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1:06 PM ET CINCINNATI, Ohio — In the moments after Atlanta United and United States men’s national team defender Miles Robinson went down with a torn Achilles tendon, international teammate Walker Zimmerman got a text from a friend who was inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium telling him that Robinson’s injury “looks bad.” Zimmerman then found the video

12:46 AM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime Sunday night to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history. Hamlin won for the 48th time in the NASCAR Cup Series. “It is so special,” Hamlin said. “That is the

4:44 PM ET Associated Press Victor Perez of France birdied the fourth hole of a dramatic playoff with Ryan Fox to win the Dutch Open on Sunday for the second European tour title of his career. They switched to the 17th hole at Bernardus Golf having matched each other stroke for stroke on three trips

6:14 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Lester Piggott, a jockey who won the English Derby nine times in his haul of victories in horse racing’s top events, has died. He was 86. Piggott’s death was confirmed to Britain’s PA news agency on Sunday by horseracing trainer William Haggas, who is married to Piggott’s daughter,

2:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN NEW YORK — Madonna. Michael Strahan. Tracy Morgan. Every time Gervonta Davis fights, the stars come out in droves. Saturday at Barclays Center was no different, as 18,970 were in attendance to see “Tank” Davis send Rolando Romero crashing into the ropes for yet another highlight-reel finish. “Tank” proved once

7:22 PM BST A last-minute try by Arthur Retiere after a monumental goal-line assault gave La Rochelle a stunning 24-21 victory over favourites Leinster in a superb European Champions Cup final in Marseille on Saturday. Leinster had looked on course for a record-equalling fifth triumph as they heroically defended their line and a four-point lead

4:00 PM ET Formula One. IndyCar. NASCAR. Breakfast in Monaco. Lunch at Indianapolis. Dinner in Charlotte. Mimosas. Bloody Marys. Beer. This is racing’s highest of holy days, and it’s not even close. A motorsports harmonic convergence that doesn’t happen every year but does more often than it does not. Thank the horsepower heavens. That perfect

9:08 PM ET Brianna Williams The Los Angeles Lakers secured their new head coach with the hire of Darvin Ham, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Prior to joining the Lakers, he served as an assistant for the defending NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks. He has worked under Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer since 2013, when the

7:22 PM ET PARIS — It took Sloane Stephens three games to silence the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd. Her opponent at the French Open, Diane Parry, went to school just across the road from Roland Garros — she grew up hearing over the walls of the playground the incredible support French players receive from the partisan

4:57 PM ET The Cleveland Browns and tight end David Njoku have reached a new four-year deal, a source told ESPN on Friday. The Browns had used the franchise tag on Njoku — worth $10.931 million for the 2022 season — and had until July 15 to agree to a long-term contract. Njoku, 25, has

8:00 AM ET College football commitments are expected to heat up (along with the temperature) over the next two months, with plenty of movement in the class rankings to follow. There has, in the meantime, been some significant activity on the recruiting trail leading up to the busy summer, resulting in key changes and new

8:00 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN “If I was in my 20s, man, I would be all over this.” That’s Randy Couture speaking about the PFL and its season format, in which fighters must compete four times over six months to earn a $1 million prize. Couture is not in his 20s though. He’s a 58-year-old

7:05 AM ET The 2021-22 NHL season included a great deal of highlights, from the dominance of the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers, to the goal-scoring prowess of Auston Matthews and Chris Kreider, to spectacular goaltending from Igor Shesterkin, Frederik Andersen and Jacob Markstrom. But there can be only one team that gets to raise

7:00 AM ET The last week in baseball, a couple powerhouse offenses stuttered, while squads that seemed destined for a skid have started stringing together wins. We’re just seven weeks into the MLB season, so there’s plenty of baseball left to play. Will the surging San Diego Padres be able to catch up to the

4:38 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has officially started as Manchester United manager, but some more pessimistic supporters have already nicknamed the Dutchman “Erik ten Months.” It’s not that they doubt his ability as a coach — he’s widely viewed as an exciting appointment after an impressive spell at Ajax — but over

1:44 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Turns out, it’s status quo for Canelo Alvarez despite an unexpected defeat against Dmitry Bivol. Boxing’s top star indicated at the post-fight news conference that he would exercise his rematch clause for a return bout with Bivol in September, but on Monday, he reversed course. “We already had that contract

8:00 AM ET The UFC has fighters ranging from 115 pounds to more than twice that weight. Yet size does not matter very much when it comes to assessing where the greatest fights are. Some weight classes are top-heavy, featuring dominant champions no one can match. Other divisions draw their intrigue from a level playing

12:32 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — There are some distinct odors that float through the air on Sundays at major championships: cigar smoke, warm beer, mediocre barbecue and freshly cut grass among them. It can be an oddly comforting cocktail as a fan. But if you’re a player trying to win your first major, there

8:24 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN Rafael Nadal‘s career has been spectacular and his career on clay has been unlike any other in the history of the sport. And Nadal loves Roland Garros. Period. But only recently he returned from a rib injury while also dealing with chronic pain in his left foot that kept him

10:15 PM ET BOSTON — Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler will not return to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics because of right knee inflammation. The Heat made the announcement just after the start of the third quarter. It is unclear when Butler suffered the injury, but he did not warm