10:38 AM ET Ashleigh Barty will become the first Australian in 43 years to climb to the top of the WTA singles ranking after she won the Birmingham Classic grasscourt title. Barty, 23, beat Germany’s Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5 in the final, meaning she will knock Japan’s Naomi Osaka off the summit when the new
1:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. McCown’s parting thought: With his mentor, confidant and de facto coach embarking on a new career, Sam Darnold is bound to experience occasional pangs of Josh McCown withdrawal during the upcoming season. Darnold is probably already feeling
3:52 AM ET Favio Alvarez had a goal and an assist as the LA Galaxy scored twice in the game’s first 15 minutes en route to winning their third straight road match, 2-0 over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night. The Galaxy (10-6-1, 31 points) came out of the recent MLS break in impressive fashion as
First of all, that was an enthralling game of football. Burundi may be ranked 89 places below Nigeria, but they looked anything but as they pushed the Super Eagles to the limit, and it took a moment of genius from Ola Aina, plus the assassin class finishing from Odion Ighalo, to put them away late
7:30 AM ET A misdemeanor battery charge against Florida defensive back Brian Edwards has been dropped over a lack of evidence, according to Florida State Attorney Bill Cervone. Edwards had been arrested in May after he was accused of grabbing his girlfriend of two years by her neck as she attempted to leave their apartment,
11:57 AM ET Feliciano Lopez won his first trophy of the season on Sunday with a thrilling 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) victory against Gilles Simon at Queen’s Club in London. Lopez, 37, was contesting the tournament’s singles final before pairing with Andy Murray in the doubles final later in the afternoon. 1 Related It
As Mohammad Shami ran in to deliver the hat-trick ball, he had MS Dhoni’s words in mind. Afghanistan needed 12 off three balls, but were nine down. Only one Indian – Chetan Sharma – had taken a World Cup hat-trick earlier, in 1987. This was his chance to join an elite club. And he did
6:50 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious
10:39 PM ET Tom Marshall CHARLOTTE, N.C. – LA Galaxy’s 21-year-old winger Uriel Antuna and Wolves striker Raul Jimenez both scored to help Mexico to a 3-2 victory over Martinique at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday to secure top spot in Group A of the Gold Cup after a shaky performance. Antuna netted his
1:00 AM ET MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Ronald Ollie, that gregarious breakout star of “Last Chance U” on Netflix in 2016, assumed the role. Naturally. Rocking the multi-colored propeller cap that read INTERN, as well as the rainbow sunglasses that came in his gift bag, the 6-foot-2, 292-pound undrafted defensive tackle unleashed his booming drawl,