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1:15 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal didn’t fall to the ground in celebration on Sunday. There was perhaps no need for such theatrics. Instead, he raised his arms over his head and gave an emphatic fistpump to the adoring crowd. For much of the championship match he had left little doubt about what the

12:48 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche moved one win away from the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-2 victory in Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, doing what they do best: Winning on the road. The Avalanche moved to a perfect 6-0 away from Denver in the playoffs, the only team in the NHL postseason

4:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Luis Severino combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to continue the Yankees‘ run of outstanding starting pitching performances as New York beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday. Aaron Judge hit his MLB-best 21st homer on the game’s first pitch and the Yankees won their fifth

5:04 AM ET What really happened at last week’s Champions League final? ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Man Utd scouts rave over … own player! | Bad behaviour behind City starlet’s exit | Tolisso keen on Premier League move | Diallo in demand Champions League final fiasco: Liverpool fans not to blame

4:13 PM BST England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of next month’s tour to Australia after undergoing a procedure on his knee, his club Sale Sharks said on Thursday. England play the Wallabies in a three Test series in their first tour of the country in six years, which gets underway in Perth

7:00 AM ET In December, Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy. He’ll be back at Alabama this college football season with a good chance to win another. At the Rose Bowl, C.J. Stroud — playing without two future first-round NFL draft picks at receiver — threw for 573 yards and six touchdowns, setting himself up

7:50 AM ET Boxing’s top stars are easy to spot. Canelo Alvarez, Tyson Fury and Errol Spence Jr. are just a few of the names that are recognized in and out of the sport. Gervonta “Tank” Davis is also entering that category after carrying another big event this past weekend virtually on his own. To

May 31, 2022 Less than 2½ years ago, Jairzinho Rozenstruik was an undefeated UFC heavyweight on the rise. At that same time, Alexander Volkov was on a hot run during which he won seven of eight fights. Since then, both have lost several bouts against the division’s top contenders. They each are coming off a

9:39 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than a dozen PGA Tour players, including two-time major champion Dustin Johnson, are included in the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event, which will be played next month outside of London. The list of 42 players was released by LIV Golf on Tuesday night. It

2:41 PM ET Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney was killed in a car accident early Monday morning, his agent, Brian Overstreet, confirmed to ESPN. “We are asking prayers for the family and privacy at this most difficult time,” Overstreet said in a statement to the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram. Gladney, 25, signed with the Cardinals in March

8:00 AM ET After three rounds of upsets, thrillers, blowouts and everything in between, the NBA Finals are here — and it’s a series that will pin some familiar faces against a group with zero experience on the league’s biggest stage. The Golden State Warriors, led by three-time champions Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay

11:24 AM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — Here we go. Again. The 59th installment of the Novak Djokovic–Rafael Nadal rivalry takes place at the French Open under the lights Tuesday night — a quarterfinal match so hotly anticipated that organizers have ensured it will be played free to air, removing the usual paywall. No two

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

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff The penultimate round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs will begin this week, as the Western Conference finals will see the Colorado Avalanche take on the Edmonton Oilers, and the Eastern Conference finals will have the Tampa Bay Lightning facing off against the winner of the Carolina Hurricanes–New York Rangers

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,

12:48 AM ET Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a neck contusion after being hit with a warm-up pitch in the third inning. After the game, manager Joe Maddon said Suzuki came through his further hospital tests fine and then returned to Angel Stadium. He

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

11:45 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has downplayed talk of wanting revenge against Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final, and said that midfielders Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara have given the club a major fitness boost by returning to training. Mohamed Salah said earlier this month he wanted to play Madrid in Saturday’s final

8:00 AM ET Reed Kuhn Close Special to ESPN.com Reed Kuhn is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and strategy and analytics consultant. He is the author of “Fightnomics: The Hidden Numbers and Science in Mixed Martial Arts,” the first book to quantify drivers and performance metrics in combat sports. Ian Parker The summer is filling up

8:00 AM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Every Tuesday this spring, Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman met with the team’s quarterbacks. Tuesdays with Marcus provided Freeman, a career defensive assistant, the chance to connect with those competing for the most important job on the field. “We just talk ball, we watch practice, I want