7:30 AM ET Today’s game: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, played Jan. 31 On Jan. 21, in their final game before the NHL’s All-Star break, the Flyers hosted the Penguins — and blanked them 3-0. It was a pretty dismal performance for the Penguins, who had just 19 shots on goal. It was a huge
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7:08 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 1979, Adrian Beltre was born. Beltre’s eyes, that famous stare, made him look mean and unapproachable to strangers.
11:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Did Australia go “a lot softer” on India during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018-19 at home? Michael Clarke believes so, and feels the IPL, where players from around the world earn big bucks, made Tim Paine’s men “too scared” to sledge Virat Kohli and Co in the series the visitors
Mercedes has made the design of a new breathing-aid device it helped develop freely available to help fight the coronavirus crisis. The device helps patients with lung infections breathe more easily when an oxygen mask alone is insufficient. The device was designed in conjunction with University College London. UCL Hospital consultant Professor Mervyn Singer said:
Formula 1 has put about half its staff on enforced leave while senior figures are to take a salary cut as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The decision follows similar moves by three teams in the past few days. The F1 leadership group have all voluntarily agreed to take at least a 20% pay
It was a 6am start on the shores of the Black Sea. Bikes loaded, all 258 riders were ready to set off and follow their carefully plotted GPS routes towards victory and the Atlantic Ocean. This was the scene at the Transcontinental Race (TCR) start line in late July 2019. An ultra-endurance, self-supported and self-navigated
5:52 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Robin Uthappa, who last played for India in July 2015 on a tour of Zimbabwe, believes he “still has a World Cup” left in him, and is targeting a comeback to the Indian team in the T20 format. Uthappa, 34, has played 46 ODIs and 13 T20Is, and was part
7:26 AM ET IN THE FRONT YARD of Jamal Crawford‘s Seattle-area home is a concrete half court with a nothing-special hoop that had, for a period of months that stretched into years, remained reserved for a singular purpose: It had been lowered from the regulation 10 feet to 6 feet so that the 19-year NBA
12:15 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow the them to start the season as early as May and has the support of high-ranking federal
8:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday night that he has told people in the NBA that there will be no way for the league to make a decision about when it can return until May 1 at the earliest — and probably not even then. “Essentially what I’ve told my folks
9:37 PM ET A man has been charged after he entered the Nebraska home of UFC fighter Anthony Smith unlawfully early Sunday morning, according to police. Luke Haberman was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, according to Sgt. Wayne Hudson of the Douglas County (Nebraska) Sheriff’s office. Smith said in an interview
8:02 PM ET In recent weeks, officials within the NBA and NBPA have been collaborating in assessing the viability of multiple blood-testing devices for the novel coronavirus that could provide accurate results within a matter of minutes, a process that would hopefully enable the league to track the virus in what’s considered a critical first
8:39 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — For this most unusual year, the Houston Open gets its old spot back one week before the Masters. Augusta National picked Nov. 12-15 as the best date to move the Masters, postponed from this week because of the coronavirus. That week on the schedule previously belonged to the
8:00 AM ET Of course we love Major League Baseball prospects. Maybe it’s not fair that we pay so much attention and make silly comments like comparing a young player to Ken Griffey Jr. or saying this kid throws harder than Nolan Ryan, thus implying he might be the next Nolan Ryan. But we do
6:36 PM ET Justin Gaethje‘s tweet Monday after news broke that he signed to fight Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 reflected his understanding of his reality and the spirit that makes him one of the most feared fighters in the UFC. The G-rated version of his tweet was: I’m terrified, and
6:42 PM ET Associated Press Two-time major champion Simona Halep‘s injured foot is well enough that she has started running on it without pain. Halep said in a video posted on Twitter on Monday that she still has not healed to the point that she can play tennis. 🤗💪😘 pic.twitter.com/tC2QB52muK — Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) April
Apr 1, 2020 Tony Ferguson wanted a shot at the lightweight title, but he’ll have to settle for a chance at the interim belt. Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports Editor’s note: This has been updated after the news Monday that Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje are signed to fight at UFC 249 on April 18 for
5:34 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence said Monday he is hoping to return to the ring by September or October and would like to fight Manny Pacquiao or Terence Crawford. Spence, 29, has been sidelined since he was involved in a horrific, one-car accident on Oct. 10. He crashed his Ferrari