8:33 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The world will get to see “The Last Dance,” starting this weekend. But Michael Jordan and the rest of the Chicago Bulls knew 1997-98 would be their last dance together from the very beginning of that championship season. Speaking to “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts on Thursday, Jordan said
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1:07 PM GMT For our latest #RetroLive match, we rewind to March 1996, and a classic World Cup semi-final between Australia and West Indies in Mohali. The sides had had contrasting fortunes in the opening rounds of the tournament, but their recent history pointed towards another thriller. Big Picture It would have been hard to
7:35 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 1929, the numbers game began. The Yankees were the first team to put numbers on the back of
8:01 AM ET Joe Klingele Action was fast and furious over the NFL offseason. New England has uncertainty at quarterback for the first time in two decades after Tom Brady opted to leave via free agency and join the Buccaneers, and the Patriots are no longer favorites to win the AFC East at Caesars Sportsbook.
11:42 AM GMT Lungi Ngidi, South Africa’s highest white-ball wicket-taker in 2020 so far, has given himself a six out of 10 for his performances over the past summer and believes there is room for improvement. Ngidi did not play any of South Africa’s four home Tests after injuring a hamstring in the Mzansi Super
6:25 AM ET Twenty years ago, the New England Patriots took Michigan quarterback Tom Brady with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL draft. I was there — and I liked the pick. But I never could have imagined how his career has gone since. (No one could, right?) Three MVP awards, 219 regular-season wins,
8:00 AM ET Every quarterback, as he begins his NFL career, carries a unique set of burdens. Maybe he represents the hopes and dreams of his small town, which has never had a star to call its own. Maybe his college churns out a handful of first-round draft picks every year and he’s under pressure
9:17 AM ET P.K. Subban has been a Norris Trophy-winning defenseman, a philanthropist, the subject of a reality show and part of a celebrity power couple with his fiancée, Olympic gold-medal-winning ski racer Lindsey Vonn. Now, we can add game show host to his list of many roles. The New Jersey Devils defenseman is the
The first new medical ventilator to treat people with severe symptoms of Covid-19 has been approved in the UK. Hundreds of the Penlon Prima ESO2, which is an updated version of an existing model, are expected to be built for hospitals over the next week. But the consortium of major firms that helped to develop
3:15 AM BST ESPN staff New Zealand Rugby [NZR] has frozen 50 percent of player payments for the remainder of the year as the governing body gets to grips with the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. NZR and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association [NZRPA] on Thursday revealed that they had agreed to a
2:40 AM ET American teenager Coco Gauff said she struggled to deal with the hype and mental pressure brought on by her rapid rise in tennis, and she had to rediscover her love for the game after becoming depressed. The Florida-based 16-year-old has enjoyed a sensational run on the professional circuit since July 2019, when
11:21 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen has tested positive for COVID-19, he told Fox Sports. A Rams spokesperson confirmed the diagnosis Wednesday, adding that Allen felt slight
8:21 PM ET Shaquille O’Neal is a four-time NBA champion, and he attributes his Hall of Fame success to … mixed martial arts. “MMA is the reason I became a champion,” O’Neal told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Wednesday. “I always used to practice basketball. It wasn’t enough. Because when I played basketball, it was more
7:58 PM ET Steve KimESPN With the boxing world at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Bob Arum and Top Rank have turned their attention to staging smaller cards that would not involve a live audience. At this point, the question is where and how. “What we’re doing is looking at facilities, including
8:09 AM ET The UFC’s card scheduled for May 9 is staggering in terms of name value, expectations and impact. One thing it seems to lack at the moment is an official name. Is it UFC 249 or 250? With three title fights and a number of other bouts with considerable title implications, it’s safe
8:30 AM ET This is what a pending unrestricted free agent in the NHL is thinking right now: He doesn’t know when the offseason begins or when it ends or how long it lasts. He doesn’t know how the coronavirus shutdown will affect the financial ability of NHL teams to offer him a contract, nor
5:53 PM ET Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz confirmed his interest in working under 2019 Trainer of the Year Eddy Reynoso, whose fighters include four-division title holder Canelo Alvarez, as he looks to revitalize his career. Ruiz, who pulled off a surprising knockout of Anthony Joshua in June only to lose the WBA, IBF and
8:00 AM ET I understand the reflex. I’ve had it myself once or twice. “Oh look, the media is propping up [insert fallen blue blood here]. What a surprise.” My Twitter mentions got hit pretty hard when my 2020 SP+ projections declared Texas a top-15 college football team and Nebraska a top-25 team earlier this