5:31 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN As the NBA continues to prepare for its return to the court next month in Orlando, it has determined that the order in the standings will be determined by winning percentage, league sources told ESPN. That decision could play a pivotal role in how the race to take part in
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8:08 PM ET The NBA is working on the mechanisms that will be used to replace participants in this season’s resumption in the event of positive coronavirus tests or serious injuries in the Orlando bubble environment. Sources told ESPN that the league and teams are already discussing how teams will be able to utilize players
8:21 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Undefeated Charlatan will miss the rescheduled Kentucky Derby this fall after being sidelined by a minor ankle issue. Trainer Bob Baffert said Saturday that the colt has a filling, or swelling, in a front ankle. As a result, Charlatan will not be ready to race in time
5:33 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The NBA plans to go to Disney World next month to finish the season, with a schedule calling for the 22 remaining teams to play more than 150 more games and for the league to eventually crown a champion. Coaches are seeing potentially a bigger purpose as well.
11:52 PM ET Fearful of significant setbacks in the development of young players over months of inactivity, several teams left out of this season’s regular-season resumption in Orlando have proposed ideas for regional mini-summer leagues, training camps and OTA’s, sources tell ESPN. As the rest of the NBA prepares to re-start the 2019-2020 season with
6:22 PM ET Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua described racism as a “pandemic” while addressing protesters at a Black Lives Matter march in London on Saturday. Joshua, one of Britain’s highest-profile sportsmen, joined a march through the streets of his home town of Watford before gathering in a park where he recited a poem written
7:00 AM ET The 2020 MLB draft is right around the corner, and that means your team could be selecting its next superstar in the coming days. Since baseball draft prospects are often not household names when selected, we found the current MLB star who is the best big league comparison for five top prospects
4:26 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Taking advantage of a late caution, Grant Enfinger passed local favorite Austin Hill on the final lap to win the NASCAR Truck Series race in overtime Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In front of empty grandstands, Hill appeared to be cruising to his first win of the
3:29 PM ET Steve KimESPN Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua suffered a “slight twinge” in his left knee while training, his spokesperson said, and was seen using crutches and wearing a brace while speaking at a Black Lives Matter rally Saturday in Watford, England. Andy Bell, a spokesperson for Joshua, said the brace Is being
3:38 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin, part of a unity walk on the university’s campus
1:02 PM ET San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said the “country is in trouble” and he’s “embarrassed as a white person” to know that George Floyd could die in such a horrific way as a police officer with a knee on Floyd’s neck went about his job in such a “nonchalant … casual” manner.
11:56 PM IST The CPL has received a shot in the arm after the Trinidad & Tobago government indicated that it is “very, very much open” to hosting the 2020 edition of the tournament in the country. However, Shamfa Cudjoe, the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, stressed that a final decision would be subject
Watch highlights as Mahindra’s Pascal Wehrlein takes a lights-to-flag victory in New York to win round seven of the Formula E Race At Home Challenge to take the lead of the championship with one race to go. WATCH MORE: Vandoorne dominates as Wehrlein fights back in Formula E Race At Home Challenge You can watch
Last updated on 18 minutes ago18 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Like most sport around the world, the cycling calendar has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Teams and riders from across the sport have had to keep themselves fit and entertained during the lockdown restrictions. Cycling’s three Grand Tour races, The Tour de France,
6:22 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA board of governors voted in favor of a 22-team return-to-play proposal on Thursday and the NBPA gave its approval on Friday, setting the resumption of the season in motion. The season will conclude with eight regular-season games per team in Orlando, Florida, with the possibility of a playoff
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story initially ran on May 30, 2018 Draft history is fascinating, and maybe the first thing you learn when looking through past drafts is not just how few players make the majors but also how few end up contributing much value beyond replacement level even if they do make
Can you name every F1 driver to achieve pole position from 2000-2019? If the answer is yes – but you’d like their names to be in a tricky anagram form instead, then this is the quiz for you. Below is a list of the 23 drivers who have sat at the front of the grid
Cricket Ireland will make information packs available to all clubs across the country starting next week © Getty Images June 6 Cricket Ireland has received provisional approval from sports and health authorities for club cricket to move a step closer to limited training in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, restarting activity at