12:41 AM ET With about eight minutes to go in the third quarter Wednesday night, Philadelphia 76ers guard Josh Richardson tried to throw an entry pass to teammate Joel Embiid, who had established post position in the middle of the lane. The pass was awful. Richardson jumped to throw it and it was loopy and
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8:09 PM ET Associated Press Two players — Argentina’s Guido Pella and Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien — said their fitness trainer tested positive for COVID-19, and that is why they were dropped from the tennis tournament that will precede the US Open at its Flushing Meadow site. Pella and Dellien posted separate videos on Instagram after
6:21 PM ET There was something typically Bayern Munich about the German champions’ response to being humbled by Liverpool in last season’s Champions League. What happened next after their round-of-16 elimination by Jurgen Klopp’s team, who would go on to lift the European Cup, is the reason why Bayern eased past Lyon, winning 3-0 to
6:36 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN There have been only seven official tournaments since the start of the 2020 LPGA season in January, but after a 166-day hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour wasted no time getting back into the swing of things. With back-to-back tournaments in Ohio, LPGA players eased into competition before
7:10 PM ET Oscar De la Hoya announced the end of his retirement Wednesday to return to competitive boxing at the age of 47, and the first question that comes to mind is: Why? De La Hoya is an accomplished fighter, won titles in six different weight classes, captured a gold medal in the 1992
8:49 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After months of speculating whether the US Open would actually take place during its scheduled time due to the coronavirus pandemic, players have finally arrived on site in New York, and have already made themselves at home on the fan-less grounds. Sure, things look slightly different this year and a
7:28 PM ET The NCAA’s Division I Council on Wednesday approved a 12-hour schedule model for teams not playing this fall that includes time for strength and conditioning, meetings and five hours of on-field activities with helmets per week. The model aims to provide some structure and continued practice time to several conferences that have
7:43 PM ET Dominick Reyes has a theory as to why Jon Jones is moving up to heavyweight from light heavyweight, the division Jones lorded over for nearly a decade in the UFC. The contenders at light heavyweight have simply gotten “too good” for Jones to keep up with, Reyes told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in
6:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Kyle Larson, in his first interview since he was fired April 15 by Chip Ganassi Racing after using the N-word in a virtual race, repeatedly cited his ignorance in using the slur and said he has taken steps to educate himself. “I was just ignorant. And immature. I didn’t
6:20 PM ET Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren on Wednesday released an open letter to the conference community stating that the vote by the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors was “overwhelmingly in support of postponing fall sports and will not be revisited.” “The decision was thorough and deliberative, and based on sound feedback,
9:45 AM ET Love/Hate is Matthew Berry’s definitive preseason column on which players to draft in fantasy football in 2020, from the top players in the rankings to endgame sleepers of an ESPN fantasy football salary cap draft. Still need a league? Sign up for free today! You should know right off the bat there
7:45 PM ET The LA Clippers ruled Patrick Beverley out for Game 2 due to a lingering left calf strain. Coach Doc Rivers said the team’s starting point guard was not moving well in the morning shootaround. He was added to the afternoon injury report as questionable before the team downgraded him to out. Beverley
6:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Bob and Mike Bryan were not on the entry list released for men’s doubles at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, possibly signaling the end of the 42-year-old American twins’ record-breaking careers. The Bryans won five of their 16 Grand Slam doubles titles together in New York, most
5:05 PM ET Tiger Woods has entered next week’s BMW Championship, the second of three FedEx Cup playoff events, potentially meaning that he would play four events in five weeks, including the U.S. Open. Woods first needs to qualify for the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship in two weeks. “The plan is to play four
4:50 PM ET A pair of Serge Gnabry goals set Bayern Munich on their way to a 3-0 win over Lyon in their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday night. Bayern were fresh off an 8-2 semifinal thrashing of Barcelona, but it was Lyon that looked the livelier of the two sides with Memphis Depay nearly
3:55 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — A former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager and the NHL team have reached an undisclosed settlement with a hotel shuttle driver who sued both for negligence after being harassed in Buffalo two years ago. The driver’s lawyer, Charles Desmond, cited a confidentiality agreement in declining to reveal
4:09 PM ET The NFL will consider possibilities for a postseason bubble that would further protect players, coaches and staff members from COVID-19 during the most important games of the season, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Wednesday. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton broached the idea during a recent competition committee
9:33 AM ET UFC president Dana White said he’s open to Jon Jones‘ first fight at heavyweight being for the title, but that wouldn’t happen before Francis Ngannou gets his shot at champion Stipe Miocic. “[Jones is] the longtime light heavyweight champion. In my opinion he’s the greatest of all time, and if he wants