12:51 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — In a phone-a-friend moment during the coronavirus pandemic, Adam Scott reached out to a fellow golfer who’d been waiting for his call. Under the headline “No cameras, no trophies, but Adam Scott just won the lockdown’s act of kindness award,” the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported Tuesday about
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10:23 PM ET Bellator women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, her sister Mahina Macfarlane Souza and an unnamed woman filed a civil lawsuit last Wednesday accusing a former coach at a Hawaii private school of sexual abuse, according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed in Hawaii circuit court, alleges that former assistant basketball coach Dwayne Yuen
10:38 PM ET Shortly after learning Louisville signee Dexter Rentz died in a shooting in Orlando, Shaquille O’Neal reached out to the family to help. O’Neal, who lives in Orlando, spoke with Rentz’s parents and will pay for all funeral expenses, including a horse and carriage and custom-made casket. “Whatever his mom wants,” O’Neal said
9:24 PM ET The Houston Texans on Monday night picked up the fifth-year option on quarterback DeShaun Watson‘s contract, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The goal within the organization is still to secure a long-term deal with Watson, who led Houston to a 10-6 record last season and an AFC South title. The Texans
7:00 AM ET With the 2019-20 NHL season on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic (here’s the latest update on where things stand), we’ve started the NHL Viewers Club, highlighting some of the most rewatchable games from this season — such as when EBUG David Ayres beat the Maple Leafs — along with some cool
Apr 27, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Ian Smith, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper and veteran broadcaster, has been honoured by New Zealand Cricket for his “outstanding services to cricket”. He was awarded the Bert Sutcliffe Medal on the first day of NZC’s virtual awards ceremony for 2019-20. Other cricketers to have received this award include Walter
7:06 PM ET Associated Press Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that golf can resume in the state beginning May 5. The announcement on Monday was part of a partial resumption of outdoor activities that includes fishing, hunting and use of state parks and state lands for day trips. Inslee said that the Golf Alliance
7:39 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Palmieri has been trying to keep busy around his Long Island home, doing a lot of painting projects — walls and ceilings, mostly. As for a bright picture of the NHL resuming play, the New Jersey Devils forward isn’t sure. “Hopefully, there’s a light at the end of the
6:20 PM ET Associated Press The San Jose Sharks have announced a plan to provide grants to 1,800 part-time workers at the team’s arena and practice facility who are unable to work because of the new coronavirus pandemic. The Sharks say that ownership, players, coaches, front office staff and corporate partners have already pledged more
6:28 PM ET Associated Press North Texas has more to offer than just the new Rangers ballpark should MLB decide to start the pandemic-delayed 2020 baseball season with teams grouped together in different regions. Among the different plans looked at by Major League Baseball is to use Texas as a mid-American hub. “Depending upon a
8:06 AM ET There’s a restorative aspect to several of the fights on the UFC 249 card, from Dominick Cruz‘s return from a three-year layoff to Fabricio Werdum coming back from a two-year PED suspension. These former champions will try to restore careers that have lost much of their luster, if not hope for another
8:55 AM ET Steve KimESPN Shane Mosley landed a left jab to the body followed by a right cross to the head. Boxing commentator Bob Sheridan called it “the best punch of the fight,” just 53 seconds into the second round. The crowd rose to its feet. Mosley had rocked Floyd Mayweather. Less than a
7:00 AM ET No matter which MLB team you root for, there’s that one big debate that is sure to get your fan base fired up. What if a different decision had been made in that crucial spot that went horribly wrong? Which icon is truly the biggest star in franchise history? Just how should
3:27 PM ET The NBA has pushed back its original plan to allow players to reenter team facilities for voluntary workouts by a week, until May 8. The league had been planning to reopen facilities beginning on Friday, including the Atlanta Hawks’ facility in Georgia, which was among the first states to loosen stay-at-home orders
3:10 PM ET The Washington Redskins liked Chase Young because he displayed elite traits and they anticipated his game continuing to grow. It turns out that it might not be just his game that keeps growing. It could be Young himself. The 6-foot-5 defensive end, selected No. 2 overall in the 2020 NFL draft, said
7:00 AM ET Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate
8:51 AM ET There are two inherent truths about college football’s top 25 rankings. The first is that everyone reads them. The second is that everyone hates them. The contempt is legitimate. Look at the numbers: Teams ranked 20 through 25, over the past decade, are just 76-76 in matchups against unranked Power 5 foes
1:45 PM ET Associated Press So here’s a dose of realism — or surrealism — for the first video game tournament of the coronavirus pandemic involving professional tennis players: A match supposedly was postponed Monday because of Rafael Nadal‘s balky back, except the tournament director later admitted he was just kidding. That bit of silliness