4:56 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
9:22 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers will tip off their season as the consensus favorites to win a second straight NBA championship. And the betting public is on board. More money has been bet on the Lakers to win the title than has been bet on every other team combined at William Hill sportsbooks.
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have lost 100 games since their last playoff appearance in January 2011, more than every team except the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars. All they had to do was get to 103 to secure the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft,
9:15 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — When the Arizona State University hockey team boarded an American Airlines flight in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday for the three-hour and 47-minute trip back to Phoenix, they finally went home. It had been a while since they were last in Arizona. Saturday’s flight was the last leg of a
8:45 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Yes, of course it is a mismatch. It’s true that Logan Paul, at 6-foot-2 and around 200 pounds, will have some 50 pounds and 6 inches on Floyd Mayweather Jr. when they share a boxing ring on Feb. 20, 2021. But don’t fear for the safety of Mayweather. He has
8:31 AM ET In the past six months, the UFC has seen records fall for the fastest 3-0 start in modern history, most middleweight wins during that span and fastest turnaround for a champ. There have been viral knockouts, stunning submissions and dominance of title contenders. ESPN’s MMA Hot List features the top fighters over
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have lost 100 games since their last playoff appearance in January 2011, more than every team except the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars. All they had to do was get to 103 to secure the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft,
7:00 AM ET IT WASN’T EASY to get them all together for a weekend of golf and fundraising, but for their old coach, BYU legend LaVell Edwards, who was going to say no? This wasn’t an ordinary gathering of former players, though, because BYU has a specific type of notable alumni: quarterbacks. Edwards produced an
7:20 AM ET Given what players all across the country had to weather and the sacrifices they made just to have a college football season, maybe we should hand out awards to everybody on a roster. But we’ve narrowed down the 2020 ESPN All-American team to 26 players, and the offense, not surprisingly has a
8:52 AM ET LA Clippers forward Marcus Morris is listed as out for Tuesday’s season opener against the Lakers because of right knee soreness. Morris did not play in any of the Clippers’ three preseason games this month, and coach Ty Lue had previously seemed pessimistic about Morris’ chances to be ready for the regular-season
7:13 AM ET Welcome back to our weekly Heisman Watch for the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 14 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place
7:07 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The tears began as soon as Mirna Ontiveros caught sight of SoFi Stadium. It was a Saturday, on an unusually cold and windy morning, and Mirna still wasn’t sure why she was here. In the months since her husband, an ironworker named Juan Becerra, fell to his death while
7:00 AM ET It seems like only 2½ months ago, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy as champions inside the Orlando bubble. Oh, wait. That’s exactly what happened. Yes, after only 72 days away, NBA basketball is back! Are the Lakers a lock for another title, or could
7:30 AM ET Chris Peters Close ESPN Staff Writer Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. Myron Medcalf Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com
7:00 AM ET A version of this column first appeared in January, 2001. Some of the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Congratulations to Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame. They are the unsurprising “final four” of college football. We won’t use the initial caps Final Four until the powers that be
7:00 AM ET Normally by this time on the calendar, the MLB hot stove is already cooking with at least some major free-agent signings and offseason trades. But this year? Not so much. While we wait for the movement to pick up, we asked a panel of experts for their opinion on what’s to come.
6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN By this time of year in the NFL Power Rankings, most teams, star players and overarching subjects have been discussed. That is why we’re devoting the rankings before Christmas to highlighting players on each team who have been overlooked in 2020. From players who should be bigger stars than they
Report The experience of Callum Ferguson guided the Thunder over the line Sydney Thunder 3 for 156 (Ferguson 61*, Davies 36, Behrendorff 1-32) beat Perth Scorchers 5 for 152 (M Marsh 52*, Bancroft 34*, Cutting 1-16) by seven wickets An eye-catching debut from Ollie Davies and a notable comeback by Adam Milne were two of