6:45 AM ET The 2020 NFL season is about to start, which, for those of us who feel we’ve spent the past eight months writing about nothing but collective bargaining agreement talks and COVID-19 protocols, is a startling realization. Don’t get me wrong — I’m as excited about the start of actual football games as
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10:27 AM ET Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for … wait, what? You can’t hear me? Oh, dang it … sorry … I had myself on mute. Anyway, I appreciate you all showing up for this Zoom call. I know my invitation was a little last-minute, but I felt it was important that, before this
2:58 PM ET Brooks Koepka, who has been hampered by a knee problem for the better part of a year, withdrew from next week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot, tweeting, “I’m looking forward to getting healthy and competing at 100% again very soon.” Koepka has won two of the past three U.S. Opens and finished
Sergio Perez will leave Racing Point at the end of the season, paving the way for four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel to join from Ferrari. Vettel’s arrival has not been confirmed but it is known that Racing Point, which will become Aston Martin in 2021, has offered him a contract. Perez, 30, had
12:17 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s hopes of landing Jadon Sancho before the transfer deadline have been boosted after progress was made on issues surrounding wages and agent fees, sources have told ESPN. United have been struggling to get over the two major stumbling blocks — separate from agreeing a fee with Borussia Dortmund
2:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena Williams has pulled out another three-setter Wednesday to reach the semifinals in an 11th consecutive US Open appearance. Williams trailed by a set and a break against Tsvetana Pironkova before coming back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Two more victories for
1:05 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The United States Golf Association announced Wednesday that it will move its equipment testing center and other offices to North Carolina as part of a $36 million investment within the iconic golfing village of Pinehurst. The USGA Research & Testing Center, along with the association’s foundation and
Rajasthan Royals play their first IPL match on September 22 against Chennai Super Kings.© Rajasthan Royals/Twitter Rajasthan Royals had a royal landing of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 jersey, quite literally, as it landed on a beach in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) off a plane with a skydiver doing the honours. The players,
Ferrari’s cars will race in a special one-off livery at this weekend’s Tuscan Grand Prix, the team’s 1,000th Formula 1 world championship race. The cars will be dark red, which the team say is a reproduction of the first Ferrari F1 car, the 125 F1 from 1950. Drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will wear
11:09 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson will transition from NASCAR to IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing in a partnership that could pair two of the most dominant drivers of this generation on one team. The seven-time NASCAR champion will work with the Ganassi organization to finalize sponsorship on a two-year program
9:07 AM ET The recipe for making it to the top of the sport is no secret: Win your fights. But that doesn’t always get a fighter where he or she wants to be, because there can be a traffic jam ahead in the rankings. Sometimes you just have to wait for others to fall
Lotto Soudal’s Australian rider Caleb Ewan snatched victory on stage 11 of the Tour de France as the sprinters went toe to toe in a thrilling finish. Seven-time green jersey winner Peter Sagan edged out Sam Bennett for second after muscling aside Wout van Aert in the run-in. Irishman Bennett remains in green. Jumbo-Visma safely
10:28 AM ET Francis Ngannou has taken over the No. 2 spot in ESPN’s heavyweight rankings, thanks to the recent retirement of former UFC champion Daniel Cormier. At light heavyweight, Dominick Reyes has grabbed the second spot after the August defeat of ex-Bellator champ Ryan Bader. Those represent the highest level of flux in the
Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas moved up to fourth place in the Tirreno-Adriatico after coming 10th on stage three in Italy. The Ineos Grenadiers rider finished alongside fellow Grand Tour champion Simon Yates in a nine-strong group, 20 seconds behind winner Michael Woods. The Canadian EF Pro Cycling rider has a five-second lead
6:40 AM ET In advance of a 2020 NFL season in which anything and everything appears to be on the table, it only seems right to put together our annual preview of how each of the league’s 32 teams could win the Super Bowl. It might seem wild when last year’s winner wasn’t exactly an
4:13 PM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence emerged as one of college football’s leading voices for social justice reforms this offseason, but he said Tuesday that he doesn’t envision himself as an activist. Lawrence has been the biggest name — if not always the biggest contributor, he noted — among college athletes finding a voice
Sachin Tendulkar finished as the top run scorer in ODIs with 18426 runs.© AFP On this day in 1994, legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden One-day International century after playing 78 games over a span of five years. It was on this day 26 years ago that Tendulkar amassed the first of his
9:28 AM ET Steve Kim 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 Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, welterweight contender Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas and unified bantamweight world titlist Naoya Inoue are a few of the