4:41 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — A flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that President Donald Trump is expected to attend Sunday’s Daytona 500. The U.S. Secret Service, which is responsible for presidential security, also tweeted to fans that drones are prohibited within 30 miles of Daytona International Speedway — a
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9:04 AM ET For as long as six-year pro and super middleweight world titleholder Caleb Plant can remember, he dreamed of having a world title fight in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. “It’s something I have wanted, really, since I was a little kid,” said Plant, who grew up outside of Nashville in Ashland City,
6:50 AM ET The best moves at the NHL trade deadline are usually the ones teams don’t make. Sure, there’s always a chance a team finds that perfect, Butch Goring-sized puzzle piece to complete a championship picture. But more often than not, the NHL trade deadline is like impulse-buying a poorly constructed boat: filled with
3:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were buried Feb. 7 in a private ceremony in Corona del Mar, California, according to death certificates released Tuesday by Los Angeles County officials. The burial occurred at Pacific View Memorial Park, which is near the family’s home in Orange County. Burial originally
2:25 PM ET Ericka N. Goodman-Hughey The denim skirt Serena Williams wore during an exhibition match on Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the 2004 US Open wasn’t her favorite on-court look. Still, the 23-time Grand Slam champion thinks it was worth an honorable mention. Moments before showcasing her S by Serena Spring 2020 presentation at
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ season ended in a wild-card loss on Jan. 4, and since that time, not a day has passed in which quarterback Tom Brady’s uncertain future hasn’t been a hot topic. It’s understandable given his iconic status. The myriad possibilities spark widespread speculation and intrigue. But
1:38 PM ET After a slow start, the 2019-20 college football coaching cycle seemingly won’t end. Colorado is the latest school in the market for a new coach. Mel Tucker is off to Michigan State after only one year at CU, where he went 5-7, beat Washington and Nebraska, and signed a top-35 recruiting class.
Renault need to “regain confidence” this season after a tough 2019, their Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says. They fell from fourth to fifth in the world championship last season, which led to a significant staff reshuffle and their technical director’s exit. “Taking back fourth position in the constructors’ championship remains the objective,” Abiteboul said.
11:42 AM ET The 2019 coaching carousel spun very slowly — and with the volume on low. This cycle projected to be quiet and ended up even quieter, as potentially landscape-shifting jobs like USC and Auburn remained filled. But there were still several strong hires made, which should pay off in the coming years. Unlike
7:00 AM ET Each offseason, after the recruiting season has been finalized and the first major wave of transfer portal entries has come and gone, I publish preliminary SP+ ratings for the coming season. I base these projections on three primary factors, weighted by their predictiveness: 1. Returning production. Last week we published my initial
7:30 AM ET Scouting is an inexact science. Just look at the years-later reaction to every NHL draft after any given player has a modicum of NHL success, especially those who were drafted outside of the top 10. “How did he go that low in the draft? How did all of those teams pass on
11:10 AM ET Britain’s Johanna Konta was knocked out of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in straight sets on Wednesday. As the fourth seed, Konta had a bye to the last 16. France’s Oceane Dodin, ranked 145 places below the Brit, beat Konta 6-3, 6-4 to progress to the next stage. The British number one
Max Verstappen described his first experience of Red Bull’s 2020 Formula 1 car as “very positive” after it ran at Silverstone on Wednesday. Red Bull conducted a private test limited to no more than 100km to shake down the new RB15 before the start of pre-season testing in Spain next week. “It is important to
10:54 AM ET Featherweight world titleholder Josh Warrington has signed with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing after parting ways with Hearn rival Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions. Warren said in a statement issued on Wednesday that they had ended their relationship at the conclusion of his Warrington’s promotional agreement. “I am happy to say that
10:31 AM ET The NFL reinstated Myles Garrett on Wednesday, two days after the Cleveland Browns star defensive end met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Garrett was suspended indefinitely after ripping the helmet off Mason Rudolph and slugging the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback in the head with it on Nov. 14. Despite an appeal, in which
2:08 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Mark Adair has been sidelined from Ireland’s tour of India for three T20Is against Afghanistan with an ankle injury. Shane Getkate has been called up as a like-for-like replacement. The Durban-born Getkate has played 14 T20Is so far, picking up eight wickets at an economy rate of 9.22.
Lewis Hamilton says he feels “physically and mentally on another level this year” after a successful pre-season training programme. The six-time world champion’s comments came in an online message to fans before the debut of his new Mercedes later this week. Hamilton, 35, is aiming to win a seventh world title this season. He said
8:16 AM ET Earlier this week, I noted a few MMA phrases that really grind my gears. “To be the champ, you gotta beat the champ,” “championship rounds mean more” and “I can’t believe that was a unanimous decision” are a few of them. You know what’s another one? “Don’t leave it in the hands