6:35 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The federal judge presiding over the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims on Thursday invited lawyers for Black players who call the settlement racially-biased to join court-led mediation over the issue. The lawyers have challenged the settlement’s use of “race-norming” in dementia testing since 2018. The
7:35 PM ET The Southeastern Conference voted on Thursday to allow players that transfer within the conference to have immediate eligibility. Previously intraconference transfers were required to sit out a year of competition. “This is an important measure to further support student-athletes throughout the Southeastern Conference,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement. “While
2:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant head coach/run game coordinator Harold Goodwin offered his support to Eugene Chung following Chung’s revelation that he was called “not the right type of minority” during an NFL coaching interview. “Being a minority in this league, there’s ups and downs, and we know the process
7:21 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Antonio Conte over their vacant manager’s position with Harry Kane‘s future among the key topics of discussion, sources have told ESPN. Spurs have been forced to look at alternative targets after ending their interest in former head coach Mauricio Pochettino. – Stream LIVE games and replays
Getty Images An army of passionate fans, the hopes of Formula 1 giant Red Bull on his shoulders, and the task of bringing an end to the dominance of Sir Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team. It’s a lot to deal with for a young driver. But is Max Verstappen feeling the pressure? Not likely.
6:28 PM ET LSU is expected to hire Arkansas offensive line coach Brad Davis for the same position, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Davis was born and raised in Baton Rouge and won a national championship at Oklahoma in 2000. He spent the past four seasons in the SEC coaching offensive line at
4:45 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The expectations were high for Ashleigh Barty entering Roland Garros. The world No. 1 won the French Open title in 2019, and she showed evidence of her returned championship form on clay during lead-in events after opting out of the event in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. She collected
A women’s Tour de France is set to take place for the first time in 33 years in 2022. Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, have announced next year’s Women’s WorldTour calendar, with an eight-day Tour de France Femmes scheduled for 24-31 July. The race is due to start on the final day of the 2022
1:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen on Thursday said he believes Tom Brady‘s knee injury last season was a “nagging nuisance” that affected him all season. “I don’t think he was 100% last year,” Christensen said, relaying a conversation he had with Brady the morning after the Bucs
11:19 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are narrowing a final list of new names and vetting them for legal purposes after months of research and discussions with fans. The team announced in December that it is changing its name for the first time since 1915, a decision that came as part
New Zealand’s Devon Conway made exactly 200 on his Test debut before England captain Joe Root helped the hosts recover from a top-order collapse on the second day of the series opener at Lord’s on Thursday. Opening batsman Conway was last man out in a first-innings total of 378. England, who slumped to 18-2, ended
12:50 PM ET No decision has been made on Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks’ expiring contract, general manager Tommy Sheppard said Thursday. On the morning after the Wizards were eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, Brooks was the top topic for the general manager and coach, with Sheppard saying an evaluation is likely
9:24 AM ET ESPN News Services Americans Cori Gauff, Sloane Stephens and Sofia Kenin all won their matches Thursday to reach the third round of the French Open Gauff is living up to her career-best ranking of No. 25, advancing by beating Qiang Wang 6-3, 7-6 (1). Gauff earned her first clay-court final when she
MS Dhoni poses for a photo with his daughter.© Instagram MS Dhoni is known to love horses and a recent Instagram post from his daughter’s account has Ziva Singh Dhoni pictured with a horse. Ziva’s account is managed by her parents and its most recent post shows Ziva spending time with a horse. With the
Jun 3, 2021 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 After attempts to sign the deal for the Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury heavyweight title fight broke down last month, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn
11:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Zinedine Zidane’s decision to step down as Real Madrid manager surprised nobody. After all, he’d done it before. Twice. As a player in 2006 and as manager in 2018, he walked away from the club, with no fuss and with no interest in negotiating a payoff. So when
7:00 AM ET We’re already two months into the 2021 MLB season, and the standings are starting to come into focus with teams already 50-plus games into their schedules. What does that mean for our first MLB Power Rankings of June? Well, for starters, there’s plenty of movement at the top, including a very tight
5:53 AM ET We generally talk about football players and positions in the simplest way possible. You’re a rushing quarterback (or maybe a “dual-threat”) or a pocket passer, a between-the-tackles runner or an all-purpose back, a wideout or a slot receiver, etc. Some of the most fun players in the sport, however, blur the lines,