3:23 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown‘s probation was terminated one year early, and the criminal matter stemming from his altercation with a moving truck driver was finalized on Tuesday, Brown’s attorney Sean Burstyn told ESPN. Brown was charged with assaulting driver Anton Tumanov on Jan. 21, 2020, while
7:00 AM ET After a short stay at the top of the list by the Tampa Bay Rays, a new team has passed the defending AL champs as No. 1 in our final MLB Power Rankings of June. Did the San Francisco Giants finally impress our voters enough to move to the top of our
7:00 AM ET With the Euro 2020 group stage done and dusted, we asked our writers for their views on some big questions based on what we have seen. Which teams can do better, which players have made their mark and who will contest the final? Euro 2020: News and features | Fixtures and bracket
Silverstone will be allowed to have a full capacity crowd for next month’s British Grand Prix. The track can hold around 140,000 spectators, which will make it the largest crowd for a sporting event in the UK since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Silverstone said it would work closely with public health experts on
Shikhar Dhawan posted a video of himself on Instagram.© Instagram Shikhar Dhawan, on Thursday, posted a video of himself on Instagram after completing the “Make People Think It’s A Photo” challenge. In the short clip, the stand-in India skipper for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka could be seen hanging from a pull-up bar with
4:45 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is disappointed the red-card replacement trial will not be adopted in international rugby, saying he “can’t understand” the northern hemisphere’s resistance to it. World Rugby is poised to green light both the 50/22 and goal-line dropout variations that have been used in Super Rugby AU over the past
1:31 AM ET Seventeen days ago, an NBA title contender enlisted a guard with an All-NBA Defense honor to his name to take on the challenge of defending Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young in a Game 1. On Wednesday night in the opening tilt of the Eastern Conference finals, another NBA title contender handed
12:21 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning had no update on the health of leading scorer Nikita Kucherov, who was injured on his first shift of their Game 6 loss on Wednesday night. The Islanders won the game, 3-2 in overtime, to force Game 7 on Friday night in Tampa. “It sucks
9:47 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Holiday Bowl will move downtown to Petco Park after its home of 42 years, Qualcomm Stadium, was razed. Holiday Bowl CEO Mark Neville confirmed the move Wednesday. He and officials from the San Diego Padres will unveil renderings Thursday of how the ballpark will accommodate a
8:43 PM ET Associated Press NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though players who voluntarily opt out will not be paid any stipend this year. In a memo sent to clubs Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league
7:19 PM ET It was one of those nights. The kind of night that Cristiano Ronaldo owns and has owned throughout his career: the big occasion, the floodlights, the star-studded field, the high stakes, the obligation to deliver, the pressure and the tension. It was Portugal vs. France, in the heat of Budapest, with Portugal
5:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Indians right-hander Aaron Civale has a sprained middle finger on his throwing hand and is expected to miss 4-5 weeks of game activity, the team said Wednesday. Cleveland said Civale won’t throw for 1-2 weeks. Civale left in the fifth inning of Monday night’s win over the Chicago
Jos Buttler saw England to a comfortable eight-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday as the hosts went 1-0 up in a three-match series. Sri Lanka were restricted to a modest 129-7 after winning the toss, with leg-spinner Adil Rashid taking 2-17 from his four overs and
8:09 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — On-field exams of pitchers started Monday, a week after Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced a crackdown on unauthorized grip substances. How’s it going so far? Depends on who you ask. While players throughout baseball have offered several different takes — many have been outspoken
4:23 PM ET Associated Press NCAA president Mark Emmert said Wednesday the association is working on interim rules that will permit college athletes to earn money off their fame and celebrity by July. The rules would act as a bridge until there is a permanent solution. In a memo sent to member schools and obtained
5:18 PM ET The NFL has informed its teams that it will accept bids from cities other than Indianapolis to host its annual scouting combine beginning in 2023, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. According to the source, all NFL teams will have the opportunity to let the league know whether they have interest
2:50 PM ET The Boston Celtics are finalizing an agreement to hire Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka as their new coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Udoka spent the 2020-21 season on Steve Nash’s staff with the Nets. Prior to that, he spent one season with the Philadelphia 76ers and seven years under coach Gregg
6:03 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Daniel and Henrik Sedin are returning to the Vancouver Canucks to work in the front office. Three years after their retirement, the Swedish twins joined the Canucks’ hockey operations department with the title of special adviser to the general manager, Jim Benning. “We’re coming in as