Gauff eases past Cirstea to reach second straight Italian Open final
ROME, May 14 : Third seed Coco Gauff surged into her second consecutive Italian Open final on Thursday, overcoming Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-3.
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Brazil Boss Carlo Ancelotti Struggling With Neymar World Cup Roster Decision
Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that deciding whether to include Neymar in his squad for the 2026 World Cup is weighing heavily on his mind.
Oilers fire Kris Knoblauch as coach, sources confirm - ESPN
Despite reaching the Stanley Cup Final the past two seasons, the Edmonton Oilers have fired coach Kris Knoblauch, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
NFL ended minority offensive assistant mandate before '25 season - ESPN
The NFL ended a mandate that all 32 teams hire a minority coach as an offensive assistant ahead of the 2025 season and not because of recent pressure from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who on Wednesday issued an investigative subpoena to the league over its hiring practices.
'That is my moment': Carano has an opportunity to pioneer in MMA again - ESPN
Gina Carano is a woman of firsts. In August 2009, Carano and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event on Showtime. Before that, Carano was one half of the first women's MMA fight to be broadcast on live television in 2007. And before that, in 2006, she fought in Nevada's first sanctioned women's MMA fight.
Islanders' Matthew Schaefer unanimous Calder Trophy winner - ESPN
New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer has won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year and is the first unanimous choice for the award in 33 years.
Canadian cyclists launch appeal against Cycling Canada amid program cut
Five Canadian cyclists are prepared to fight back after it was announced Cycling Canada would not be sending a women’s pursuit team to this year’s world championships slated for Oct. 14-18.
Ancelotti urges Brazil to swap World Cup angst for Carnival-inspired joy
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 13 : Carlo Ancelotti has seen enough trophies, tantrums and tactical revolutions to know that Brazil's World Cup problem is not a shortage of talent - it is what happens when that talent starts treating every misplaced pass like a national emergency.