Play 01:50 Zampa: Spin is being taken out of the game Adam Zampa believes that Australia holding the No.1-ranking in T20Is for the first time is the reward for giving the format the attention it needs. Although Australia’s climb to the top was in part due to the ICC’s annual update of their rankings –
11:24 PM ET The 23-school California State University system will remain in a primarily virtual learning model in the fall as the country continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, CSU chancellor Timothy White said Tuesday, raising questions about the ability for member schools to field athletic teams for the rest of 2020. At this
9:57 PM ET Participants on a Tuesday Board of Governors call with NBA commissioner Adam Silver left the virtual meeting increasingly positive about the league’s momentum toward a resumption of play this season, sources told ESPN. Owners and executives on the call were encouraged about the league’s progress toward minimizing health risk upon a return
11:18 PM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean women’s golf tour is starting up again with the KLPGA Championship opening on Thursday, an event that will be played without fans on the course. Women’s golf in South Korea joins Korea’s professional baseball and soccer leagues, which have already restarted in the
11:58 PM BST Scoring a try by grounding the ball against the post protector will no longer be possible after the World Rugby Council approved an amendment of the scoring law, rugby union’s governing body said in a statement on Tuesday. World Rugby said that with defending players currently obliged to stay behind the goal-line
12:41 PM ET UFC president Dana White said Tuesday that he expects the lightweight unification bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje to happen on Fight Island this summer. “I don’t know if it will be the first one, but it will be on Fight Island, unless miraculously the world comes back
3:39 PM ET The UFC went eight weeks without an event — March 14 to May 9 — because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now it’s time for the organization’s second live card in just five days. UFC 249 felt like a breath of fresh air for the sports world. And it would be hard to
9:13 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has opened the door for professional sports to return to the state. Ducey said Tuesday that professional sports, including MLB, the NBA, the NHL and the NFL, can resume without fans on Saturday. The state is starting to reopen during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,
5:53 PM ET Former boxing star Miguel Cotto, a world champion in four divisions, has submitted a proposal through his promotions company with suggested protocols to resume professional events in his native Puerto Rico as early as August. Among the points established in the document are staging cards behind closed doors and testing boxers for
4:27 PM ET ESPN News Services GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes president and CEO Ahron Cohen is no longer with the NHL organization, The Athletic first reported on Tuesday. Cohen had been with the Coyotes since being hired in 2015 as chief operating officer and chief legal officer. He was hired by previous owner Andrew
3:29 PM ET Associated Press Tiger Woods was 31 when he won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills during a scorching week in 2007. He will be 54 the next time the PGA returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The PGA of America announced Tuesday that Southern Hills, which has hosted seven majors, will hold the 2030
12:07 PM ET Pumped up after an exciting UFC 249? Well, the UFC isn’t waiting long to bring more action into the Octagon and will have two UFC Fight Night cards this week, on Wednesday and Saturday, both in Jacksonville, Florida. The entire Wednesday card will be broadcast on ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
7:05 AM ET Let’s break down some of the winners and losers from this NFL offseason. Some of the stories in the short term were obvious — you don’t need me to tell you again who won the DeAndre Hopkins trade — but I’m going to try to take a look at the bigger picture
2:45 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association started polling its membership Tuesday about how individuals stand on a return to play this season, sources told ESPN. NBPA regional representatives — including Tim McCormick and Frank Brickowski — were among the union officials polling players with a yes or no question on their current desire
1:17 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs on Tuesday released a preliminary list of races that could be used as an extension of the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep schedule, pending agreement by the host tracks. The 146th Derby was rescheduled for Sept. 5 from its traditional spot on the first
12:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing’s calendar is about to be booked up once again, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. Arum said during a recent interview on IFL TV that he hopes to start making announcements on an upcoming schedule starting next week. “It’ll be all fighters who have either appeared on the
10:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” This week is going to be ugly. There’s no getting around that. Every negotiation starts at opposite ends of a spectrum, and the chasm between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players
7:37 PM IST Chris Gayle‘s disparaging remarks against his former franchise Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is likely to earn him some sort of sanction. Such a sanction, Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt hinted, would be in order because Gayle probably brought “disrepute” to the league, which a contracted player cannot