7:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” The writer Kurt Vonnegut once took to a chalkboard to lecture on the simple shapes that most popular stories follow. In his first example — “Man in Hole” — a protagonist starts
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7:30 AM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Twirling his whistle furiously, John Chavis instructs one of his linebackers to get wider. “Line up right there on his foot,” Chavis barks. “Let’s run it again. On the hop. Let’s go!” It’s reminiscent of the way the man they call “Chief” coached the game for 30 consecutive years
10:18 AM ET Prosecutors in France have opened an investigation into match-fixing at the ongoing French Open, according to French news service AFP. The target is a doubles match featuring Romanian pair Andreea Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig, and Yana Sizikova of Russia and her American partner, Madison Brengle. No individual player has been named
9:05 AM ET The buzz is getting louder, and the reality of another major boxing-MMA crossover event seems more likely by the day. But who will be involved? Could it be a rematch between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, which was an incredibly successful venture the first time it happened, in 2017? They’ve certainly been
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8:00 AM ET One can only hope that the reunion of Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin at midfield in Oxford, Mississippi, on Saturday is mic’d up. Surely cameras will cover the event, both in still frame and moving picture, but we need the audio to truly capture the latest chapter of what has been one
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the NFL Power Rankings are a weekly thing, it’s never too early to jump ahead and look toward the playoffs. With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, that’s what we’re doing. This week, we determined each team’s postseason chances, according to the ESPN Football Power Index
12:00 PM ET Collin Martin wanted to keep playing. This was in spite of the fact that Phoenix Rising forward Junior Flemmings had directed an anti-gay slur — “b—y boy” — at the San Diego Loyal midfielder at the end of the first half in last Wednesday’s match between the two sides. The Loyal were
2:57 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. SAN DIEGO — All-Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton may have finally endeared himself to Yankees fans by having a signature postseason moment. Stanton lived up to his former National League MVP pedigree Monday night, hitting the first postseason grand slam
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Kagiso Rabada picked up four wickets as DC defeated RCB by 59 runs.© Twitter After securing a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said it was not a ”bad call” to take him off after the first over as the strategy ”worked out”. Delhi
1:47 AM ET Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The ATP and WTA tournaments set for Auckland in January have been canceled because of uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. ASB Classic tournament director Karl Budge announced the decision Tuesday, saying work on hosting the tennis tournaments had been well advanced but logistical and safety
8:32 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James often says that in order to grow, one has to become comfortable being uncomfortable. He applies that sentiment to his playoff mindset. “Until the series is completed, I kind of stay on edge, stay locked in on the job at hand,” James said Monday after
12:12 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — At this rate, it doesn’t seem to matter who’s on the field for the Green Bay Packers as long as Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback and Matt LaFleur is the playcaller. Without WR1 Davante Adams and WR2 Allen Lazard, Rodgers and LaFleur had no trouble improvising on Monday
2:52 PM ET Arizona football coach Kevin Sumlin has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Monday. Sumlin, 56, received the result following a recent round of testing of Arizona’s athletic department staff. He has entered self-isolation and is currently not experiencing any symptoms. Arizona immediately initiated contact tracing and determined that Sumlin’s positive test
10:39 PM ET Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Monday night. McDavid’s positive test came during medical testing earlier on Monday. “Since that time, he has been in voluntary self-quarantine at his home. He will continue to be monitored and will follow all associated health protocols,” the
2:01 PM ET There were huge results (and not in a good way) for Manchester United and Liverpool this weekend, Bayern Munich hung on to win a seven-goal thriller, we were denied a chance to see Juventus take on Napoli and Spain’s big three (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid) all looked sluggish in La Liga.
10 Las Vegas Raiders players fined for violating coronavirus protocols at Darren Waller’s charity event, source says Raiders tight end Darren Waller was fined $30,000 and nine of his teammates were fined $15,000 each for breaking COVID-19 protocols at a public charity event hosted by Waller’s foundation last week, a source told ESPN, confirming an
5:48 PM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said Monday he thinks this is probably the best team Alabama has had under his old boss Nick Saban. “As far as being balanced all over and not having holes anywhere,” Kiffin said of the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide, who face the Rebels on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway