12:28 PM BST Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Bill Sweeney said he will no longer sing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” but acknowledged it would be difficult for the RFU to ban it. Last week, the RFU announced they would review the song’s use. A spokesperson said: “The Swing Low, Sweet Chariot song has long
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11:06 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Well, it looks like things are finally falling into place enough where we will actually be able to take part in fantasy baseball leagues in 2020. That’s the good news. And, while
12:59 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning reopened their training facility Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news comes five days after the team announced that three players and additional staffers tested positive for coronavirus. General manager Julien BriseBois said last week that the players who tested positive were self-isolating and “are asymptomatic other
12:36 PM BST Leicester Tigers have signed back Harry Potter from Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels, the club announced on Wednesday. Potter, who can play in the midfield and outside-back, was born in the United Kingdom before moving to Australia as a child. The 22-year-old signed his first professional contract with the Rebels last year
7:39 AM ET It’s difficult to recall a more emotional, confusing and yet inspiring 48 hours during NASCAR’s 72-year history than what unfolded from 10:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 21 through 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 23. The roller-coaster began when NASCAR released a statement Sunday night that a noose had been found
11:17 AM ET Paige VanZant competed on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” in 2016. It was huge crossover exposure for someone who was, at the time, a top MMA prospect. VanZant said Tuesday she made more money on that show than she has in her eight UFC fights combined. Soon, she will attempt to cash
8:42 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back and is coming off of another tight tournament at the RBC Heritage that saw Webb Simpson emerge as the champion. ESPN.com sports betting deputy editor David Bearman’s faith in Simpson paid off last week at Harbour Town. After picking him at Colonial the week
7:30 AM ET With the first phase of the 2020 NHL draft lottery set for Friday, there is a chance that we’ll know the destination of consensus No. 1 prospect Alexis Lafreniere by week’s end. Whichever team is lucky enough to land the top slot will have a chance to nab the talented left winger,
McLaren is poised to secure a loan from a Bahraini bank to solve its cash-flow problems, BBC Sport has learned. The loan, which is set to be approved by the McLaren board, will come from the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB). NBB is part-owned by Mumtalakat, the Gulf state’s sovereign investment fund, which is the
7:46 AM ET Graeme McDowell will withdraw from the Travelers Championship on Wednesday morning after being informed that his caddie has tested positive for COVID-19. McDowell discussed his plan Tuesday night with Golfweek, saying he will undergo another test Wednesday morning before leaving Connecticut to return home to Florida. “For the protection of the field
11:04 AM ET Every team has one — the do-everything player who rarely grabs the headlines but is one of the biggest reasons for success. To their teammates, though, they are not working in obscurity and deserve a little love. So here is a little love as we recognize the most unheralded player on each
9:30 AM ET David De Gea has been given 12 months to save his Manchester United career. For some, that may seem a generous period of time for a goalkeeper whose form has been in decline for the past two years, but sources have told ESPN that the summer of 2021 will be when the
A general view of the Kia Oval © Getty Images Surrey and Middlesex are set to take the field for the first time this season at the Kia Oval in July, as county cricket inches towards a return in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The match is scheduled to be a two-day red-ball encounter,
7:00 AM ET It’s revelation week for the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, which means a fresh set inductees and a vitriolic collection of debates over perceived snubs by the selection committee. If only there were a formula to follow that could determine Hall worthiness … Well, three years ago, we created one.
Jun 23, 2020 MLB InsidersESPN With a 60-game schedule on tap for Major League Baseball in 2020, we now know we’re getting a season, but one whose brevity could yield some surprising outcomes in the standings and in the record book. With that in mind, we asked three of ESPN’s MLB experts — Bradford Doolittle,
6:51 AM ET Tim Bontemps Andrew Lopez While other NBA players started working out in their home markets this week to prepare for training camp, Zion Williamson never left. The New Orleans Pelicans‘ rookie phenom has been working out at the team’s facility throughout the hiatus, one of several players the league granted exceptions to
3:48 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis players in Australia will have a chance to compete for prize money for the first time since March in a UTR pro series starting this weekend in Sydney and continuing in city hubs across the country from next week. Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty is unlikely to compete,
1:17 AM ET Steve KimESPN Joshua Franco made a tremendous impact in the first world title fight since boxing returned to action, winning the WBA “regular” junior bantamweight belt from the previously undefeated Andrew Moloney on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Franco was not undefeated, like Moloney, or even prospects like Miguel Contreras and Rolando Vargas,