1:44 AM ET Carlos Vela scored in the sixth minute and visiting LAFC went on to spoil the Portland Timbers’ welcome-home party with a 3-2 victory on Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to eight games. Diego Rossi added a first-half goal and Latif Blessing scored in the second half as LAFC improved its MLS-best record
3:00 AM ET Big Picture New Zealand’s turbo-aggressive yet endearing cricket turned a rugby-mad nation into a cricket-loving country in 2015. Brendon McCullum, the (Super)man who was at the forefront of New Zealand’s surge then, will breathe easy in the commentary box this time. Sure, Kane Williamson hates it – but the focus will be
2:09 AM ET ST. LOUIS — An irritated Joe Maddon didn’t hold back his criticism of home plate umpire Laz Diaz after an apparent missed strike three call in the 10th inning of the Chicago Cubs‘ 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. “Here’s a guy ascending to the major leagues as
9:18 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Arizona right-hander Luke Weaver has a mild sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow along with a mild flexor pronator strain, and the Diamondbacks expect him to be sidelined for an extended time. Weaver was removed one batter into the sixth inning at San Francisco
9:57 AM ET ESPN News Services Japan’s Mamiko Higa said she wasn’t nervous holding the first-round lead at the U.S. Women’s Open. Now she has given her nerves a much bigger test. Higa shot an even-par 71 to maintain her edge in the year’s second major. She rallied with three birdies on her final six
9:18 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mamiko Higa of Japan birdied three of her final six holes following a nearly two-hour weather delay to shoot an even-par 71 and maintain a one-shot lead Friday in the suspended second round of the US Women’s Open. A day after shooting a 65 for the lowest
8:13 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBLIN, Ohio — Two-time major champion Martin Kaymer is tied for the lead going into the weekend at the Memorial, and whether he wins is not what drives him. He knows his game is close enough that he can. Kaymer kept it simple Friday with birdies on all the
1:12 PM ET GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — To escape the life he knew, the life he once envied growing up, Aljamain Sterling had to isolate himself. Gang life dominated his town. His brother would come home with black eyes after fights, and friends were shot. Some died. Depending where you went to middle school in
1:12 PM ET GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — To escape the life he knew, the life he once envied growing up, Aljamain Sterling had to isolate himself. Gang life dominated his town. His brother would come home with black eyes after fights, and friends were shot. Some died. Depending where you went to middle school in
8:11 PM ET Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — Ty Majeski pulled away late at Pocono Raceway on Friday for his second consecutive ARCA Series victory. Riley Herbst was unchallenged as he led the first 68 laps of the 80 laps before he yielded first to Majeski on a pit stop and that decided the