7:45 AM ET LOS ANGELES — When Hyun-Jin Ryu started Game 1 of last year’s National League Division Series, it was explained as a strategic decision meant to juggle rest, a circumstance that did not impact Clayton Kershaw ‘s ability to pitch a potential decisive Game 5. When he was named the Opening Day starter
6:27 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — After a week and a half of exciting matches, compelling storylines and intriguing personalities (we miss you, Coco Gauff!), the semifinals of the women’s draw at Wimbledon are finally upon us. Thursday is shaping up to be an epic day of tennis at the All England Club, with
6:28 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the Buffalo Sabres for underachieving forward Alex Nylander. Chicago is hoping a chance of scenery will help Nylander, who was selected by Buffalo with the eighth overall pick in the 2016 draft. The 21-year-old Nylander had three goals and
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 172 (Shaw 4-33) and 244 (Roland-Jones 51*, Higgins 4-35) beat Gloucestershire 201 (Higgins 61*) and 137 (van Buren 57*, Murtagh 5-44) by 78 runs Tim Murtagh grabbed his fourth five-wicket haul in the County Championship this season as Middlesex rolled Gloucestershire over for 137 to clinch victory inside
6:11 PM ET A radio station has aired an audio recording of an argument between Tyreek Hill and his fiancee, Crystal Espinal, in which the Kansas City Chiefs star receiver denied committing assault and battery against Espinal — a charge he pleaded guilty to in 2015. The audio, aired Tuesday by Kansas City station 610
4:18 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Johanna Konta didn’t appreciate having her performance questioned after losing in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday. As the last British player remaining in the tournament, Konta was the crowd favorite against Barbora Strycova on Centre Court, but she lost 7-6 (5), 6-1 despite holding a 4-1 lead
1:12 PM ET McLaren has handed an extended contract to teenage driver Lando Norris after a stellar start to his rookie Formula One season. Norris, 19, stepped up to the team this year to form an all-new line-up with Carlos Sainz. The Englishman joined McLaren in a development role in 2017 following an impressive start
1:05 PM ET A lot happened since we last checked in on these rankings. The St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup, the New Jersey Devils won the draft lottery, and at least 20 of these top-250 fantasy players are now wearing a different jersey than the one they donned at the end of the
1:04 PM ET It’s one of the biggest matches in the recent history of England cricket and it has been a sell-out for weeks, but there seems a good chance there may be many empty seats at Edgbaston on Thursday. What is the problem? It looked, for a while, as if India may be involved
11:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — On this night, baseball’s future stayed undecided. Texas catching prospect Sam Huff’s two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the American League to a 2-2 tie with the National League on Sunday — and provided the first glimpse of an All-Star tiebreaker — in a Futures Game that