INNSBRUCK, Austria — Germany came from behind to upset Britain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz won the decisive doubles match. The German pair defeated British teammates Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 7-6 (10), 7-6 (5) after the best-of-three tie was level following the two singles. Krawietz and
Month: November 2021
The UFC has released former interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee from its active roster, Lee’s management confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. According to Lee’s manager, Marquel Martin, the 29-year-old had multiple fights left on his contract, but the UFC elected to terminate the agreement. Lee (18-7) is currently serving a six-month suspension from the
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is live on 5 Live and the BBC Sport website As Lando Norris heads into the final two races of the 2021 season, he has answered many of the questions he had in his own head about himself before the year started. For someone who is very much in the
Undisputed welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill is still scheduled to fight on the undercard of the Devin Haney-Joseph Diaz fight on Saturday night. It’s just her opponent that will change in Las Vegas. McCaskill will now fight Kandi Wyatt, out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, after her initial opponent, Argentinian Victoria Bustos, had travel issues relating to
Tiger Woods offered hope of a return but also a sobering assessment of his situation in his first interviews since a serious car crash in February. Speaking at his first news conference Tuesday, a day after a lengthy video conversation with Golf Digest was released, Woods expressed gratitude for being alive and not losing parts
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Confidence and the NFL Power Rankings go hand in hand. While we’re confident (mostly) about how we rank teams each week, we’ve decided to go further at NFL Nation and give weekly confidence ratings to let the fans know how we’re feeling about each team after every game. And with
NORMAN, Okla. — Imagine the shock around Oklahoma — the entire country, even — following a move so bold and seemingly out of nowhere, yet obviously in the works for some time and impossibly kept under wraps. That was four months ago, when we learned Oklahoma and Texas were bolting the Big 12 for the
The New Jersey Devils are getting a big boost with the return of center Jack Hughes to the lineup Tuesday night against the Sharks. Hughes has been out since Oct. 19 after separating his shoulder. He had played only two games but had two goals and an assist. “He’s a very important piece on our
If there seemed like one sure bet this offseason in the unpredictable world of MLB free agency, it’s that the Detroit Tigers would spend whatever it took to land one of the premier shortstops on the market. Now, that seeming inevitability has come to pass, with Detroit agreeing to a reported six-year, $140 million contract
Tiger Woods was optimistic about playing some limited professional golf in the future while also being realistic about the struggles ahead, given the perspective he gleaned from the serious auto accident he endured in February. “I’m lucky to be alive and also have a limb,” Woods said Tuesday in the Bahamas, where he conducted his
Munster have nine new COVID-19 cases in their camp in South Africa, the Irish rugby team said on Tuesday, taking the total count to 10. Both staff and players have tested positive and will quarantine in a hotel in Cape Town, joining the first player who returned a positive test on Sunday. Welsh side Cardiff
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Tuesday that it wants China to release “verifiable proof” that tennis player Peng Shuai is safe and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into her sexual assault allegations. Peng, a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked doubles player, dropped out of public view after accusing a former Communist Party
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Kyoji Horiguchi laughs when he recounts the story. It was 2019, and after his coaches and teammates at American Top Team (ATT) urged him to put down roots in the area, he finally bought a house in South Florida. Horiguchi, the current Rizin bantamweight champion and former Bellator bantamweight champ, had
The 2021-22 NHL season is well underway, and the opportunity to win the Stanley Cup has players across hockey begging to see their rivals go belly up. While the action heats up in this dog-eat-dog league, it’s time for a different kind of ranking: a countdown of the best NHL team dogs. For those who
2:18 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN Jonas Valanciunas wasn’t exactly a marksman when he entered the NBA in 2012. In fact, in his first five seasons in the league, he went 1-of-4 from 3-point range. But those days are long gone. Valanciunas hit his first seven 3-pointers on Monday night — all in the first half
The Milwaukee Bucks are signing four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Cousins, 31, will sign a non-guaranteed deal to join the defending NBA champions, sources said. Teams must guarantee contracts for the balance of the season by Jan. 7. The Bucks have been without center Brook Lopez because of a back
Five-star wide receiver Evan Stewart committed to Texas A&M on Monday, giving the Aggies two five-star commitments in the 2022 class. Stewart is the No. 12 ranked recruit overall and the No. 2 receiver in the class. He’s a 6-foot, 175-pound prospect from Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas, and he chose the Aggies over
PITTSBURGH — Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle rescued the Pittsburgh Penguins out of bankruptcy more than 20 years ago, a decision that helped turn the team into one of the NHL’s marquee franchises. With the Penguins’ spot in Pittsburgh secure for years to come and with five Stanley Cup banners hanging from the rafters at
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