9:06 AM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban questioned the viability of a spring football season during his appearance on ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday, asking whether pro prospects would even consider participating. “I think one of the real consequences of this is, if you’re a junior or a senior and you have an NFL grade,
10:23 AM ET Emily Kaplan Close ESPN Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball is in the early stages of drafting an operating manual for a playoff bubble, the same initial
1:15 PM ET I thought we were over all this stuff. If Jose Bautista’s home run and bat flip in the 2015 playoffs was the zenith of baseball’s culture wars and “play the game the right way” zealots, it seemed we had come around on the issue. Starting in the 2018 postseason and continuing into
1:30 PM ET Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will miss around four weeks due to a Grade III sprain of his right ankle suffered in Monday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Hayward, who scored 12 points on 5-for-13 shooting with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in 34 minutes, was trying to box out
11:26 AM ET An individual who has been authorized to access the USTA National Tennis Center, where the Western and Southern and US Opens will be contested starting on Saturday, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The individual, who is asymptomatic, has been advised to self-isolate for a period of at least 10 days. The
Dan Lawrence made a fifty in Essex’s run chase © Getty Images Essex 140 (Garton 5-26) and 199 for 7 (Lawrence 60, Garton 4-50) beat Sussex 194 (Salt 57, Porter 5-60) and 141 (Rawlins 40, Harmer 5-54) by three wickets Essex are on course to reach the final of the Bob Willis Trophy after a
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — We finally got our first glimpse of the 2020 New Orleans Saints on the practice field Monday. And as compelling as it was to see newcomers such as wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, center Cesar Ruiz and linebacker Zack Baun in action, nothing stood out more than the NFL’s most
McLaren have become the first team to confirm they have signed up to the new Concorde Agreement which will govern Formula 1 from 2021 to 2025. The contract, which sets out the commercial terms of the sport, was first introduced in 1981. Teams have until the end of August to sign the deal if they
7:45 AM ET When Jake Garcia, the 18th-ranked prospect in the Class of 2021, found out California postponed high school football to the spring, he knew he wouldn’t get the chance to play unless he took action. As a quarterback at La Habra High School in La Habra, California, Garcia has yet to play a
10:21 AM ET Despite a flurry of news Monday that seemed to lend clarity to the UFC light heavyweight division, the reality is that the situation remains a murky pool of unanswered questions. What we know is the UFC is targeting a bout between light heavyweight contenders Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz for Sept. 26.
11:20 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Julien Laurens Inter Miami completed the signing of France international Blaise Matuidi last week, easily the biggest splash of Major League Soccer’s summer transfer window so far. But what kind of player is Miami
7:00 AM ET This is it. It’s win or go home for the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the defending champions can’t be counted out just yet, as the St. Louis Blues have tied their series at 2. And how about those Boston Bruins? A four-goal onslaught in the third period gave
7:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dillian Whyte has said it has been a “frustrating time” waiting over 1,000 days for his shot at the WBC world heavyweight title as
Fabio Jakobsen will require “multiple facial surgeries” after his crash at the Tour of Poland, but says he is “glad to be alive”. The Deceuninck Quick Step rider was involved in a horrifying crash during a sprint finish two weeks ago. He was pitched through a barrier and into spectators following a tangle with Jumbo
6:18 AM BST All Blacks coach Ian Foster is still planning on his side having a full international season starting on Oct. 3, despite the re-emergence of the novel coronavirus in New Zealand. The All Blacks Tests against Wales and Scotland scheduled for June were cancelled and their itinerary for the rest of 2020 has
Rohit Sharma raises his bat after getting to his hundred © Associated Press Rohit Sharma, the India limited-overs vice-captain, is likely to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India’s highest sporting honour, after the National Sports Awards Committee, instituted by the country’s sports ministry, zeroed in on four athletes for this year’s honours.
3:00 PM ET This past Wednesday was declared “Ney Day” in Brazil, with many clubs and prominent people in football across the country taking to social media to express their support for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar as he went into the Champions League quarterfinal tie against Atalanta. PSG reached the semifinals of the competition for
2:00 AM ET NBA Insiders Playoff basketball is the NBA’s reason for being. It’s where players build their legends, various stakeholders cash in on revenue potential and fans record memories. It’s why the NBA went to extremes to deliver the postseason, investing more than $150 million in a bubble. The road there wasn’t without its