4:56 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can’t Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. The governing body vowed to to do a better job of addressing racial injustice in the wake of
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7:42 PM ET ESPN News Services HAMPTON, Ga. — After another dominant performance at one of his favorite tracks, Kevin Harvick relished the past and looked ahead to the future. He wasn’t entirely focused on what he can do behind the wheel. Harvick cruised to victory Sunday over Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. in
4:40 PM ET After getting state approval to allow a limited number of spectators, the Memorial Tournament has already reached out to fans who have purchased badges to assess their interest in attending and to notify them of options, which include a lottery system to determine who will be allowed to attend. The longtime tournament
7:41 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN I am a 6-foot-tall, 300-pound African American. I usually wear a goatee, if not a full-on beard. If a police officer finds me in any way physically intimidating during a routine traffic stop, I’m very aware that things could go badly very quickly. I’ve had to teach my children —
Last updated on 41 minutes ago41 minutes ago.From the section Motorsport One of the more positive elements of this lockdown could be the resurgence of the humble bicycle in this country, as the public are urged to get pedalling. Former Spice Girl Melanie C took that to the extreme by nearly beating four-time Tour de
1:09 AM ET The biggest star in UFC history says he’s done in the Octagon. Conor McGregor tweeted Saturday night that he will be retiring from MMA. It was a sudden, unexpected announcement — and one many thought was insincere. McGregor has tweeted twice before that he was hanging up the gloves but fought as
3:47 PM ET Mikaela Mayer is no longer fighting in the co-feature of Tuesday night’s Top Rank boxing card in Las Vegas after testing positive for the coronavrius. Mayer announced the results of her test on Instagram on Sunday. She was scheduled to be the co-featured bout against Helen Joseph. “It came as a complete
3:06 PM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is seeking clarity on whether the UK government’s social distancing rules can be reduced from two metres to one so they can admit 40,000 fans into Twickenham Stadium for the November internationals, chief executive Bill Sweeney has said. Elite sport in England was given the green light
8:17 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 2010, the Nationals selected Bryce Harper with the overall No. 1 pick in the draft. This was essentially
8:30 AM ET Five years ago, Ian Simon and more than two dozen of his Missouri football teammates, had reached a tipping point. They saw numerous racist incidents occur on Missouri’s campus, and what they described as too much indifference from school president Tim Wolfe. The players then announced they would not take the field
By Chloe DellBBC Sport Wales Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Cycling Elynor Backstedt knew straight away the damage she had caused herself. Cyclists often do after a significant crash. “I heard the crack and I was like ‘that’s not a stick, I knew in my gut that, this is bad,”
6:00 AM ET Matt Leo was six months shy of completing his plumbing apprenticeship when the constraints around his dream to play football closed in far too tight. It was 110 degrees and humid in his hometown of Adelaide, Australia, that summer day in 2014, and he was working on a bridge that connects a
9:00 AM ET This is the how baseball’s destructive standoff needs to end: The owners, with greater wealth and with the lasting stewardship of the game, need to emerge from their bargaining bunker and extend themselves into the middle ground with an offer of a significant concession. Maybe a season of 81 games — a
3:07 AM ET Three exciting bantamweights tried to outdo each other, and Amanda Nunes looked as good as ever at UFC 250 on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Conor McGregor went on social media to announce his retirement from MMA. Again. Indeed, Saturday will go down as a night MMA fans will remember for a while, mostly
9:21 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Oshane Thomas, who has been named among the reserve players for West Indies’ upcoming tour of England, is eyeing a Test debut with international cricket set to resume after a hiatus forced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Thomas, 23, has played 20 ODIs and 12 T20Is since his debut in late
7:35 PM ET Utah has suspended defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley and launched an external investigation concerning a 2013 text message he sent that included a racial slur, Utes athletics director Mark Harlan announced Friday on social media. Harlan said he was made aware of the text message Wednesday night and that he had spoken to
1:02 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Amanda Nunes proved once again Saturday night that she is the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA. That’s saying something. But it’s not saying enough. Step aside, gentlemen of the GOAT discussion, and make room for one more entry. Nunes’ greatness transcends. She belongs in an overall conversation
Jun 6, 2020 Steve KimESPN Boxing returns to the United States this week as Top Rank promotes cards on Tuesday and Thursday night. These will be the first shows in North America in which Top Rank has been involved since the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua rematch on Feb. 22. There were two Top Rank cards canceled