6:38 AM ET A buzzer beater, a team playing with only nine forwards, some controversial hits and a player reuniting with a very good pup. Wednesday in the NHL ran a gamut of emotions. Thursday surely won’t let up, as we get a pivotal Game 3 in the Western Conference Finals between the Vegas Golden
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11:44 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Houston Rockets forward Danuel House Jr.‘s status
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is to join the renamed Aston Martin team in Formula 1 next year. Aston Martin said signing Vettel was “a clear statement of the team’s ambition” to establish themselves at the front. Vettel replaces Sergio Perez, who announced he was leaving on Wednesday. More to follow.
4:22 AM ET Most footballers shy away from comparisons to the greats but not Harry Kane. The Tottenham and England striker has consistently judged himself against the two best players of this generation, and perhaps all-time: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. A reminder of this came in the first episode of Amazon’s “All or Nothing:
More than 20,000 coronavirus tests will be carried out during the virus-hit Indian Premier League, the Twenty20 tournament’s medical partner said Thursday. The world’s richest cricket league, starting on September 19, is being held in United Arab Emirates this year because of the pandemic, and likely with no spectators. Most of the 200 players from
11:40 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Nikita Kucherov scored with 8.8 seconds left to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night and a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Kucherov beat Russian countryman Semyon Varlamov after a perfect pass from Ryan McDonagh,
1:40 AM ET The legendary baseball writer Roger Angell turns 100 next week. In his classic book “The Summer Game,” he poetically describes his beloved sport: “Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain
1:20 PM ET Defending national champion LSU will have fans this season at 25% capacity of Tiger Stadium but no tailgating on campus, the school announced Wednesday. Fans will be required to wear face coverings and observe social distancing guidelines. Although no tailgating is allowed, fans will be able to gather near their vehicles with
5:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Daniil Medvedev, the 2019 US Open men’s runner-up, is back in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row. The third-seeded Medvedev beat longtime pal Andrey Rublev 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in an all-Russian quarterfinal Wednesday. He is set for a
8:20 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com It took everything Serena Williams had to advance to her 14th US Open semifinal on Wednesday. She needed three sets for the third straight match, more than 2 hours, 20 aces and her rarely used left hand on two returns for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over the resurgent Tsvetana
9:04 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs have added an insurance policy to the record-setting, 10-year extension signed by quarterback Patrick Mahomes in July, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The move protects the Chiefs, who begin their Super Bowl title defense Thursday night against the Houston Texans, in the event that an injury prevents
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Bruce Cassidy was revealed Wednesday night as the winner of the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year for leading the Boston Bruins to the Presidents’ Trophy a season after taking them to the Stanley Cup Final. Cassidy edged out Philadelphia’s Alain Vigneault for his first Jack
8:04 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — A key House committee on Wednesday gave bipartisan approval to legislation to create national standards for the horse racing industry to prevent fatalities and discourage illegal medication practices. The Senate’s top Republican said he would press to pass the bill before the year is out. The 46-5 vote
2:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Newly hired Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said criticism that he “skipped the line” and got the opportunity to coach a presumed NBA championship contender was fair, but that his 18-season Hall of Fame career as a point guard positioned him to have success as a first-time head coach. “Well,
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
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