4:27 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Kenseth had a blissful year of retirement. He had time to travel with his wife and four daughters, made his first visit to Europe and took up marathon running. It was free time he never had in 22 years of racing at NASCAR’s national level. “It
3:40 PM ET The PGA Tour Champions announced a series of changes to its schedule Wednesday as professional golf continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Among them: the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, New York, set for Aug. 10-16, has been canceled. In its place, the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship in Akron, Ohio,
4:30 PM ET ESPN staff The NCAA’s top governing body said Wednesday that it supports a proposal to allow college athletes to sign endorsement contracts and receive payment for other work, provided that the schools they attend are not involved in any of the payments. A working group assembled to evaluate potential ways to modernize
5:31 PM ET The 2020 NFL draft was amazing for a variety of reasons, but certainly, for fantasy purposes, it was a fascinating one. Such a deep class, and with so many situations that have been affected, that this is going to be a long column. As a result, I’m blowing off my usual opening
May 1, 2020 Empty arenas? A private island with a cage in the sand? No big deal, many MMA veterans say. We asked fighters about the strangest circumstances they’ve ever encountered at a fight, and most had a tale that tops anything we’re going to see in the strange new world of fights in coming
6:30 PM ET With the coronavirus pandemic putting a halt to virtually all sporting events and holiday celebration around the world, the ESPN family plans to deliver with a big-name Cinco de Mayo boxing card of classic fights. Beginning Tuesday, ESPN Deportes and Top Rank plan to commemorate what is traditionally one of the biggest
6:50 AM ET After the hype suggesting that this would be a wild 2020 NFL draft because of the coronavirus-enforced information gap between organizations, the weekend actually went mostly by the book. Teams generally stayed put and chose the prospects or attacked the positions we would have expected. Most of the trades were mild. Last
9:02 AM ET In “The Last Dance,” we witness Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls en route to their sixth and final NBA championship. It’s been a trip, transporting us back in time to a style of play that we will never see again. Since the Bulls’ run to the 1998 title, we’ve seen dynasties
1:40 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Secretariat is the early 7-2 favorite for this weekend’s virtual Kentucky Derby, an animated race between all 13 Triple Crown winners on the day the Derby would have been held before the coronavirus pandemic postponed it. The virtual Derby will use computer-generated imagery of the 13 horses
7:00 AM ET On Nov. 18, 2018, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith was injured in the third quarter of a Week 11 game against the Houston Texans. The injury was severe. This is a first-person account, from Smith’s wife, Elizabeth, to ESPN’s Stephania Bell, of the untold story of what happened next. Watch the full
7:37 AM ET Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is sitting in front of the bar he recently built on his 10-acre BMF Ranch in Edgewood, New Mexico. Exactly 100 days have passed since he suffered a 40-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 246, and he is about to address it publicly for the first time.
11:45 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Nick Kyrgios has criticised Dominic Thiem for opposing the notion that the top tennis players should help lower-ranked competitors who are struggling financially after the Austrian said “none of them are going to starve.” World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has urged players to contribute
By Nicola McCarthyBBC Sport NI Last updated on 6 hours ago6 hours ago.From the section Cycling There really is a first time for everything, but it’s hard to imagine Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche could have predicted that some time in his career he would compete against some of the world’s best riders from his Monaco
By Matt WarwickBBC Sport Last updated on 10 minutes ago10 minutes ago.From the section Cycling The Tour de France could still go ahead despite more sanctions on mass gatherings by the French government. Cycling’s biggest race was set to start two months late, on 29 August, because of coronavirus, but the government ban has extended
3:01 PM ET Maria Sharapova is coming out of retirement to play. Serena Williams is embarking on another Grand Slam quest. Kevin Anderson, a 2018 Wimbledon finalist, is about to discover what it’s like to play doubles with an NFL quarterback. Those athletes and others will take part in the “Stay at Home Slam” on
10:00 AM ET Robert Whittaker says he has regained the “spark” to train and fight after stepping away from the UFC following an 18-month period when his desire to throw down waned. Whittaker spoke of his time away from the sport for the first time late last week, but he delved much deeper into the
8:10 PM IST Deepak Agarwal, the corruptor involved in Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan getting banned last year for failing to report approaches, has now himself received a two-year ban form the ICC’s anti-corruption unit for breaching its code. Agarwal, an Indian businessman, will not be allowed to be involved in any form of cricket
9:15 AM ET Tennis can emerge stronger from its lengthy shutdown due to the coronavirus if the idea of merging the men’s and women’s tours becomes a reality, multiple Grand Slam winners Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova have said. The tennis season was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the hiatus will