1:45 AM ET HOBART, Australia — One-time Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin has declared she is feeling like herself again on court after struggles with form and injury led her ranking to nosedive. The 24-year-old progressed to the quarter-finals of the Hobart International on Wednesday, breezing past Belgian qualifier Maryna Zanevska 6-2 6-3. Kenin, who
5:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United are into the semifinals of the Carabao Cup after a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford. Antony scored a spectacular opening goal in the first half but United were only sure of progress past the League One side when substitute Marcus Rashford scored
4:53 PM ET A late brace from Marcus Rashford allowed Manchester United to ease into the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic in Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Old Trafford. Antony‘s fine curling strike in the 21st minute gave United a deserved lead before their League One opponents’ resistance was ended by two
1:30 PM ET Carlos Correa‘s wild offseason adventure has taken another surprising twist: He’s going back to the Minnesota Twins, pending physical, of course. After initially agreeing to terms with the San Francisco Giants, the Giants backed out over concerns about Correa’s long-term health, reportedly related to a leg injury Correa suffered in the minor
5:40 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jose Ramirez and Richard Commey have agreed to a deal for a March 25 fight in Fresno, California, sources told ESPN. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event will take place at the Save Mart Center, which is approximately 66 miles from Ramirez’s hometown of Avenal, where he’s headlined
4:45 PM ET When Carlos Correa agreed to terms with the New York Mets, his agent called it Correamas Day, but for those who have been following the saga leading up to the shortstop agreeing to a six-year deal with a vesting option with the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, it has felt more like Correahog
4:41 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders fired offensive coordinator Scott Turner on Tuesday after yet another disappointing season offensively. Turner, who signed a three-year extension last offseason, had been with coach Ron Rivera for seven years, including the past three in Washington. He coached under Rivera for parts of four seasons with
Jan 10, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence and Keith Thurman are finalizing a deal for a PBC on PPV fight that is expected to take place in April, sources told ESPN. Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) holds three of the four major titles at welterweight, but this matchup will take place at junior middleweight, sources said.
3:14 PM ET Stephen Curry will return and start Tuesday night for the Golden State Warriors against the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. The star point guard’s minute load is still being decided, the sources said. Curry missed the Warriors’ past 11 games with a left shoulder subluxation. On Friday, Curry said his
5:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr.’s next fight won’t come against Terence Crawford, and it won’t even take place for Spence’s three welterweight titles. Instead, Spence will meet Keith Thurman in a junior middleweight bout that’s expected to take place in April, sources told ESPN. A matchup between Spence and Thurman was highly
4:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Ons Jabeur, the WTA’s No. 2-ranked player in the world and a finalist at last year’s Wimbledon and US Open, was one of eight announced as members of the inaugural player executive committee for the Professional Tennis Players Association on Tuesday. Jabeur joins co-founders Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil on
3:17 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Robeisy Ramirez and Isaac Dogboe will meet in a featherweight bout with title implications on April 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, sources told ESPN. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ main event is expected to be contested for either the vacant WBO featherweight title or the interim belt. Emanuel Navarrete, the
10:08 AM ET Adriana Garcia Joao Felix has been granted permission by Atletico Madrid to undergo a medical in London as his loan move to Chelsea nears completion, sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that Felix signed a new contract with Atletico until 2027 ahead of the loan move before accepting a move
12:27 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins are finalizing a six-year, $200 million contract, pending a physical, after weeks of discussion to salvage a deal with the New York Mets broke
7:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — In his first team meeting as coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Kevin O’Connell did what coaches typically do: He turned on the film. It was the spring of 2022, and O’Connell wanted everyone — players, assistant coaches and staff members — to know what he thought of the starting
11:35 PM ET Carlos Contreras Legaspi Former MMA fighter Phil Baroni was charged by a state judge in Mexico with aggravated femicide Monday. Baroni, 46, was living in the coastal region of Sayulita and San Francisco in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, when he called police Jan. 1, after finding his girlfriend, a woman from Mexico
8:31 AM ET Women’s boxing made considerable strides in 2022. Fighters who had spent years — in some cases over a decade — fighting for relevancy and a chance to push their names and the sport into the spotlight have finally accomplished it. There were exciting fights and moments, some that fans are still talking
7:00 AM ET Nothing is wrong with Cale Douglas Makar. He’s still the same player. It’s just that he has to be a different version of the one who won the Conn Smythe, Norris Trophy and Stanley Cup all within a matter of weeks last season. These days, the Colorado Avalanche are more of an