9:27 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The car will definitely not be the star this summer in the Superstar Racing Experience, which has been formatted for drivers to showcase their skills using what series co-founder Ray Evernham calls “old-school tools.” The good old steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal. “With this format,
8:30 AM ET Watching a New York Rangers rebuild is like watching someone learning how to drive. You know at some point there’s going to be an aggressive acceleration, and you’re just hoping it’s not before they figured out how to work the steering wheel. Hence, the departure of general manager Jeff Gorton this week,
8:03 AM ET Mohammed Usman was alone in his hotel room talking to the television. It was deep into the night on April 24. About 900 miles south of that Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Usman’s older brother Kamaru was making his way to the Octagon, set to defend his UFC welterweight
News Proposal for statue or gate in memory of female pioneer met with resistance from members Heather Knight, the England women’s captain, has called on MCC to “move with the times”, after a proposal to erect a permanent memorial to one of cricket’s most pioneering figures, Rachael Heyhoe Flint, was met with resistance from sections
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Like most things with the Cincinnati Bengals these days, it all started with quarterback Joe Burrow. Bengals coaches watched film from the 2019 LSU season before they drafted Burrow with the top overall pick in the 2020 draft and spotted wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. They started to dream of a
7:00 AM ET When the IIHF Women’s World Championships in Nova Scotia were abruptly canceled on April 21 — just one day before Team USA was supposed to travel to Canada — many players felt it was another case of women’s hockey being treated as an afterthought. “A lot of people have asked, do you
7:48 AM ET Yes, Canelo Alvarez has been beaten — once. And he has been in close fights, and has been in trouble more than once. But if there’s a boxer who could be considered invincible at this time, the middleweight and super middleweight world titleholder checks all the boxes. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs), 30,
7:00 AM ET Just over a month into the 2021 MLB season, no team has separated itself from the pack at the top of the standings just yet. In fact, heading into play Thursday, there are 12 teams within two games of Oakland’s MLB-best 19-13 mark. For our MLB Power Rankings voters, that means the
7:15 AM ET I’ve barely even unpacked after a fun few days in Cleveland at the 2021 NFL draft, but yes, it’s already time for the first look at the potential prospects and first-round picks of the 2022 NFL draft. But to be clear, this is an extremely early prediction. I haven’t even spent much
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN unveiled its Sales Pitch (ESPN+) series this week, examining the men’s college basketball programs in the ACC that have the most and fewest advantages in enticing recruits and transfers to campus. After seeing the results of our survey, ESPN.com’s writing team of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and
7:18 AM ET To appreciate Willie Mays, the oldest living Hall of Famer at age 90, is to remember him at 20. When he joined the New York Giants in 1951, the game had never seen an athlete like him — breathtakingly graceful, the greatest combination of power, speed and defense ever to wear a
7:15 AM ET A year ago, Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields were surefire top picks, and Trey Lance was a quickly-rising sleeper, but Zach Wilson and Mac Jones were still taking steps to assure that they would start for their respective schools in the fall. Todd McShay’s way-too-early 2021 draft rankings last May identified the
7:27 AM ET The Green Bay Packers have begun exploring quarterbacks they can add to their roster for upcoming organized team activities and training camp, sources told ESPN. Their inquiries could be in part because Jordan Love currently is the only other quarterback on the roster aside from Aaron Rodgers, and also related to the
Red Bull have poached five Mercedes engineers for their new in-house Formula 1 engine facility. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said the recruits “provide us with the strongest possible technical platform for the future”. The facility gives Red Bull the possibility to design their own power-unit for new rules expected for 2025. The company
6:00 AM ET With the Champions League semifinals complete, Manchester City and Chelsea move on to the May 29 final, while Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid wonder where it all went wrong. We asked Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Julien Laurens to answer some big questions. Who will win the final and why? Marcotti: Manchester
8:21 PM ET The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals combined for 72 penalty minutes in the first 4 minutes, 14 seconds of their game on Wednesday night, their first meeting after Capitals forward Tom Wilson injured Rangers star Artemi Panarin earlier this week. There were six separate fights to start the game at Madison
12:08 AM ET LSU quarterback TJ Finley, who started five games for the Tigers as a freshman in 2020, is set to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal, he told WAFB-TV on Wednesday. Finley’s name does not yet appear in the portal, but he told WAFB, “I plan on taking a few trips to other schools
9:34 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Lions are releasing running back Kerryon Johnson, according to multiple reports. Detroit drafted the former Auburn standout in the second round in 2018. Johnson became expendable after the team drafted D’Andre Swift No. 35 overall in 2020, signed free-agent running back Jamaal Williams in March and drafted