7:00 AM ET Believe it or not, we are already just about a month into the 2021 MLB season with the calendar set to flip to May this weekend. What does that mean for this week’s edition of our MLB Power Rankings? Well, yes, it is still early — but it also isn’t too early
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6:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The world’s best players are getting younger but, as the likes of Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and Man City midfielder Phil Foden make headlines every week, is it finally time to crown successors to the legendary Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? 2 Related For the third straight year (read 2019
9:00 AM ET Connor McDavid is going to win the Hart Trophy this season. They literally should just list his name three times as the winner and the finalists. No one else should even be in the conversation. As an example, Matt Larkin of The Hockey News noted that through April 26, the Edmonton Oilers
8:00 AM ET The 2021 NFL draft is finally here. After months of obsessing and debating over pro days, hand size and 40-yard dashes, it’s time to pick some players. But first, let’s go back to the college football reporters who have covered these prospects for the past few years and see who their favorites
8:49 PM ET For most of his NFL career, Lamar Jackson has made people pay for thinking he wasn’t a quarterback. But on Wednesday, Jackson actually paid one lucky passerby $100 after the man thought Jackson was a wide receiver and then an offensive lineman. Lamar Jackson offered a man $100 if he could tell
7:49 AM ET Former heavyweight unified world titlist Andy Ruiz Jr. returns to the ring Saturday for the first time since losing his belt in a rematch against Anthony Joshua in December 2019 to face former title challenger Chris Arreola. The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
7:00 AM ET Former All-Pro NFL running back Marshawn Lynch has joined the PFL as an investor and brand ambassador, the promotion announced Thursday. Lynch, whose fandom of MMA is well known, is the latest celebrity to partner with the league. He joins a list that includes comedian Kevin Hart and music artist Wiz Khalifa.
6:33 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — The Park family — No. 2-ranked Inbee Park and her husband and caddie Gi — led the way after the opening round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday. Park birdied two of her final three holes in a bogey-free round for an 8-under 64 and a
5:04 AM ET On Thursday, AS Roma travel to Old Trafford to face Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United in the Europa League semifinals. ESPN’s Gabriele Marcotti caught up with Giallorossi manager Paulo Fonseca, who shared his thoughts about the task ahead, Roma’s campaign and a fundamental tactical change he’s seen in the European game. ESPN:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Ruturaj Gaikwad feels the MS Dhoni-led side is more “aggressive and fearless” in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as compared to how the team fared last year. The Chennai-based franchise had a dismal outing in the 13th edition of IPL. The side finished at the seventh
12:49 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Chris Paul scored 28 points, Devin Booker added 21 and the Phoenix Suns beat the LA Clippers 109-101 on Wednesday night to clinch a spot in the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. The Suns finally figured out a way to beat the Clippers, who won
12:10 AM ET Every Jacob deGrom start these days is a testament to pitching perfection, the most impressive combination of power and command since the peak of Pedro Martinez’s Hall of Fame career. Yet, once again, the New York Mets and their fans were left frustrated Wednesday, able to appreciate deGrom’s brilliance but staring at
5:32 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — General manager John Schneider says that he never “actively negotiated” with any teams that called the Seattle Seahawks about a possible trade for Russell Wilson. Coach Pete Carroll says the organization and Wilson are in a “fantastic place” and that the Seahawks were never going to trade their
8:04 PM ET Associated Press CARROLLTON, Texas — Savannah Barker and Alexa Saldana won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-ball Championship on Wednesday, surviving a 20-hole match in the semifinals and then pulling away late in the final at Maridoe Golf Club. Barker and Saldana won six of the last eight holes, finishing with a birdie
7:53 PM ET Tyson Fury, the heavyweight champion of the world, is looking to add another honor on Saturday. It’s one he has no control over and something he didn’t even know about until this week. Depending what happens in Louisville, Fury might be the namesake of a Kentucky Derby champion. The horse, King Fury,
8:32 PM ET The UFC has pulled a welterweight matchup between Donald Cerrone and Diego Sanchez from its event on May 8 and is seeking a new matchup for Cerrone on the same date, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Sanchez (30-13) is off the UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, sources said. The
6:39 PM ET “A game of two halves.” Rarely in Manchester City‘s history has this expression made so much sense. Like they were in Dortmund, in the quarterfinal second leg when they were 1-0 down at half-time and facing the prospect of a disappointing Champions League exit, Pep Guardiola’s players were behind against Paris Saint-Germain
6:59 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Board of Directors ratified a rule change Wednesday that will allow all athletes who have not yet transferred the ability to do so one time in a college career and be immediately eligible to play. The Division I Council adopted the proposed legislation earlier