6:47 AM ET ESPN’s 10-part documentary, “The Last Dance,” which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET with Episodes 1 and 2. Jordan and the Bulls allowed NBA Entertainment to follow them throughout the season and document their final championship together. The series will feature never-before-seen footage, as
Kevin Roberts speaks at a Cricket Australia event © Getty Images A tense balance of power between Cricket Australia and its state association owners has been exposed ” target=”_blank”>in the scramble to save money amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the states pushing for a greater explanation of the board’s finances before agreeing to deep cuts
4:05 AM BST World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont believes the unity shown in the global game during the coronavirus pandemic will finally lead to a new international competition along the lines of last year’s Nations Championship proposal. Beaumont, who faces a challenge for his job from Argentine vice-chairman Agustin Pichot in an election later this
1:26 AM ET Associated Press After 15 years in professional basketball, Andrew Bogut is close to making a decision on when to end his career. The new coronavirus and subsequent postponement of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo isn’t making it any easier. The 35-year-old Bogut, a 2005 No. 1 draft pick by Milwaukee and who
1:50 PM ET This generation’s Major League Baseball is built on information, on spin rate and spin axis, on launch angle, on pitch counts and anything you can measure in percentages, and all of it is about control. The more you know, the more that teams and players can control the preparation, the adjustments, the
The rise of Marnus Labuschagne into the prolific Test No. 3 who dominated the Australian home summer even surprised some who had seen him close at hand. In five Tests against Pakistan and New Zealand, Labuschagne scored 896 runs at 112.00 with four centuries including a maiden double at the SCG. It followed his dramatic
12:27 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. With the Major League Baseball season still on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, Marly Rivera caught up with Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros. The 25-year-old shortstop is at home in Houston with his wife, Daniela, for the duration,
7:00 AM ET Although I help some friends with their teams, specifically around young players, the ones they aren’t as familiar with, I don’t play fantasy baseball. But whether you’re a die-hard fan or a fantasy player or some combination thereof, knowing the young players entering Major League Baseball this season matters at some point.
8:21 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Bobby Winkles, the baseball coach who built Arizona State into a national power from scratch and went on to manage and coach in the majors, has died. He was 90. Arizona State said Winkles died Friday with family and friends by his side. Winkles fielded the Sun
6:49 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is in the process of acquiring a Nigerian passport in order to be eligible to play for the Nigerian national team, a source told ESPN on Saturday. The Athletic first reported Dinwiddie’s pursuit. Despite finishing 10th in All-Star voting for Eastern Conference guards and recording a career
6:20 PM ET With college athletics on pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nebraska held a virtual spring game online Saturday with more than 20,000 viewers tuned in across various platforms, the school’s athletic department said. The simulation was held on the day the annual Red-White Game was scheduled to be played at Memorial Stadium, and
6:52 PM ET Alabama hasn’t gotten off to the fast start in recruiting we’re used to seeing, but the Crimson Tide added a big piece to the 2021 class on Saturday. ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Agiye Hall announced his commitment to Alabama, choosing the Tide over LSU, Georgia and other big-name offers. Hall is
7:00 AM ET I’ll start here with one disclosure: I don’t play fantasy baseball. I help some friends with their fantasy teams, specifically around young players, the ones they aren’t as familiar with. Whether you’re a Major League Baseball die-hard or a fantasy player or some combination thereof, knowing the young players entering the big
5:55 PM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars have had trade discussions with other teams about running back Leonard Fournette, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The Jaguars have until May 4 to exercise their fifth-year option on Fournette, who is scheduled to make $4.16 million in base salary in 2020. Fournette ran for a
5:38 PM BST Former French international Mathieu Bastareaud will join Lyon after a short spell at RU New York, the French Top 14 side said on Saturday. “LOU rugby is happy to announce that Mathieu Bastareaud has signed a two-year contract starting next season,” Lyon said in a statement. Centre Bastareaud, who won 54 caps
2:13 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, says he is starting an independent tennis league to have professionals play matches without spectators starting in May at his academy in Nice, France. The ATP and WTA professional tours have been on hold since March because of the coronavirus pandemic and are suspended at
As Formula 1 is put on hold for the foreseeable future, keeping entertained at home has become top priority for the super-focused 2020 grid. In a sport that travels the world for nine months of the year, sitting around at home and not going flat out around a famous circuit is a new concept altogether.
1:15 PM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic says he spoke with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal about working with the ATP to set up a fund to help lower-ranked tennis players financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic. During an Instagram Live session with three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka on Saturday, Djokovic described what he called