6:43 AM ET Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has said tennis is “missing a trick” by not including more team events involving both men and women on the main tours. Mixed doubles is currently played only at the four Grand Slams on the professional tennis circuit. “I think sports miss a bit of a
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6:59 AM ET ESPN.com staff It’s almost time to hit the ice again. With NHL qualification-round series beginning Saturday, it’s time to take a look at odds for those matchups as well as futures bets. Who will advance from the East? From the West? Who will skate the Stanley Cup? Here are the updated odds
4:27 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Grealish to be a Gunner? Arsenal have registered their interest in signing Aston Villa attacking midfielder Jack
3:30 PM ET Steve Fainaru Close ESPN Senior Writer Winner, 2008 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting Four-time first-place winner in Associated Press Sports Editors competition Co-author of New York Times best-selling book, “League of Denial” Mark Fainaru-Wada Close ESPN Staff Writer Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York
6:45 PM ET ESPN staff World number one Ashleigh Barty has confirmed that she will not play in the U.S. Open due to the coronavirus pandemic. Barty, the reigning French Open champion, said in a statement on Thursday (AEST). “My team and I have decided that we won’t be travelling to the U.S. for the
3:50 PM ET ESPN staff The news from 2020 NFL training camps on Wednesday was good for teams who drafted quarterbacks. In Miami, Tua Tagovailoa received full medical clearance, meaning the No. 5 overall pick should be able to practice fully when the Dolphins begin on-field work in mid-August. In Cincinnati, coach Zac Taylor is
12:10 AM ET Mike Babcock, fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this season, has been named a volunteer adviser for the University of Vermont’s men’s hockey team. Catamounts coach Todd Woodcroft, who has worked on staffs with Babcock, had a unique opportunity to add the NHL’s eighth-winningest coach to his program. Babcock,
11:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Following the coronavirus outbreak that infected nearly half of the Miami Marlins‘ roster and prompted the temporary suspension of the team’s season, Major League Baseball is encouraging players not to leave hotels
4:14 PM ET Steve KimESPN Top Rank CEO Bob Arum would like to make a fight between WBO welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford and WBA titlist Manny Pacquiao in the fall. But Arum said it’s far from a done deal — despite some reports saying it’s close. “Right now, all we’ve done is we’ve contacted Crawford
7:45 PM ET Justin Thomas‘ regular caddie, Jimmy Johnson, is not feeling well enough to work at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational this week, so Phil Mickelson‘s former caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay, will take over this week, and likely next week for the PGA Championship, as well. Mackay, who worked for Mickelson for 25 years
6:13 PM ET The ACC made its scheduling decision on Wednesday, opting for 10 conference games — including Notre Dame — and one nonconference game. That leaves the SEC and Big 12 as the only leagues that have not made an announcement about what they plan to do about scheduling. Even though we have a
6:33 PM ET For the past month, much of the talk at the MLS is Back Tournament has been about the players and staff living in the bubble, the self-contained, Truman Show-like environment designed to keep out COVID-19. But Charlie Lyon isn’t just living in the bubble, he’s also existing in a pool. This is
2:25 PM ET Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly has spoken with Michael Porter Jr. about the second-year forward theorizing the coronavirus pandemic is “being used for population control.” Connelly did not make a statement, but Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said he learned about Porter’s comments — which were made on a
6:26 PM BST English Premiership leaders Exeter Chiefs said on Wednesday that they will keep their logo but retire mascot ‘Big Chief’ following a review of the club’s branding in the wake of a petition calling for an end to their use of “harmful imagery”. The Chiefs’ badge and mascot both feature a Native American
4:47 PM ET The ACC Board of Directors voted Wednesday to proceed with an 11-game football season that begins the weekend of Sept. 12 and with Notre Dame playing a full league schedule, but only if public health guidance allows. All ACC schools and Notre Dame will play 10 conference games plus one nonconference game
5:10 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly has been handed an eight-game suspension by Major League Baseball for his role in the benches-clearing situation that occurred at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Tuesday night. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was issued a one-game suspension and Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker was fined, MLB
9:06 AM ET It was not the rock-’em-sock-’em thriller that fans were hoping for when they saw that Jorge Masvidal was challenging for the UFC welterweight championship, but that was the whole point for Kamaru Usman. Making his second defense of the 170-pound belt in the UFC 251 main event on July 11, Usman relentlessly