6:10 AM ET The longest season in NBA history is finally complete. More than a full calendar year after teams reported to training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned champions, accepting the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Sunday night inside the NBA’s campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The NBA’s bubble was
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10:07 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Adil Rashid has said that any potential return to England’s Test set-up will depend on whether his shoulder “can handle the stress of red-ball cricket”. Rashid held talks with England head coach, Chris Silverwood, at the end of the summer and could be in contention for selection if and when
Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda is to have his first Formula 1 test in an Alpha Tauri car at Imola on 4 November. Tsunoda, a protege of Alpha Tauri’s engine partner Honda, is a potential candidate for a race seat at the team next year. Tsunoda hopes to cover the 300km that would qualify him to
5:53 AM BST South Africa have been handed a 48-hour deadline to resolve internal issues and confirm their participation in the Rugby Championship, governing body SANZAAR said on Wednesday. The southern hemisphere championship, which also includes Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, will be held entirely in Australia this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rugby
2:09 AM ET There were meetings and conflict and bad tempers behind the scenes in the build up to the opening two rounds of South America’s World Cup qualification campaign. Clubs were reluctant to release players for matches played in a part of the world where the coronavirus pandemic has not been brought under control.
3:31 AM ET Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany — Andy Murray suffered another first round elimination on Tuesday, this time at the Cologne Indoors at the hands of out-of-form veteran Fernando Verdasco. Verdasco exploited Murray’s fragile serve to win 6-4, 6-4 in a match which finished after midnight German time. Verdasco broke Murray’s serve four times
8:55 PM ET The New York Jets‘ rocky relationship with Le’Veon Bell came to an abrupt end Tuesday, when the Jets announced that they released the running back. It ended a 19-month tenure that was filled with disappointment and broken promises. Bell, who arrived as a marquee free agent in 2019, never clicked with coach
7:23 AM ET So maybe K.J. Costello won’t play the part of Joe Burrow this season after all. The Mississippi State (nee Stanford) quarterback gave a Burrow-like recital at Tiger Stadium in the Bulldogs’ season-opening 44-34 upset of defending national champion LSU on Sept. 26. Costello threw for an SEC-record 623 yards and matched his
The Rays just keep following the same formula over and over. After beating the Astros 4-2 in Monday’s ALCS Game 2, that formula has the Rays half way to the second pennant in franchise history. All it took was two Houston mistakes: A Jose Altuve error that kept the Rays’ first-inning rally alive, and the
11:49 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans found a way to beat the Buffalo Bills in a battle of undefeated teams Tuesday night despite numerous obstacles being placed in their path after the
4:00 AM ET Sergio Ramos is a freak. It’s impossible to deny that fact. Now, Sergio, if you’re reading this, I mean it in the most complimentary way. Not a hint of denigration or disrespect. But facts are facts. We live in an age when players are gasping for respite, a breather for their tired
12:38 AM GMT Annesha Ghosh Australia captain Meg Lanning is hopeful that a maiden WBBL title will cease to elude her this season as she resumes leadership duties at a new-look Melbourne Stars. She believes the recruitment of England’s star allrounders Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver will inject a much-needed “killer instinct” and the “real
1:42 PM ET Associated Press No. 10 Florida has five new COVID-19 cases. The school reported its latest testing results Tuesday, four days before the Gators host defending national champion LSU. Coach Dan Mullen praised the way his team has handled coronavirus protocols Monday, avoiding a major outbreak with the highly transmissible virus. “If you
6:20 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Bryson DeChambeau has taken some unusual routes in his career, from his single-length clubs to bulking up in an effort to swing as hard as he can. Add to the list his decision to take a month off without competition leading to the Masters. The
5:30 PM ET Stan Van Gundy is meeting with New Orleans Pelicans officials on Tuesday, emerging as one of four expected finalists for the franchise’s coaching job, sources tell ESPN. Another New Orleans finalist — LA Clippers assistant Ty Lue — has a meeting set for this week, too, sources tell ESPN. Van Gundy’s reputation
4:22 PM ET Boston Bruins stars Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak underwent offseason surgeries that could have them out of the lineup for the start of the 2020-21 NHL season. The team announced that Pastrnak underwent a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair on Sept. 16. He’s on target to make a full recovery in
3:37 PM ET No. 1-ranked Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas after testing positive for COVID-19. Johnson, according to the PGA Tour, was experiencing symptoms, prompting him to take a test. Players are tested prior to travel each week and on-site as part of the PGA
7:25 AM ET Who is the greatest player of all time: Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Those aren’t the only two candidates, but they do dominate the debate — which got new life this week when the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship, giving James his fourth title. We asked our ESPN Forecast panel