7:00 AM ET There have been 255 father-son combos in major league history, according to research by Elias Sports Bureau. There is no father and son pair in which both members are in the Hall of Fame (14 fathers are in, but just two sons, Roberto Alomar and Ken Griffey Jr.). Bobby and Barry Bonds
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Play 02:22 I’d love England-Ireland ODIs to go ahead – Paul Stirling Ireland have appointed Paul Stirling as vice-captain, providing support to Andy Balbirnie after he took charge across all formats last year. Stirling is one of Ireland’s most-experienced players, capped 117 times in ODIs and 78 times in T20Is, as well as playing all
3:38 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s a frantic contract scramble brewing in the Premier League. Plus: The secret behind Mikel Arteta’s fabulous hair. Jump to: United not giving up on Bellingham | Arteta’s hair secret | Messi’s
12:27 AM ET Weeks after the team issued a statement condemning “racism, bigotry, violence and prejudice in all its forms” the Los Angeles Lakers announced a pair of moves to aid in their mission to spur positive social change. The Lakers announced the hiring of Karida Brown as the team’s director of racial equity and
6:59 AM ET NFL NationESPN The start of a new decade is upon us with the 2020 NFL season. But before we get rolling with the ’20s, ESPN is taking a look back at the best — and worst — of the 2010s and naming the top players of the decade for all 32 teams.
12:08 AM BST LONDON — The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is conducting a review into the singing of ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ by England fans, as many are unaware of the song’s links with American slavery, the domestic governing body said on Thursday. The anthem, believed to have been written by a slave in the
11:54 PM ET Steve Kim Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate While Thursday night’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card lost its main event on the day the bout was scheduled to take place, the show must
11:17 PM ET Tennis Australia have offered their support to Dylan Alcott over his disappointment at the wheelchair events being cut from the U.S. Open and said they were optimistic of running a full programme at January’s Australian Open. Australian Alcott, who has won 10 Grand Slam wheelchair singles titles including two at Flushing Meadows,
8:25 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey threatened not to host any future conference championship events in Mississippi until the state changes its flag. Mississippi is the only state that has the Confederate symbol — a blue cross with the 13 stars — still on its flag. “It is past time for change to be
9:17 PM ET Albert Pujols is giving back to his team and his native Dominican Republic. According to the Los Angeles Times, the veteran Angels slugger is covering $180,000 in salary lost by staff members of the team in the Dominican who were furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The gesture will cover about five
9:44 AM ET Steve KimESPN Clay Collard handed David Kaminsky his first professional loss with a split decision by the scores of 58-56, 56-58 and 58-56, in a fast-paced super middleweight contest on the Gabriel Flores Jr.- Josec Ruiz undercard at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. But while it looked close on
9:59 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Editor’s note: Tor-Kristian Karlsen is a Norwegian football scout and executive and is the former chief executive and sporting director at AS Monaco. He will write regularly for ESPN on the business of soccer and the process of scouting. In his latest column, he looks at Chelsea‘s new €53 million
2:16 PM ET UFC’s dance card for its four events on Fight Island next month is just about full. UFC president Dana White officially revealed the company’s main card lineups, as well as the majority of prelims, for events scheduled on July 11, July 15, July 18 and July 25. The events will be held
5:43 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Bucks guard Sterling Brown, who was tased by Milwaukee police in 2018 after being cited for a parking violation, sees the NBA’s restart in Orlando as an opportunity to campaign for issues of social justice and racial equality. “A lot of eyes will be on us while we’re in Orlando,”
12:00 PM ET A UFC fighter is out of this weekend’s event in Las Vegas after one of his cornermen tested positive for the coronavirus. Matt Frevola, who was scheduled to fight Frank Camacho on the card, was removed from the event after it was revealed that his cornerman Billy Quarantillo, who is also a
4:30 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The ball sailed toward the trees, and as bad tee shots go, this was not one of Jordan Spieth‘s worst. He’s hit enough of them in recent times to know. This one clanked off a tree, however — and kicked out of bounds. Spieth is also familiar with
6:27 PM ET Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo is a lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey league, alleging he and other teenage players were “routinely victims to hazing, bullying, physical and verbal harassment, physical assault, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.” The lawsuit was filed Thursday with the Ontario Superior Court of
3:45 PM ET Novak Djokovic, the No. 1-ranked player in tennis and president of the ATP Player Council, is less reluctant to play the US Open now that USTA officials have provided a clearer look at the safety precautions designed to lower the risk of players and others contracting the coronavirus. The USTA on Wednesday