1:20 PM ET LONDON — The distance from the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton to Wimbledon is a mere 3.7 miles. But on a lovely June day in 2005, the just-turned-18-year-old with jet-black hair — and a hint of what would soon become his permanent five o’clock shadow — wondered if this would
6:00 PM ET Associated Press Robert Rock narrowly missed a 30-foot putt for eagle that would have given him the second round of 59 in European Tour history. The Englishman settled for a birdie, a 10-under 60 and first place on 13 under overall after the third round of the Irish Open. Rock made 11
8:05 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs have acquired forward DeMarre Carroll from the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team deal that sends Spurs stretch-4 Davis Bertans to the Washington Wizards, the Spurs announced Sunday. As part of the deal, the Spurs are also sending the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic to Brooklyn, while the Wizards
4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Steven Brault has been placed on the 10-day injured list after leaving Friday’s game with a left shoulder strain. Brault exited the 7-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers after walking Orlando Arcia to lead off the fifth inning. “It was just tight after every inning,” Brault
9:15 AM ET Steve KimESPN Back in January, we compiled a list of fights we would like to see this year. After six months, some have been made, and some have been announced, but most are not even in the works. Here are our thoughts on the biggest fights we’d like to see in the
2:45 PM ET ESPN 300 defensive back Dontae Manning announced he was decommitting from Oklahoma Saturday. Manning was the highest ranked defensive commitment for the Sooners and has now reopened his recruitment. Manning is the No. 2 ranked cornerback in the 2020 class, ranked 23 overall, and was a big part of Oklahoma’s effort to
1:13 PM ET John Daly‘s request to use a golf cart at The Open has been turned down by the R&A, but the 1995 champion said he will still compete at Royal Portrush when the tournament begins July 18. “Quite disappointed they do not see it the same way our PGA of America and PGA
12:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN Nordine Oubaali successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title, dominating Arthur Villanueva with a sixth-round TKO victory Saturday in Astana, Kazakhstan. From the onset, the hard-nosed Oubaali (16-0, 12 KOs) took control of this bout against the challenger from the Philippines, steadily outworking his opponent and fighting with more vigor and
11:53 AM ET The LA Clippers, potentially for the first time in franchise history, are the favorites to win the NBA title. With the acquisitions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, Caesars Sportsbook on Saturday morning moved the Clippers from 10-1 to 11-4 to win the 2019-20 NBA title, just ahead of the rival Los
12:15 PM ET Defending champion Geraint Thomas was involved in a mass pile-up in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, as Dutchman Mike Teunissen edged a thrilling bunch sprint to claim a surprise win. The pile-up occurred near the finish and also held up Team Ineos’ joint-leader Egan Bernal, but both