7:28 AM ET A few days after the Bulls won their sixth championship, Phil Jackson organized a dinner for players, coaches, and their wives at a Chicago restaurant. Midway through, he gathered the players into a private area. They sat in a circle, drinks and cigars in hand. Each made one toast. “It was so
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11:08 AM ET The Professional Fighters League announced Monday it is canceling its 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, with plans to resume its format of regular season and playoffs in the spring of 2021. For this year, according to a prepared statement, the PFL will create “new original programming.” The announcement stated that
Apr 28, 2020 The NFL draft is over but the projections for college football players and teams never stop. The future power rankings series returns with the third of four installments, which flips back to the offensive side of the ball. After examining outlooks for quarterbacks and defenses, these rankings focus on the top 25
9:15 AM ET Associated Press Tim Finchem, who expanded the PGA Tour’s footprint around the world and negotiated TV contracts that more than tripled prize money during his two decades as commissioner, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Finchem was elected through the contributor category and will become the ninth administrator
Lewis Hamilton says he is “not trying to move” away from his Mercedes team in this year’s driver market. The world champion is one of a number of top drivers whose contracts expire at the end of a 2020 season thrown into disarray by the coronavirus. Hamilton said on Instagram: “There is no dream of
2:14 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Umar Akmal could learn his cricketing fate on April 27, with that date set for his hearing in front of the Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan. Both the player and the PCB have been required to attend the hearing, which is scheduled at the National Cricket
8:17 AM ET The PGA Tour was one of the last major professional organizations to shut down operations due to the coronavirus pandemic when it pulled the plug after the first round of the Players Championship back on March 12. If all goes as planned, the tour will be one of the first to come
8:49 AM ET Let’s punctuate the waiting game with five things from actual NBA games: 1. Bring back great starting lineup introductions This is one of the most important takeaways from “The Last Dance”: We need to restore starting lineup introductions to their Jordan-era glory. All these years later, I still get goosebumps when that
12:23 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff World cricket will start trying to make sense of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the international calendar when the ICC and its member boards get together in a conference call on Thursday. CEOs of the 12 Full Members and representatives from three Associate boards will be on the
7:30 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com By now, we know what many of the top prospects set to be selected in the 2020 NFL draft can do on the field. But you might not know too much about them beyond their “elite closing burst” or “strong wrap-up tackling skills” or “explosive ability with the football.” Past
9:45 AM ET It has been 39 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season, and the cancellations and postponements related to the coronavirus continue to stack up. As players, executives and fans continue to adjust to the new normal, we will provide updates every Monday, answering all the burning questions
2:35 AM ET Novak Djokovic said he faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can return to competing as he is opposed to vaccinations. Much of the sporting calendar has been halted as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the world. 1 Related “Personally I am opposed to
Apr 20, 2020 ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic said he faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can return to competing, as he is opposed to vaccinations. Much of the sporting calendar has been halted as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the world. 1 Related “Personally, I
10:00 PM ET ESPN’s 10-part documentary “The Last Dance,” which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, premiered on Sunday with Episodes 1 and 2. Jordan and the Bulls allowed NBA Entertainment to follow them throughout the season and document their final championship together. The series features never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with
10:25 PM ET ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” debuted to the masses on the weekend that was originally scheduled for the start of the 2020 NBA postseason. The untold story of Michael Jordan‘s final season with the Chicago Bulls has been one of the most highly anticipated viewing events over the past several
3:07 AM GMT Josh Hazlewood has indicated Australia’s players want full transparency from Cricket Australia in order to better understand the governing body’s coronavirus cash crisis before taking pay cuts as their part of the bargain to keep the game afloat. Hazlewood admitted he was as surprised as anyone last week when CA made the
9:04 AM ET Steve KimESPN As the boxing industry waits for fights to come back, key figures in the industry are exploring all of the options at their disposal. The prevailing thought is that, at least at the beginning, the fights that could happen would take place in a studio or other controlled environment with
7:00 AM ET ESPN continues MLB Encore Tuesdays, a series of classic game broadcasts, this week at 7 p.m. ET with Game 5 of the 1995 American League Division Series between the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees at the Kingdome in Seattle. • What you need to know: In the wake of the 1994