2:50 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Combate Americas mixed martial arts promotion postponed its return to competition Tuesday because of the coronavirus surge in Florida. Combate Americas had planned to return Aug. 28 with the first of three fan-free shows from a television studio in Miami. Instead, CEO Campbell McLaren decided the
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1:50 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Brooks Koepka called the killing of George Floyd a “pathetic” act as he prepares to headline the first major sporting event in the Minneapolis area since that tragedy. Koepka and other pro golfers will participate in the 3M Open this week in Blaine, Minnesota, just 20 miles from the
12:10 AM IST Team Moeen 325 for 9 (Bairstow 127, Moeen 85, Rashid 4-65) beat Team Morgan 225 (Duckett 68, Moeen 3-40) by 100 runs Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali starred as England’s two World Cup winners outshone the rookies in the first intra-squad match at the Ageas Bowl ahead of the one-day international series
6:42 AM ET NBA Insiders How many championships will Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James finish his career with? Can he catch Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time? James and the Lakers enter the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, as one of the top title contenders, though this will be unlike
7:15 AM ET After a delay of nearly four months, the 2020 MLB season will begin on Thursday night when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees (7 ET, ESPN). It’s time to pin down our expectations for what we expect to happen in the abbreviated 60-game season. Will the Nationals repeat? Is this
8:17 AM ET Augusta National sits quiet. Life bustles by the esteemed club, which is closed for the summer and typically is not on the mind of the golf world. In a normal year, the Masters Tournament would be three months in the past, the major championship season complete. The club’s reopening to its membership
10:25 AM ET Associated Press The tournament that was supposed to mark the official return of men’s professional tennis amid the coronavirus pandemic has been canceled. The Citi Open in Washington, scheduled to start with Aug. 13 qualifying, was called off Tuesday because of what tournament manager Mark Ein said are “too many unresolved external
8:52 AM ET Steve KimESPN The initial run of shows inside of Top Rank’s “bubble” inside of the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas culminates Tuesday with two former world titleholders returning to the ring as headliners. Former featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez will face Jayson Velez in a 10-round junior featherweight main event, and
Former Formula 1 driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi has been transferred to a specialist recovery centre a month after suffering serious head injuries in a handbike accident. The 53-year-old Italian was placed in a medically induced coma and has had three operations at Siena’s Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital since the accident during a
7:47 AM ET The UFC certainly brought excitement to Fight Island, including a loaded UFC 251 lineup that featured three title fights and four championship bouts overall in an eight-day span. It’ll bid adieu to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday with another card that’s filled with intriguing storylines. The main
4:43 AM BST Former Wallabies star Will Genia wants new coach Dave Rennie to back the youth in Australian rugby by throwing a new halves pairing into the Test arena at his first opportunity. It remains to be seen whether the Wallabies will get the chance to face the All Blacks – and possibly the
5:14 AM ET Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham has called for patience following the club’s exit from the MLS is Back tournament and said Manchester United and Real Madrid weren’t built in a day. Beckham, who played for both clubs during a playing career that also saw him star for LA Galaxy in MLS, saw
7:00 AM ET By the time Jake Adkins and Andrew Walker call on Thursday afternoon, they’re sitting alongside a river in Pennsylvania after having just woken up from a nap. To be honest, they don’t know exactly where they are, but they know it’s their second of four days in the state. Walker’s legs are
3:43 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Moeen Ali has been named as Eoin Morgan’s vice-captain for England three-match ODI against Ireland. Moeen, recently named as captain of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, is the second most experienced ODI player in the squad having played 102 such games. He has also previously captained England U19s and, when
3:01 AM ET American Danielle Collins has been dismissed from the World TeamTennis (WTT) event in West Virginia for breaking coronavirus protocols, organisers said on Tuesday. One of only a few live sports events allowing fans in North America to attend amid the coronavirus pandemic, the entire three-week regular season of the WTT is being
12:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Alyssa Nakken, the first female major league coach, coached first base for the San Francisco Giants during Monday night’s exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics. Nakken joined first-year Giants manager Gabe Kapler’s staff in January. She has been with the organization since 2014, when she started as an intern
1:12 AM BST Australian sides would be a welcome addition to a trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition if only to give New Zealand teams a rest from beating each other up every week, Hurricanes assistant coach and former All Blacks winger Cory Jane has said. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is looking to set up a new
6:03 PM ET A former Nebraska volleyball player is among nine women who filed a lawsuit Monday against the University of Nebraska alleging the school mishandled complaints of sexual assault and harassment, including reports involving accusations against at least five athletes. The lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska