Author name: Connie Harrington

On Sunday, Taylor Fritz will face off against Jannik Sinner in the US Open men’s final (2 p.m. ET ABC; ESPN+). Sinner is ranked No. 1 in the world and won the Australian Open title earlier this year, while Fritz is playing in his first Grand Slam final. Can Fritz somehow pull off the upset? […]

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking US Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career. Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, adds this trophy to the two she earned at the Australian Open Open each of

An NFC wild card round rematch highlights the final game of Sunday’s Week 1 NFL slate as the Los Angeles Rams head to Ford Field to face the Detroit Lions (-4.5, 52.5) on Sunday Night Football. The Lions (+1000) enter Week 1 as one of the most-bet teams to win the Super Bowl at ESPN

Demetrious Johnson’s legacy in MMA is up there with the best ever to do it. He reigned with the UFC flyweight belt through a record 11 consecutive title defenses, and in 2022, he became ONE Championship’s 135-pound champion. When news broke on Friday that the 38-year-old Johnson was retiring from MMA with 25 career victories,

PISCATAWAY, N.Y. — Rutgers has hired a law firm to conduct an investigation into athlete allegations of bullying, favoritism and revenge by the coach of the gymnastics program. President Jonathan Holloway announced earlier this week the university hired Lowenstein Sandler partner Matthew Boxer to lead the investigation into allegations against coach Umme Salim-Beasley. The allegations

Former Clemson wide receiver Diondre Overton has died, the school announced Saturday afternoon. Overton, a two-time national champion with the Tigers from 2016 to 2019, was 26 years old. No cause of death was given. Overton signed with Clemson in the class of 2016 as a four-star prospect out of Page High School in Greensboro,

Netherlands international forward Memphis Depay has finalized a free-agent deal to join Brazilian powerhouse Corinthians, sources told ESPN. Depay, 30, is set to join the Sao Paulo-based club on a two-year deal, sources said. He’s expected to arrive in Brazil next week and be officially introduced to Corinthians fans ahead of the Copa Brasil match

Week 2 of the college football season starts with a massive, high-profile matchup. The No. 3 Texas Longhorns travel to Ann Arbor to face the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines. This is just the second meeting between these two college football blue bloods. The first came in the Rose Bowl following the 2004 season. This game,

The New York Jets, who built a win-now roster with the hope of competing for a championship, will begin the season Monday night without their biggest offseason acquisition. Pro Bowl edge rusher Haason Reddick, holding out for a new contract, still hasn’t reported to the team, leaving coach Robert Saleh little choice Saturday but to

Riccardo Calafiori’s injury does not look serious. Getty Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori was forced off with injury during Italy’s 3-1 UEFA Nations League victory against France on Friday. Calafiori, 22, who joined Arsenal from Bologna this summer, was hurt when Ousmane Dembélé caught him on the back of the leg with his studs after being tackled