9:00 AM ET Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Stephan Uersfeld Saturday will bring the biggest game in the Bundesliga to date and perhaps the biggest game across all
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7:00 AM ET This is not the offseason to make predictions. As Buster Olney and Jeff Passan have already outlined, due to the financial conditions in the sport due to the shortened season with no fans in the stands — and the uncertainty of what will happen in 2021 — there will be big rollbacks
1:11 PM ET The 37th edition of the Breeders’ Cup will kick off two days of action Friday afternoon at Keeneland. A lot of eyes will be on the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and with so many high-profile races in the mix, there are numerous opportunities to wager on horses that offer significant value. Chris “The
9:15 AM ET The 2020-21 international hockey calendar, like everything else during the coronavirus pandemic, is delicate. Aside from some friendlies played over the summer, many international games, tournaments and events have been canceled. International travel restrictions, outbreaks within club teams and plenty of other issues are going to continue to wreak havoc on planned
11:00 PM ET ESPN Insiders The NBA season ended just under a month ago with uncertainty around when the 2020-21 season would begin. On Thursday night, the National Basketball Players Association player representatives completed a vote approving a Dec. 22 start date for a 72-game regular season. Per a report by Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA
7:50 AM ET On July 6, 2019, Thiago Santos came closer than anyone else in the history of the UFC to legitimately defeating Jon Jones. Yes, Vitor Belfort had Jones in trouble with a submission attempt in 2012. Alexander Gustafsson beat him up pretty good in a unanimous-decision loss in 2013. And there are a
6:05 AM ET The Masters is, finally, here. After a seven-month delay from its normal April date because coronavirus pandemic, and 19 months since Tiger Woods won the event to claim his fifth green jacket and 15th major championship, the best in the world return to Augusta National. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT How to watch the Masters
6:40 AM ET An invitation to the Masters is a cherished memento, physically and practically, for all who receive it, usually around the first of the year. While in almost every case it is expected and a formality, it still signifies something special: the opportunity to compete in one of golf’s most revered tournaments. But
11:27 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the San Francisco 49ers players remaining from 2018, Thursday’s game probably dredged up many unwanted but familiar feelings. Decimated by injuries and with the new twist provided by the COVID-19 pandemic making matters worse, the Niners opened Thursday night’s 34-17 blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers
With India set to tour Australia after the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, former Aussie captain Steve Waugh feels sledging won’t affect Virat Kohli during the four-Test home series. During India’s last tour, Australia were involved in a spat with the Indian skipper, which resulted in the visitors’ first-ever Test series win Down Under.
11:17 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association’s formal player representatives vote has been completed Thursday night and they approved starting the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22 and playing a reduced 72-game schedule, a source told ESPN. The NBA/NBPA now will finish up financial terms on an amended collective bargaining agreement, which will take into
4:54 PM ET Milan have seemingly found the right blend of youth, versatility and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in his pomp to go on an unbeaten tear. Xinhua/Alberto Lingria via Getty Images A lot of American soccer fans only dove fully into European club soccer when the Premier League started showing up live on their television about a
10:48 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is as curious as anyone to see how new manager Tony La Russa will react the first time he flips his bat following a big home run. Anderson also made a few things clear. He won’t change to suit the Hall of
9:29 PM ET Corey Anderson‘s Bellator debut could not have gone more perfectly. Anderson destroyed combat sports veteran Melvin Manhoef via TKO at 2:34 of the second round in the main event of Bellator 251 on Thursday night. The card took place in a bubble setting at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Anderson, one of
8:03 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Brandt Snedeker found a lot of fairways and greens at difficult Memorial Park, top-ranked Dustin Johnson returned from the coronavirus, and fans were back, too, Thursday at the Houston Open. Snedeker shot a 5-under 65 in the afternoon to take a two-stroke lead in the last event before
6:21 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As text messages, phone calls and FaceTime requests lit up his phone into the wee hours of Oct. 18, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett sat back and let the weight of his journey wash over him. After a series of devastating injuries, including a right Achilles tear
7:37 PM ET Four Atlanta Braves players highlighted this year’s Silver Slugger Awards, which were unveiled Thursday by Major League Baseball in honor of the best offensive players at every position in each league. Winning from the Braves were Ronald Acuna Jr., Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna, who each won the award for the second
2:14 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Top-seeded Rafael Nadal stayed on course for an elusive first title at the Paris Masters after beating Jordan Thompson 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals. Nadal has won 86 career titles, including 35 in Masters events, but lost his only final at the Bercy Indoor