4:50 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have released cornerback Casey Hayward halfway through the two-year deal he signed with the club last season. Hayward, 33, was brought in for the 2022 season to be the starter opposite A.J. Terrell. He played six games – defending three passes with an interception – before a torn pec
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3:50 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury is planning a July return for a defense of his WBC heavyweight title, sources told ESPN, with London’s Wembley Stadium on hold for July 15 and July 22. Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. is in the mix for the Fury fight, as is China’s Zhilei Zhang, sources
3:55 PM ET Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Novak Djokovic lost to a Serb countryman for the first time in 11 years in the quarterfinals of the Srpska Open on Friday. Dusan Lajovic won 6-4, 7-6 (6) to down a world No. 1-ranked player for the first time. “It is the biggest
12:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” After years of failed attempts to find a new ballpark location that would keep them in Oakland, the Athletics announced Wednesday night that they have signed a binding contract for land in
3:42 PM ET NEW YORK — Donovan Mitchell still remembers the noise. As a young fan sitting inside Madison Square Garden during a playoff game years ago, he was watching the New York Knicks, his hometown team, play on the game’s biggest stage. On Friday, before a pivotal Game 3 (the series is tied 1-1;
11:29 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Four Lions players, including 2022 first-round pick Jameson Williams, were among five players leaguewide to be suspended for violating the NFL’s gambling policy after an investigation by the league. Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore have been suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games, as
10:15 AM ET ESPN staff Each series of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs has made it through its first two games. Some are tied, some have seen the home team win both games, and one has seen the visitors return home with a 2-0 lead. There has been the usual mix of controversial calls, goaltending
9:19 AM ET Marc Raimondi Ian Parker The UFC is the biggest MMA promotion in the world, with the majority of the planet’s top fighters. One look at most pound-for-pound lists makes that clear. However, there are a ton of talented fighters in other organizations. And over the past few years, many exceptional combat athletes
6:40 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — They still talk about the “Odell Beckham catch” all these years later, not only because Anthony Richardson appeared to be levitating midair as he reached behind for the football, but because Anthony Richardson is no wide receiver. Richardson has always been a quarterback, but his team had a need,
8:00 AM ET RYAN GARCIA DIDN’T care anymore. Didn’t care how famous he was. Didn’t care who saw him or what they thought of him. Didn’t care about much of anything as he sat hunched over a poker table in the Commerce Casino — “the most celebrated cardroom in the world,” it proclaims — one
8:00 AM ET IT’S MARCH 31 and the revitalized New York Knicks are in Cleveland to face the equally upstart Cavaliers. The stakes are high. New York, at 44-33, sits four games behind the Cavs in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. But tonight’s showdown offers more than just another checkmark at the end
5:21 AM ET The UFC has announced it will return to London to stage a Fight Night on July 22. The MMA promotion was last in English capital in March when Leon Edwards (21-3) recorded his first defense of the UFC’s 170-pound championship in front of a home crowd at O2 Arena, earning a majority
7:54 AM ET The night session at the French Open will be brought forward by half an hour this year, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Friday. “It will start at 8 p.m. (local time) with an interactive show and the first point will be played at 8:30 p.m.,” she told a news conference. Last
7:25 AM ET In honor of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, we’ve identified a starting lineup of celebrity fans for all 16 NHL teams in the postseason. Here is how they stack up. Atlantic Division The roster: Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Conor McGregor, Bill Burr This is easily the funniest collection of celebrity fans, which
9:48 PM ET PHOENIX – It has been 564 days since Fernando Tatis Jr. last graced a baseball field in a major league game with actual stakes. There are obvious concerns — given the season-long absence, the steroid-related suspension, the surgeries to both his wrist and shoulder — about whether he can recapture the superstar
4:46 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez How special is Gabriel Veiga? Just ask anyone who’s spent any time watching LaLiga this season. The Celta Vigo midfielder, 20, has been Spanish football’s breakout young star, his performances leading to the avalanche of hype and headlines that only the emergence of a top new talent can
9:37 PM ET UFC president Dana White went on a fight announcement spree Thursday night, making official several big upcoming bouts including a pair of pay-per-view co-main events. Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad will meet in a short-notice welterweight contender bout that will act as the co-headliner of UFC 288 on May 6 in Newark,