11:49 AM ET Throughout the summer, each completed game signified hope that pandemic baseball could succeed, and each COVID-19 positive, seven-inning doubleheader and protocol breach reflected institutional recklessness. At a safe distance from the clamor, the referendum on the 2020 Major League Baseball season was not whether it was a success or an abomination —
Month: December 2020
11:29 AM ET Boston College tight end Hunter Long will forgo his final season and enter the NFL draft, the school announced Thursday. Long leads all tight ends nationally in receptions (57) and yards (685) and finished just nine catches shy of BC’s record for catches in a season by a tight end. ESPN’s Mel
11:48 AM ET Associated Press Virginia has added a men’s basketball game against top-ranked Gonzaga as the 17th-ranked Cavaliers prepare to restart their program after a 10-day shutdown because of COVID-19 issues. Virginia announced Friday that it will play the Bulldogs on Dec. 26 in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cavaliers (3-1) had four games canceled
11:37 AM ET Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams is not expected to play Thursday night against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a back injury, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Chargers also are concerned they could be without star receiver Keenan Allen (hamstring), who is likely to be limited if he does play,
8:00 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Canelo Alvarez was on top of the world a year ago, his standing in the fight game poised to hit the stratosphere. He had begun 2019 by defeating Daniel Jacobs to unify three middleweight titles. And his encore was jumping two weight classes to knock out Sergey Kovalev to become
11:36 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Sean Payton said the decision on Drew Brees‘ status for Sunday’s marquee matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs will come down to how the New Orleans Saints quarterback feels during practice this week. “It’s pretty simple. It’s just functionality, strength, throwing without soreness,” Payton said Thursday morning after Brees
10:59 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN A new NBA season will tip off Tuesday, but the league’s mission to support empowerment for the Black community, as demonstrated in the Orlando bubble, hasn’t been forgotten. The NBA Board of Governors in early August announced a $300 million initial contribution to establish the NBA Foundation, dedicated to creating
10:23 AM ET Alexander Steen, who won a Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019, has announced his retirement due to a back injury suffered last season. Steen ends a 15-year NHL career that began with the Toronto Maple Leafs and ended with over 11 seasons in St. Louis, including the title-winning run
10:13 AM ET Purdue coach Jeff Brohm announced Thursday that defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Bob Diaco will not return to the Boilermakers next season. Diaco was hired to replace Nick Holt last December after serving as Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator for one season, and as Oklahoma linebackers coach for the 2018 season. Diaco was
8:45 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren have agreed world title belts could be dropped in order to make Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua a
Formula 1’s governing body says it has developed a 100% sustainable fuel to be used in grand prix cars. The fuel is manufactured from bio-waste that is not intended for human or animal consumption, and has been supplied to F1’s engine manufacturers for testing. The move is part of F1’s wider aim of becoming net-zero
9:25 AM ET Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander hopes to pitch at some point during the 2021 season despite his recent Tommy John surgery, according to general manager James Click. Click said during an interview Wednesday with MLB Network that Verlander “has every intention of trying to come back next year” but admitted he thinks
7:07 AM ET For what feels like centuries, we have debated perhaps the greatest mystery in the known universe: What would happen if (gasp!) Notre Dame ever joined a conference? We finally have our answer. College football did not spin off its axis when the best-known independent football program in the country joined a conference
9:01 AM ET New York Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has tested positive for the coronavirus and will not call plays for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. The Giants announced in a statement Thursday that Garrett “will continue to work remotely,” but that tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens will call plays on offense Sunday.
7:27 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. It’s championship week, whatever that means in this wild year. Did Oregon win its division? No, but the Ducks are playing for a Pac-12 championship. Did Ohio State play enough
6:34 AM ET Andy Murray has praised U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka and Manchester United‘s Marcus Rashford for their work in driving social change. Murray spoke in his BBC column on the importance of athletes speaking out and driving change. “In tennis, we saw Naomi Osaka decide she would not play in her Western and
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Here’s when Aaron Rodgers knew he had a chance for this type of a season (and no, it wasn’t on the night of April 23 when the Green Bay Packers traded up to take quarterback Jordan Love): It was an August afternoon when few even noticed or realized
3:35 PM ET With every passing season, the modern NBA edges towards a certain … sameness. Meaning: statistical flatness. The devolution of traditional, role-based statistical differentiation. With every 3-pointer canned by some 7-footer – or double-double posted by a point guard – the lines sorting categorical production by position are blurred. And in time, those
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