2:05 AM ET Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo Steven Smith has described Virat Kohli’s efforts to stop the crowd from heckling him as “a lovely gesture”, but insists the frequent booing and heckling throughout the World Cup has not affected him. When Smith was fielding near the boundary during Australia’s
8:51 AM ET It’s Monday, time for another edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, which airs live starting at 1 p.m. ET on Twitter and YouTube. After it ends, you can listen to the entire show via the ESPN podcast center. Another week, another retirement. And another emotional one, too. (Though I suppose retirements are
11:04 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — It would be difficult to find fault with Brooks Koepka in his pursuit of history Sunday at Pebble Beach. He birdied four of the first five holes, shot 3-under-par 68, and played like a guy trying to win a bet rather than the U.S. Open. In the end,
11:09 PM ET CHICAGO — A new day is dawning on the New York Yankees‘ season. Compared to every other day in an injury-ravaged spring that was dominated by a bevy of little-known backups, this new day will look and feel vastly different. With two of the biggest tests the Yankees will face this year
9:36 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Defensive tackle Michael Pierce accepted responsibility for being pulled from practicing at last week’s Baltimore Ravens mandatory minicamp, blaming it on an error in his training regimen. “Throughout the offseason, I tend to lift more than run,” Pierce told WNSP-FM radio in Alabama on Friday. “Being a nose
8:58 PM ET Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa — Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Xfinity series race Sunday at the Iowa Speedway, his fourth victory of the season and second straight in Newton. Bell led 186 of 250 laps in the No. 20 Toyota to claim his second short track win of 2019 by nearly two
7:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Fred VanVleet said Sunday there is nothing more that the Toronto Raptors can do to convince Kawhi Leonard to re-sign with the team, but he and several teammates expressed their hopes that the NBA Finals MVP decides to return. Leonard, who led the Raptors to a six-game NBA Finals
7:00 PM ET ESPN News services Martin Maldonado celebrated Father’s Day by wearing a blue necktie on his chest protector and had three hits to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday. Maldonado had several names scribbled on the tie, along with “Happy Father’s Day.” Pittsburgh Pirates backstop Elias Diaz
6:46 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — You couldn’t help but know it was Phil Mickelson‘s birthday on Sunday, as much as it was noted among the gallery as he played the final round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mickelson managed to birdie the final hole and shoot 72 to complete
1:08 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Taunton Mashrafe Mortaza has asked his teammates to rely on their instincts in assessing pitches – starting with the one in Taunton, where Bangladesh play West Indies on Monday – and not go by “outside” opinions. The playing surface in Taunton is quite green, but there’s also the knowledge