WASHINGTON (AP) — Manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo were fired by the Washington Nationals on Sunday amid their sixth consecutive losing season since winning the 2019 World Series. The move came after the Nationals were swept by the Boston Red Sox. They are 37-53, and the only other National League club with…
The Dallas Mavericks have been outwardly optimistic about the potential for Kyrie Irving to return to action on the early side of the typical recovery timeline that comes with an ACL tear. The veteran point guard, however, pumped the brakes on cementing a firm target for his return and did not offer a guarantee that…
The Gold Cup final has finally arrived and it’s fitting that it’s a meeting between the United States men’s national team and Mexico. During a topsy-turvy tournament, both have survived to make their way to the final, but with very different rosters. Mexico is led by veteran stalwarts Edson Alvarez and Raul Jimenez, and El…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz doubled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Díaz drove in automatic runner Danny Jansen on a 2-1 pitch from Justin Topa (1-3). Díaz scored when Topa threw wild to first…
Ohm Youngmisuk Close Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of…
Former Columbia shortstop Sam Miller makes it official. Gators have their shortstop for 2025. Will be very interested to see if Jordan Yost makes it to campus (Hayden Yost’s younger brother) pic.twitter.com/E054ffAcjc — Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) July 6, 2025 The Florida Gators added three baseball players from the transfer portal over the Fourth…
Nottingham Forest have tied down one of their key players ahead of the 2025–26 campaign, with Ola Aina putting pen to paper on a new three-year deal that runs until the summer of 2028. The Nigeria international joined Forest as a free agent in July 2023 following his departure from Torino. Initially signed on a…
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova overcame a line-calling technology malfunction on a key point en route to defeating local favorite Sonay Kartal 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Sunday to make her second Wimbledon quarterfinal nine years after her first appearance. Pavlyuchenkova last made the quarterfinals at the All England Club in 2016, when she lost to eventual champion Serena…
Chris Paul turned 40 in May, but he more than held his own this past season with the San Antonio Spurs. In fact, the decorated point guard was just one of three players on the team to take the court for all 82 regular-season games. He started all of them, too. Paul chipped in 8.8…
Getty Images Even though it’s been two weeks since the Phoenix Suns traded star forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, the official terms of the deal were slow to be released. That’s because there was more work to be done. In fact, The Athletic reported that the trade would be historic — becoming the first trade…
