2:14 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alex Bowman suffered a fractured vertebra in a sprint car crash, and Hendrick Motorsports said Wednesday that the NASCAR star will miss at least the next three Cup races. Bowman will be replaced by Josh Berry, who filled in for Chase Elliott for five races as Elliott
12:23 PM ET Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies will replace Franz Tost as boss of the AlphaTauri Formula One team after the 2023 season. Mekies will take over as team principal on a date yet to be determined, with long-serving boss Tost moving into a consultancy role. AlphaTauri, Red Bull’s second F1 team, will also
11:35 AM ET Leon Imber The FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United on June 3 has been brought forward to kick off at 3 p.m. local time, the English Football Association said on Wednesday. The Manchester derby was set to start at 5.30 p.m. local time, but BBC Sport reported that local
6:40 AM ET ESPN News Services The International Boxing Association has filed an official complaint to the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit against the individuals and entities involved in the creation of a new world boxing federation, it said Wednesday, while USA Boxing terminated its 77-year membership in the IBA ahead of its move to the
Royal Challengers Bangalore gave Kolkata Knight Riders “a freebie” on Wednesday night, and “deserved to lose” after all their lapses in the field, Virat Kohli, standing in as captain in place of Faf du Plessis, said after the 21-run defeat at home in Bengaluru. “To be honest, we handed over the game to them,” Kohli
9:14 AM ET ESPN News Services Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu withdrew from the Madrid Open shortly before she was due on court to play Viktoriya Tomova in the first round Wednesday. The 20-year-old British player cited an injury to her right hand as the reason for her withdrawal. It is the latest setback
12:38 PM ET Brendan Loughnane and Rob Wilkinson will look to continue their quests for back-to-back PFL championships on June 8, in the second round of the promotion’s regular-season matchups. Loughnane (27-4) will face Jesus Pinedo (20-6-1) in a featherweight main event of PFL 4. Wilkinson (18-2) will take on Will Fleury (12-3) in a
6:20 AM ET Multiple Contributors At this stage of the NFL draft cycle, speculation becomes a sport unto itself. The start of the 2023 draft (8 p.m. ET Thursday on ESPN, ABC, ESPN App) will bring some answers to questions about what teams really thought about the players the NFL world had been analyzing and
8:59 AM ET Associated Press The NHL is sending four teams to Sweden next season, with the Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators taking part in Global Series games there in November. The league on Wednesday announced its second and final venture outside North America in 2023: a game each
6:45 AM ET ESPN staff The Carolina Panthers, with the No. 1 overall pick, are hours away from being on the clock — which means the 2023 NFL draft has arrived. There will be 259 total selections over a three-day period from Thursday to Saturday. The big questions heading into the draft: Where the top