4:36 PM ET Associated Press Canada’s National Bank is offering cash grants to each of 23 tennis players from the country who are facing financial issues because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tennis Canada announced the grants of $10,000 to $20,000 in Canadian dollars, or about $7,000 to $14,000 in U.S. dollars, from National Bank on
2:38 PM ET Zach Evans is a 6-foot, 200-pound running back who some have said is the most talented back to come out of Texas since Adrian Peterson. The No. 16-ranked college football recruit in the Class of 2020, Evans was one of the most coveted prospects to come out of the Houston areas in
10:29 AM ET The NBA has reached an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association to extend until September the 60-day window that preserves the league’s right to terminate the collective bargaining agreement in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN. For now, the extension staves off the NBA’s ability to trigger the
6:00 AM ET The distress in March seems cute now. Not even two months later, the Dallas Cowboys have had an offseason that deserves fairly high marks, even if quarterback Dak Prescott has yet to sign that lucrative contract. It serves as a reminder to give the offseason time to breathe before hot-taking an organization
11:29 AM ET While the official start date hasn’t been announced, the 2020 MLB draft is reportedly expected to begin June 10 and be held virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The draft was initially scheduled to be held June 10-12. How many rounds will there be? This year’s draft will be shortened from
11:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Somerset have announced that Vernon Philander‘s contract with the club has been cancelled by mutual consent. Philander, who played his final Test match for South Africa against England in January after announcing his retirement from international cricket, had signed a two-year deal with the county on a Kolpak registration. All
9:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxers will always have that fight or win that defines their career. They also have those fights where they just enjoy being in the ring, win or lose. They know their most challenging opposition and love to discuss their most satisfying victories. ESPN spoke to a number of top fighters
9:19 AM ET The NHWL announced last month it was expanding to Toronto next season, but the league really shook feathers in the women’s hockey world when it announced that Digit Murphy would be the president of the unnamed franchise. Murphy, the longtime coach at Brown University, has also founded a women’s lacrosse league and
May 5, 2020 There’s a public park next to the Colorado home of Ed and Lisa McCaffrey where their four sons played as kids. It’s not easily visible to the general public, tucked behind two big hills in a suburb outside Denver. The park almost was taken for granted by Max, Christian, Dylan and Luke
9:07 AM ET It has been 60 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there have also been continuous nuggets of new information being provided regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft,
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff College football has the knack of propelling the “out of nowhere” story. The tale of the near impossible, the astonishing underdog and the stars that burn the brightest for a moment and never return. Our writers dove head first into the players, teams and even seasons that captured the nation
The British Grand Prix is under threat this year because of a financial stand-off between Formula 1 and Silverstone. F1 believes Silverstone is making unreasonable demands to host races on consecutive weekends on 19 and 26 July. High-level sources say Silverstone initially asked for £15m to host the races – the same amount it pays
French rider Remy di Gregorio has been banned for four years for using a form of banned blood-boosting hormone EPO. His ban starts from the date of the test so he will be suspended until 7 March 2022. Di Gregorio was suspended by his team, now known as Nippo-Delko-One Provence, at the time of his
7:00 AM ET LeBron James or Michael Jordan? Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain? Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant? Old school or new school? These debates rage on endlessly in every corner of NBA fandom, and our experts have done their best to answer them, ranking the greatest players in the league’s 74-year history. ESPN’s NBA
8:23 AM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and third-ranked Karolina Pliskova will lead teams in a tennis charity event during the coronavirus pandemic. Pliskova’s team will include her twin sister Kristyna, 2019 French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova, Tereza Martincova and Nikola Bartunkova. Kvitova will be
7:42 AM ET The PGA Tour’s planned return to action after the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports is now a month away, and decisions are looming. Sometime this week, an announcement is expected concerning the status of the first event scheduled as part of the restart – including if it will even be played. And
5:36 PM IST A watchful PCB is ready to do what it can – health and safety permitting – to ensure that its summer tour to England goes ahead. A panel of the board’s executives and directors as well as head coach Misbah-ul-Haq will meet its ECB counterparts on May 15 over a video link
7:00 AM ET Now that we are within 30 days of the 2020 MLB Draft and intel leaking out of pre-draft meetings and conversations with agents has reached a tipping point, it’s time for my first stab at projecting the first round. To be clear, this is my attempt at projecting what teams will do