Jul 7, 2019 Simon Cambers LONDON — Wimbledon is famous for its traditions, from its insistence on predominantly white clothing to the strawberries and cream on offer around the grounds during the two weeks of The Championships. This year, a couple of traditions are being tweaked. There is a final-set tiebreak for the first time,
Jul 12, 2019 Simon Cambers LONDON — In the 1950s and 1960s, it seemed as if Wimbledon turned into a mini version of Australia every summer, so successful were its players. Between 1950 and 1969, there was an Australian man in 17 of 20 finals, and in the 1960s, Australian men won eight singles titles
11:12 PM ET Kane Williamson admitted it was “tough to swallow” the fact that the number of boundaries struck by each side eventually decided the World Cup winners. England and New Zealand were equal on runs after both the regulation part of the match and the Super Overs that followed, but England had scored a
Jul 14, 2019 LONDON — After four hours and 55 minutes, Novak Djokovic won the fifth-set tiebreak in Wimbledon’s longest singles final to beat Roger Federer in a match for the ages. The fifth set lasted just under two hours in itself, but it was Djokovic who edged past Federer in an epic 7-6, 1-6,
8:52 PM ET LONDON — Chasing. It seems that Novak Djokovic has been doing it since he was an inexperienced teenager, forever fighting for the elusive rewards in the golden age of men’s tennis: the respect of his peers, the affection of a public that seemed to only have eyes for Roger Federer and Rafael
8:23 PM ET There have been 13 combined no-hitters in MLB history, including the Los Angeles Angels‘ emotional tearjerker on Friday night. On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays nearly threw the first combined perfect game in MLB history. Ryne Stanek started and retired the first six Baltimore Orioles. Ryan Yarbrough came on and retired the
7:26 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nev. — Tony Romo completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the American Century Championship for his second straight victory in the celebrity tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. The former Dallas Cowboys and current CBS analyst closed with a 2-over 74 and scored 20 points to finish at 71
7:04 PM ET Associated Press Ryan Leaf has been hired by ESPN to be a college football analyst, another step in the remarkable comeback of the former Washington State star who has battled drug addiction and served time in prison. Leaf will be paired with play-by-play announcer Clay Matvick and will mostly call games on
Jul 15, 2019 Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @ESPN_Alyssa on Twitter). LONDON — A little more than an hour after Serena Williams departed from Centre Court at
6:17 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Red Sox have placed knuckleballer Steven Wright on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right foot a day after he was hit with a line drive by Dodgers infielder Max Muncy. The move was made before Sunday night’s series finale against Los Angeles at Fenway Park.