1:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Newman said he will be ready to race when NASCAR resumes competition, which could be as early as May 17. Newman suffered a head injury in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 17. The Indiana native spent less than 48 hours in the
Month: April 2020
8:00 AM ET So here’s the way this started. I absolutely was not spending even more uncounted hours tooling around Baseball-Reference.com for random nuggets of baseball information, and I absolutely did not totally geek out when I discovered that Rube Waddell still holds the Orioles’ franchise record for strikeouts in a game — set in
7:45 AM ET The first virtual NFL draft has come and gone. But no matter what the draft looks like, it provides countless college football storylines to break down. You can read draft grades for all 32 NFL teams, but let’s examine the most compelling draft notes from a college football perspective: The SEC: It
1:09 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A 2-year-old colt has died after what was called an accident at Santa Anita, making it the 12th fatality at the track since late December. Last Renegade, who had yet to make his racing debut, died Friday, according to information posted on the California Horse Racing Board
12:04 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — While the New Orleans Saints are closing in on a deal with quarterback Jameis Winston, they doubled down on their investment in current backup Taysom Hill. The Saints are signing Hill to a two-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, which will take the place of the one-year,
10:00 AM ET Louisville football signee Dexter Rentz was shot and killed in Orlando late Saturday night. The Orlando Police Department confirmed 18-year-old Rentz died in the shooting, which also injured three others. Louisville coach Scott Satterfield issued a statement: “We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dexter Rentz. He was a
8:25 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1982, Wade Boggs got his first hit in the major leagues. There would be 3,009 more hits for
8:26 AM ET The extended lockdown of tennis will help Andy Murray‘s return from injury but it will be “a big ask” for him to add to his three Grand Slam titles, according to former British number one Greg Rusedski. Murray underwent hip re-surfacing surgery at the start of 2019 and resumed playing doubles in
6:32 AM ET Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Saints are discussing a deal, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter Sunday. According to Yahoo Sports, a one-year contract is close to being finalized. Winston was displaced in Tampa Bay when the Buccaneers signed Tom Brady. By doing a one-year deal with
10:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN Various sporting events worldwide have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Managua, Nicaragua, promoted by former world titlist Rosendo Alvarez, was allowed to proceed Saturday — with some provisions that were put in place to ensure the health
10:36 PM ET The New England Patriots passed on Jordan Love with the 23rd pick, and then did the same with every other quarterback in the NFL draft, creating a clearer path for Jarrett Stidham to serve as Tom Brady‘s successor in 2020. Stidham, who was Brady’s backup last season after the Patriots selected him
9:49 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is back home after falling and being hospitalized. The team quoted Scully on Twitter on Saturday, saying, “I’m home and resting comfortably with my wife and we are both eagerly awaiting the Time for Dodger Baseball!” That’s a phrase announced
7:43 PM ET Three months after winning a national championship, LSU is still dominating the football landscape. Starting with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow at No. 1 overall, the Tigers went on to tie the record by having 14 players selected in a seven-round NFL draft, matching Ohio State’s mark from 2004. The NFL switched
7:00 PM ET The NFL’s draft industrial complex took a hit this weekend, and I mean that in the most optimistic way possible. The 2020 virtual draft revealed a level of humanity, intimacy and spartan aesthetics that was not only pitch-perfect amid a national quarantine, but also suggestive of a new way of drafting. We
2:05 PM ET Baseball, at this moment, is like the craft of Apollo 13. Badly damaged, drifting, its original mission obsolete; the great plans for what was supposed to be have been scrapped. The question now is whether it can return, through collaboration and imagination. For Apollo 13, a fight among the astronauts about who
6:55 PM ET The NBA is reopening team practice facilities for players in states and municipalities that are loosening stay-at-home restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic beginning on Friday, sources told ESPN. Players can return to team facilities in states such as Georgia for voluntary individual workouts as soon as next week, which allows for NBA
6:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A major league official testified he suggested Ángel Hernández be removed from consideration for the 2015 World Series because he did not think commissioner Rob Manfred would approve the umpire to work baseball’s premier event. Hernández sued Major League Baseball in 2017, alleging race discrimination and cited
4:36 PM ET Texas Tech freshman Jahmi’us Ramsey declared for the 2020 NBA draft on Saturday. The No. 23 prospect in the ESPN 100, Ramsey emerged as one of the top freshman guards in this year’s class with a strong season in the Big 12. He averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists for
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