8:54 AM ET A COUPLE OF years ago, Jud Buechler’s daughter Reily was walking through Los Angeles International Airport when she spotted one of Buechler’s longtime teammates: Scottie Pippen. She texted her father about her celebrity sighting. Her phone rang. “Reily,” Buechler implored his daughter, “turn around right now and introduce yourself. Tell him how
7:44 AM ET UFC heavyweight Walt Harris is ready to turn tragedy into triumph. On Saturday night, Harris will fight for the first time since his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard went missing last October and was found dead of a gunshot wound the following month. He’ll compete in the UFC Fight Night main event against veteran
11:01 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Devon Conway, the South Africa-born batsman, has been offered a New Zealand central contract for the first time, alongside seamer Kyle Jamieson and left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel. Conway, 28, was cleared by the ICC to represent New Zealand in March and will be eligible for selection from August onwards. He
7:00 AM ET The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic, and this year’s Induction Weekend festivities have been canceled. Nonetheless, the hall of fame that so many of us visit in our mind’s eye — whenever we take stock of greatness or steep ourselves
Last updated on 2 hours ago2 hours ago.From the section Cycling Former Great Britain Olympic cyclist Jess Varnish’s appeal hearing in her employment case against British Cycling will take place next week. The 29-year-old argued she should be considered an employee of British Cycling or the funding agency UK Sport. But the initial hearing ruled
12:19 AM ET Light heavyweight Glover Teixeira defeated Anthony Smith by TKO in the fifth round Wednesday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville, Florida. The stoppage came at 1 minute, 4 seconds. It was just the second fifth-round TKO in UFC light heavyweight history. The other featured Alexander Gustafsson stopping
8:05 AM ET The PGA Championship at Harding Park was scheduled for this week. The coronavirus pandemic that shut down sports forced the event to be postponed until Aug. 6-9 in San Francisco. This week, though, you can still get your golf fix, as ESPN re-airs some classic victories by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brooks
9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN As much as the boxing world was hoping for it to happen, Gennadiy Golovkin will not be facing middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez for a third time in his next outing. Instead, GGG will be taking on his IBF mandatory challenger, Kamil Szeremeta, and then he will entertain the idea of
8:48 AM ET Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis believes sports are a “communal resource.” Even as the coronavirus pandemic shutters arenas and postpones games and creates a murky uncertainty about the future of sports, Leonsis believes the community will have access to that resource again. “I’m not buying, in any way, that we won’t be
11:52 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Bill Connelly Close ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Whether you had a rooting interest or not, Miami-Florida State became appointment television in the 1980s, two ascendant programs that
6:33 PM IST England’s men’s players will move one step closer to a return to international cricket next week, when they resume training in controlled environments at a range of venues across the country. The announcement comes in the wake of official government advice, published on Wednesday, which set out the safety protocols and social
6:57 AM ET Justin Thomas headlines the PGA Tour’s new officially licensed simulation video game that is scheduled for an August release. PGA Tour 2K21 will include 15 PGA Tour courses, each of which was scanned using cutting-edge technology to highlight fairways, greens, trees, bunkers, lakes and ponds. “It’s something you love to get approached
7:00 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. The 2020 season was supposed to be the last year that St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina played before calling it a career in Major League Baseball. But then the COVID-19 crisis put everyone’s plans on hold, and the
May 13, 2020 These are turbulent times with more questions than answers, including when college football will resume. The future power rankings, which always appear in the spring, hopefully provide a reminder of normalcy. After examining quarterbacks, defenses and offenses, this list projects the top 25 teams for the next three seasons. The forecast covers
Daniel Ricciardo is to race for McLaren in 2021, taking the seat of Carlos Sainz, who will move to Ferrari. The double switch was announced by both teams on Thursday morning in a choreographed series of news releases. Ricciardo will partner Lando Norris, while Sainz is to replace four-time champion Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari. McLaren
Last updated on 12 minutes ago12 minutes ago.From the section Cycling The Tour of Britain has been cancelled for 2020 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The race was due to take place between 6-13 September but there are concerns over holding public events because of the spread of the virus. The Women’s Tour stage
3:21 AM BST ESPN staff England coach Eddie Jones has dived into Rugby Australia’s [RA] current state of issues on Australian podcast The Rugby Ruckus, suggesting RA focus on reviving club rugby to its former glory and avoid imitating other nation’s structures. Currently based in Japan, Jones has been keeping a close eye on the
Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been named Britain’s wealthiest sports star in the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List. The 35-year-old’s wealth increased by £37m in the past year to £224m, making him the wealthiest sportsperson in the list’s 32-year history. Golfer Rory McIlroy – worth £170m – was the only other sports star in