6:51 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (11), 6-4 on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open and hand the world’s second-ranked player just her second loss this year. Rybakina carried the momentum from her straight-set semifinal upset of top-ranked Iga Swiatek into the final and
Month: March 2023
7:04 PM ET Wisconsin upset the No. 1 seed, Ohio State, in the NCAA hockey national title game in Duluth, Minnesota, on Sunday, capturing an unprecedented seventh championship at the Women’s Frozen Four with a 1-0 victory. Freshman forward Kristen Simms’s first-period goal stood up as the game-winner thanks to a 31-save save performance from
6:45 PM ET Franck Kessie scored a stoppage-time winner as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday to edge closer to a first LaLiga title since 2019. Kessie turned home at the far post after good work from Robert Lewandowski and Alejandro Balde to allow Barca to open up a 12-point lead
6:02 PM ET Associated Press New York Mets outfielder DJ Stewart talked himself into another at-bat against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday after bench coach Eric Chavez tried to tell him he was coming out after three hits in his first three plate appearances. Stewart came up again in the seventh inning and hit
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers wants to leave the Green Bay Packers and play for the New York Jets. The Jets want that too. The Packers are willing to make a trade happen. So what’s the holdup? It’s a complex transaction, perhaps unprecedented. You’re talking about an all-time great quarterback with
12:23 PM ET Man City thrashed Burnley on Saturday while Man United must beat Fulham to reach the FA Cup semifinals. Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Manchester United could face Manchester City in the FA Cup final after the rival clubs avoided each other in the semifinal draw on Sunday. United face Fulham in
9:57 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Wanting to add speed and a complement to Pro Bowler CeeDee Lamb, the Dallas Cowboys are acquiring Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks for a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a sixth-round pick in 2024, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter. The Cowboys and Texans had discussions
9:08 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Lars Nootbaar’s imaginary pepper-grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder does not appear welcome in Japan’s popular high school baseball tournament. When a player for Tohoku High School twisted his two fists together —
7:40 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. On Wednesday, we pondered whether the Buffalo Sabres or Washington Capitals — who were facing off that night — could earn themselves a playoff spot. Prior to that game, the Sabres’ playoff chances
6:03 PM ET One of the greatest MMA fighters to ever live will finally be immortalized among his legendary peers. Anderson Silva, the former longtime UFC middleweight champion, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 286 broadcast. Silva will go into the Hall as
8:07 PM ET LONDON — Leon Edwards was the first to admit he gave a terrible performance in his welterweight title fight against Kamaru Usman eight months ago. He turned in a much better one against Usman at UFC 286. Edwards (21-3) recorded his first defense of the UFC’s 170-pound championship on Saturday in front
11:08 PM ET MIAMI — Trea Turner didn’t jog his way to first base. He hopped. Pranced. Flexed. Roared. With his team trailing by two in the eighth inning of its World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Venezuela, the Philadelphia Phillies‘ shortstop and Team USA catalyst unleashed a prodigious grand slam, providing the two-run lead
11:54 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers beefed up their offensive line Saturday night, acquiring a full-time starter from across the state. Former Philadelphia Eagles guard Isaac Seumalo signed a three-year deal with Pittsburgh, sources told ESPN. Seumalo is the Steelers’ second offensive line signing in free agency, joining Nate Herbig, who spent three years with
1:23 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Luis Alberto Lopez will defend his IBF featherweight title against Michael Conlan on May 27 in the challenger’s native Belfast, Northern Ireland, after the fighters struck a deal, sources told ESPN. The 126-pound title fight, which shapes up as a slugfest, will be streamed stateside on ESPN+ in the afternoon.
Mar 17, 2023 Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — As the final seconds ebbed away in the Sacramento Kings‘ 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Thursday night, Kings fans began a loud “Light The Beam!” chant. It was a celebratory night on a few levels. The victory was Sacramento’s eighth in its
5:47 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards will miss his first game of the season Saturday against the Toronto Raptors as he continues to deal with a right ankle sprain. Edwards suffered the injury in Friday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls; he landed awkwardly and collapsed after leaving his feet to deliver
7:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook took the blame for the LA Clippers‘ four-game winning streak coming to a halt against the Orlando Magic and was already looking forward to redeeming himself in Portland on Sunday. After the Clippers surrendered 39 points in the fourth quarter and were stunned 113-108 by the Magic
10:16 AM ET Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden Barcelona emerged victorious two weeks ago when the Catalans met Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals. Ruben Albarran/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images We’re little more than 24 hours away from a Clasico that stands to have considerable implications on this season’s LaLiga title race. Barcelona lead Real