Top-seeded Petra Martic rallied past Russian qualifier Liudmilla Samsonova 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Palermo Ladies Open quarterfinals Thursday in the first tournament following a five-month break due to the coronavirus. “The struggle was real out there today,” Martic said after the 2.5-hour match. “She’s not
10:10 AM ET Antonio Strini Ronaldinho’s legal team has presented a plea deal to the Paraguay public prosecutor’s office that would lead to the release of the former Barcelona star and his brother, sources have told ESPN in Brazil. The former Ballon d’Or winner and his brother Roberto Assis were arrested back in March for
9:45 AM ET Which players will opt out of the 2020 NFL season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic? Now that the NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed on a plan to start training camps, we’ve seen Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announce his intention to sit out the season, followed
4:42 PM ET Associated Press WARE, England — Cormac Sharvin of Northern Ireland shot a course-record 8-under 63 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the English Championship. Sharvin played in the final group and made three straight birdies from the 14th to move past a group of six players in
4:43 PM ET Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will push to get the annual football game between Florida State and the University of Florida rescheduled, saying Thursday that keeping the famed rivalry going will be good for the state. He made his effort known during a discussion on high
12:02 PM ET Few could have imagined the red-hot start that both the Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns have gotten off to in the NBA bubble with 3-0 records. For Pacers forward T.J. Warren, the setting in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, suits him perfectly: all basketball, all the time. Never mind the fact that he’s
2:57 AM IST Danyal Rasool For all the headline-grabbing brilliance of Mohammad Abbas and Shaheen Afridi, or the feats of resilience from Shan Masood, there’s a good chance Pakistan wouldn’t have walked away from today’s play with quite as chipper as attitude had a certain punt not paid off. The decision to include Shadab Khan
8:10 AM ET For Ken Daniels, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Detroit Red Wings, it was a moment of elation. “F—, yeah! Finally,” he thought to himself. Ken’s ex-wife, Lisa, says she started “shaking and crying” when she heard. Their emotional reaction came after hearing the news last week that Michael Ligotti, a Delray
1:57 PM ET UFC heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier is the EA UFC 4 ratings adjuster this year, which means he’ll have a major role in which fighters move up or down during the year. “The easiest way to my heart is through my stomach,” Cormier, who is also the voice of the video game, said
2:17 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he does not feel comfortable negotiating a new contract with Mercedes while people are losing their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Hamilton’s contract expires at the end of this season and he is expected to sign