100 DAYS TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sooner than you think … The offseason can feel like an eternity, but we’re only a little more than three months away from the first snap of the college football season (Florida vs. Miami, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN). From the players you’ll want to watch to the best nonconference matchups to […]

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is one of nine Champions League finalists named in England’s squad for the Nations League finals. Kane has not played since injuring his left ankle in the first leg of Spurs’ Champions League quarter-final victory over Manchester City on 9 April. Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek misses out after his ankle injury in a friendly in the […]

Deontay Wilder is courting controversy for saying he wants to “get a body” on his boxing record by killing an opponent. Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion, defends his belt against Dominic Breazeale on Saturday. He previously said he hopes Breazeale makes “funeral arrangements.” Now, he says his “life is on the line” adding that boxing is the only sport “where […]

While a pair of unscheduled days off this week might have gotten other players out of rhythm, that wasn’t the case for Gleyber Torres. After being hit in the right elbow on Friday at Tampa Bay and having difficulty throwing from shortstop on Saturday, Torres got Sunday off and showed no signs of injury on Wednesday, homering three times in […]

RAFA BENITEZ is set for showdown talks over his Newcastle future today. The Toon boss is out of contract next month but will meet with owner Mike Ashley to discuss a new deal. A lack of control over transfers has been a major factor in Benitez, 59, refusing to commit. The Toon Army are desperate for the former Liverpool manager […]

WASHINGTON — The Mets had tasted prosperity for the first time in a long while, and so that was probably why the 5-1 loss the Nationals slapped on them Wednesday night was so frustrating. They had dragged themselves back to .500 from three below on the strength of weakness: two teams that entered Wednesday night a combined 29 games under […]

But there was some joy for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whose double at Turf Moor means he shares the Golden Boot with Mo Salah and Sadio Mane. Follow all of the latest Gunners news, updates and transfer gossip below… Helen Rowe-WillcocksMay 16, 20197:30 am ARSENAL fans believe Ryan Fraser's thank you message to fans on Twitter is his way of announcing he […]

Improbable drew the No. 4 post and was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite during Wednesday’s draw for Saturday’s Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. A field of 13 was entered for the $1.65 million, Grade 1 Preakness, with post time set for 6:48 p.m. Saturday and NBC providing TV coverage.  Improbable, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Mike Smith, is coming […]

ASTON VILLA and Derby will face off in the Championship play-off final. Both will look to return to the Premier League, as Villans needed penalties to reach the Wembley showpiece – but in an end-to-end second leg, the Rams narrowly edged Leeds United 4-3 on aggregate. Aston Villa beat West Brom on penalties to reach the Championship play-off final What […]

BALTIMORE — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will seek his record-setting eighth Preakness victory Saturday with 5-2 morning-line favorite Improbable, who will start from the No. 4 post in a field of 13 horses. For the first time since 1951, the Preakness will not include the four horses that crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby. Improbable […]