7:30 AM ET As the countdown to the start of the 2020-21 college basketball season on Nov. 25 continues, ESPN.com’s panel of experts is making its predictions for all of the nation’s top leagues. After looking at the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12, Pac-12, Big East, American Athletic Conference and the nation’s top mid-majors, we
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7:35 AM ET Brady Henderson Josh Weinfuss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America Bobby Wagner sat inside a hotel conference room at the NFL’s 2012 rookie symposium and listened to one horror story after another. The league’s annual onboarding program for
The venue is seen as the most important “legacy outcome” of the city’s 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Local Democracy Reporter Service said.
8:00 AM ET As Joaquin Buckley exited the Octagon on Oct. 10, the UFC middleweight had no idea what he had just accomplished. Not until he ran into a security guard in the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, did Buckley get some idea of the magnitude of the moment. “I got out of the cage,
8:52 AM ET Katie Taylor, an Olympic gold medalist, two-weight world champion and current undisputed lightweight champion of the world, is now ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. Taylor dominated Miriam Gutierrez to score a one-sided unanimous decision victory on Nov. 14. That win impressed most of our voters and pushed her past Claressa Shields for
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — As the Minnesota Vikings (4-5) have crept back into playoff contention after a horrid start, they can thank running back Dalvin Cook. Three weeks ago, he had 163 yards on 30 carries with three touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers. Two weeks ago, it was 206 yards on 22
7:05 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. John Thrasher knew how the words would sound. He even warned his audience in advance
12:43 PM GMT Daniel Brettig Close Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo Assistant editor Daniel Brettig had been a journalist for eight years when he joined ESPNcricinfo, but his fascination with cricket dates back to the early 1990s, when his dad helped him sneak into the family lounge room to watch the end of day-night World Series matches
6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team hired Jason Wright as team president in August. Since arriving he’s had to deal with several stories detailing harassment allegations by former employees, a name change and the rebuilding of a culture. Wright wants to be transparent as the organization tackles off-field issues while trying
6:43 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Ten New Zealand players and support staff, along with as many West Indies players and support staff – including their T20I captain Kieron Pollard – cleared the second of their three Covid-19 tests on Thursday. The tests were conducted specifically for the entire IPL contingent that had arrived from the
12:18 AM ET The Philadelphia 76ers acquired a historically elite 3-point shooter who happens to be married to the coach’s daughter, agreeing to a draft-night trade that sent shooting guard Josh Richardson and the No. 36 pick to the Dallas Mavericks for Seth Curry, sources told ESPN. Curry, whose father-in-law is new Sixers coach Doc
11:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Ron Fowler has stepped down as executive chairman of the San Diego Padres and lead investor Peter Seidler has been approved by fellow Major League Baseball owners to take over control of the team as chairman. Fowler will remain with the club in an advisory role and
7:12 PM ET Houston traded Trevor Ariza and the No. 16 pick in Wednesday night’s draft to Detroit for a future first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal gives the Rockets — a hard-capped team — the freedom to use their midlevel exception in free agency. 1 Related The Rockets are purchasing Detroit’s
9:08 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — Golden Gate Fields has suspended live horse racing through the end of November because of the surging coronavirus. The San Francisco Bay area track last Friday announced a week-long temporary closure to address a COVID-19 outbreak. Track officials say Golden Gate’s facilities have undergone thorough cleaning and
8:13 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Five months later than it was originally scheduled, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Anthony Edwards with the first pick of the 2020 NBA draft Wednesday night. Edwards, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound guard from Atlanta who spent his lone collegiate season at Georgia, joins a young Timberwolves core led by star center Karl-Anthony
8:35 PM ET The College Football Playoff management committee on Wednesday agreed to keep the playoff on its current timeline and name a national champion as planned on Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida, unless the coronavirus pandemic forces a schedule change, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN. The CFP management committee, which is
7:45 PM ET Sacramento Kings forward Bogdan Bogdanovic plans to enter restricted free agency on Friday at 6 p.m. ET, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Kings and Milwaukee Bucks had hoped to bring Bogdanovic the framework of a sign-and-trade deal to negotiate a Bodanovic contract with Milwaukee on Friday, but he will move into
8:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams, who has seven touchdown catches in his past four games, isn’t necessarily sweating his status for Sunday, especially after he was able to return to the game in Week 10 after suffering an ankle injury. But nothing is certain with Adams, which is a