2:39 PM ET Aaron Rodgers took a holistic approach to a very tumultuous offseason. During a news conference Monday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback spoke at length about the steps taken to improve and preserve his mental health amid questions about his long-term future with the NFL franchise. The comments came ahead of Tuesday’s charity
9:01 AM ET Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday at the age of 24. The team said Kivlenieks died as the result of a “tragic accident,” suffering an apparent head injury in a fall. “Medical personnel were called immediately, but he succumbed a short time later,” the team said in a statement. “We
1:56 PM BST South Africa cancelled training on Monday and went into isolation after another positive COVID-19 test, putting in jeopardy their Test on Friday against Georgia. Springbok lock Lood de Jager returned a positive test, following three positives in the South African side last week, raising more questions about the British & Irish Lions
12:55 PM ET So here we are. Final four time at Euro 2020. Two teams enter, one team leaves, in the Wembley Thunderdome. (OK, then another two teams enter, one of them leaves, and the two remaining teams face off on Sunday for all the marbles… I like the third Mad Max; sue me.) There’s
9:51 AM BST Furious St George Illawarra boss Ryan Webb has slammed the arrogance of the Dragons’ dirty 13, refusing to rule out further sanctions beyond the 20 games in bans and big fines from the NRL. The NRL came down hard on the 13 players who broke stay-at-home orders to party at Paul Vaughan’s
Jos Buttler’s last England appearance was the first T20I against Sri Lanka in June.© AFP England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has said both Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are doubtful for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan. Buttler played the first T20I against Sri Lanka, but has missed the following five matches (two T20Is and
7:00 AM ET Major League Baseball and Nike introduced the City Connect series this season to shake up uniform design across the sport in the most dramatic fashion since the league introduced the Turn Ahead the Clock alternates in the late 1990s. Nike has been working with each MLB team to craft a uniform that
7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders We already know that the 2021 NBA Finals are going to produce a champion that hasn’t lifted the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 50 years. The Phoenix Suns have never claimed a title in their 53-season history, while the Milwaukee Bucks last won the NBA championship in 1971. So this edition
From an opening stage mass-crash in the peloton caused by a spectators’ cardboard sign, to Tadej Pogacar’s obliteration of the general classification field so far, the 2021 Tour de France has been breathless from the start. Mark Cavendish, Britain’s top sprinter who tearfully claimed his own glittering career looked over last year, after years of
Sanath Jayasundara was banned for offering money to Sports Minister to influence an international match.© AFP Sri Lanka’s cricket reputation suffered a double blow Monday when an official was banned for seven years for trying to bribe the country’s sports minister, while a top player was fined for giving interviews criticising the national board. The
8:45 AM ET College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock has made it clear — repeatedly — that the playoff isn’t changing this season or next, which means it’s still an exclusive club reserved for four. While the usual suspects remain at the top heading into this fall, the field of contenders runs deeper than
7:00 AM ET In an NBA postseason filled with plenty of surprises, upsets and even more injuries, we’ve finally made it to the Finals. And it’s a showdown no one saw coming. The Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup features two franchises stuck in long title droughts: The Suns have never won an NBA championship
7:48 AM ET They have been talking about this for weeks, mostly with social media back-and-forth, but at last, Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady will take on Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday. This is the fourth iteration of the match, a series which began with Tiger Woods and Mickelson playing winner-take-all against each
5:57 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 31st homer of the season for the Los Angeles Angels, tying Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers in a Major League Baseball season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani crushed a 459-foot solo shot off Baltimore’s Thomas Eshelman in the third
Geraint Thomas will continue to ride when the Tour de France resumes after the first rest day on Monday. The 2018 champion conceded over 30 minutes on Saturday’s mountainous stage eight, ending any prospects of victory. Despite an improved performance on stage nine Thomas indicated afterwards he would still consider whether or not to pull
7:00 AM ET The Stanley Cup will be at the Bell Centre. Will the Tampa Bay Lightning be celebrating on the ice tonight, or can the Montreal Canadiens extend the series and begin staging their comeback? Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Defensive end Cameron Jordan quickly rejected the premise when asked if the New Orleans Saints‘ roster departures might usher in a new phase. “Who’s starting over?” said Jordan, who started rattling off the defensive leaders he expects to help guide New Orleans through life after Drew Brees. The first
11:56 PM ET Alex Roldan scored his first career goal as the Seattle Sounders tied a Major League Soccer record with a 1-1 draw against the host Colorado Rapids on Sunday night in Commerce City, Colo. Seattle remained the lone team without a loss in MLS and equaled the record of 12 straight unbeaten games