Ronnie O'Sullivan started his World Championship defence with a 10-4 win over Mark Joyce on Saturday as fans were allowed back into sporting events in England for the first time this year. Six-time world champion O'Sullivan, 45, was playing on the first day of the tournament and despite a sloppy start he never looked threatened by Joyce as he entertained the reduced crowd. "It was really nice to have the crowd in because if there was no crowd I could have sunk even lower into my chair," O'Sullivan told the BBC.
After trying to block a pass, Donovan Mitchell landed and rolled his right ankle hard on the court on Friday afternoon.
Collin Sexton (Cleveland Cavaliers) with a buzzer beater vs the Golden State Warriors, 04/15/2021
Charli Collier will join Dallas and Aari McDonald is with Atlanta after a stellar NCAA tournament run.
The pandemic has inspired some changes worth keeping. Count drafting from living rooms as one of them.
This week we look at the Hurricanes' goaltending, plus the Rangers rise in our rankings.
Five of the most popular players picked by Packers fans in the mock draft simulator at Pro Football Focus.
Draft Wire editor Luke Easterling updates his first-round projections for the 2021 NFL draft, complete with a few more big trades
Alex Smith retired Monday after making an improbable comeback from a gruesome broken leg, saying he's ready to leave the NFL but believing he's still able to play quarterback. Smith made the announcement on Instagram a few weeks shy of his 37th birthday, hoping to enjoy more time with his family. “I want to say thank you for believing in me, and thank you for helping me believe in myself — and in the impossible,” Smith said.
The collision between Valtteri Bottas and George Russell in Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix could affect Mercedes' plans for developing their Formula One car this season, according to team boss Toto Wolff. The high-speed crash at Italy's Imola circuit wrecked both Bottas's Mercedes and Russell's Williams, though both drivers were not injured. "The whole situation is absolutely not amusing for us, to be honest," Wolff told reporters.
Draft Wire editor Luke Easterling puts on his general manager hat for every first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft
Gary Player has said his son Wayne was "wrong" for holding up golf balls during an important Masters moment, but didn't say whether Wayne had been banned from Augusta.
Kevin Durant forgot about Russell Westbrook in his top teammate list until he was reminded. "Oh, (expletives), I am tripping ... Russ would definitely be in the top five."
What would a full draft look like if Arizona did in fact trade up for Kyle Pitts?
Johnson largely missed a Lap 1 wreck and then spun by himself a few laps later. But Sunday's race could have been a whole lot worse.
New England isn't afraid to lose its top players. And in some cases, they come back.
The Chicago Bears will focus on offense in the 2021 NFL Draft, per ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.
The UFC Hall of Famer has not competed since May 2019.
Nearly two-thirds of NFL teams' players released statements saying they would not report to voluntary workouts.
From a team to team perspective, what will each realistically do to improve their teams for 2021 and beyond.