8:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Major League Baseball Players Association has made a proposal to MLB for a season of 89 games with a full prorated share of salary and expanded playoffs, sources familiar with the
11:42 PM ET Shakur Stevenson was back in the ring, dishing out a TKO and marking Top Rank Boxing’s official return to ESPN on Tuesday night. There were also a pair of heavyweight knockouts from rising prospects, as well as the continued resurgence of Robeisy Ramirez in the opener. It’s the start of a busy
10:36 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A horse broke down during a workout at Santa Anita Park and was euthanized, making it the 14th fatality at the track since late December. Lightsaber, a 2-year-old filly who had yet to race, died Sunday in what the California Horse Racing Board called a training-related death.
11:26 PM ET New England Patriots owners Robert and Jonathan Kraft donated $100,000 in safety Devin McCourty‘s name as part of their social-justice initiative on Tuesday night, and coach Bill Belichick highlighted how McCourty’s tireless work in that area has sparked his interest to do more. The remarks came during a virtual fundraiser in which
9:18 PM ET After 10 years, former USC Trojans running back Reggie Bush’s disassociation from the university is expected to soon come to an end, sources told ESPN. The timing comes as a result of an NCAA Committee on Infractions rule, adopted in 2017, that limits any mandated disassociations between an individual and a school
8:54 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The administration of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered the closure of a small stock-car track that’s allowed large crowds to gather repeatedly for weekend races, declaring it an “imminent hazard” for the spread of COVID-19. The order signed by Cooper’s health secretary says Ace Speedway
5:30 PM ET Josh Bailey of the New York Islanders called it “normalcy.” Matt Benning of the Edmonton Oilers called it “different.” The reopening of NHL training facilities this week, for the teams that opted to participate, had players feeling a mix of emotions. The NHL announced last week that it had moved into Phase
7:46 PM ET Associated Press The LPGA Tour is still six weeks away before resuming its schedule, but two of its members had that winning feeling last week in state opens against solid competition. Jennifer Kupcho, the former NCAA champion at Wake Forest and inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion, shot 68 in the final
7:27 PM ET UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, is “progressing” in a Moscow hospital, Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz told ESPN on Tuesday. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was hospitalized last month and underwent a procedure on his heart, due to complications from a previous ailment and falling ill with the coronavirus. Nurmagomedov, 31, confirmed his father
11:38 AM ET The UFC’s Fight Island is real, and it’s located in the Middle East. UFC president Dana White revealed to ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday his mysterious Fight Island is located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The island will help the company promote some of its international athletes who
12:22 PM ET UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday that the trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set for Aug. 15. Cormier, 41, has said this will be his last fight before retiring. Miocic beat Cormier by fourth-round TKO on Aug. 17, 2019, to regain his belt after Cormier knocked
4:03 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR is set to allow fans back at the track for races this month at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR will allow up to 1,000 Florida service members, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and U.S. Southern Command in Doral, to attend the Cup Series
3:37 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres defenseman Lawrence Pilut is forgoing a chance to continue his NHL career by signing a two-year contract with Russia’s Traktor Chelyabinsk. The signing was announced by the Kontinental Hockey League team Tuesday, and comes after Pilut had difficulty establishing a regular role over the past two
3:42 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — As the PGA Tour resumes this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club after a three-month break due to the coronavirus pandemic, golfers are excited to just be back playing competitively. But don’t call it normal. “You can’t go into this thinking it’s going to
3:59 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk of Ukraine has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 33. His manager, Egis Klimas, told ESPN that Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) was stepping away from the ring to pursue business opportunities. “He’s a very smart guy, so he thinks it’s
2:12 PM ET UFC president Dana White made some news Tuesday morning, and while much of the focus was on the cards he announced for the highly anticipated Fight Island, he threw in a nugget that arguably dwarfs any other fight mentioned. The trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set
7:00 AM ET It was 10 years ago today that Patrick Kane helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup with an overtime goal that hardly anyone realized he scored. He snapped a quick shot at Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and circled around the net. The first player to raise his hands in victory
3:04 PM ET In the wake of nationwide protests against racism, LSU’s football team decided on Tuesday that all of its players would register to vote, coach Ed Orgeron said during an interview with a local radio station. Orgeron said they held a team meeting in order to discuss the current civil unrest that has