7:00 AM ET This is Part II of a four-part series on the life, death and safety legacy of Dale Earnhardt, 20 years after his fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. Read Part I here. An E60 special airs Sunday at noon on ESPN. DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS 2001 opened with Kyle Petty trapping Dale Earnhardt,
7:00 AM ET Last week, we took a snapshot of the lineups across Major League Baseball as we begin to look forward to the scheduled opening of spring training. Today, we do the same for the starting rotations. As with the hitters, there is still room for a little last-minute juggling. When the Los Angeles
6:27 PM ET Terez Paylor, a national NFL writer for Yahoo Sports and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, died unexpectedly Tuesday at age 37. Paylor worked for the Kansas City Star from 2006 to 2018, spending the last five seasons cover the Chiefs for the paper. He left to join Yahoo Sports, where he
5:16 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com When asked earlier this week about her legendary journey in professional tennis that has spanned over 25 years, Venus Williams took a moment and reflected on what was most important to her. “I’m trying to get better every day,” she said Monday after her first-round victory at the Australian Open.
The player auctions for Indian Premier League 2021 will take place on February 18 and teams will look to give final touches to their respective squads in what is likely to be a mini-auction. Three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings had an underwhelming season in 2020 where they failed to make the playoffs for the
5:00 AM ET Since Atletico Madrid last won the Spanish title in 2014, the average number of points needed to win La Liga has been 86. Even if Monday night’s 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo was disappointing, especially conceding such a late equaliser, it’s a very good bet that with 51 points in
2:00 AM ET Novak Djokovic‘s path to another Australian Open title won’t necessarily be an easy one for the No. 1 seed. Through to third round after his straight-sets victory against American Frances Tiafoe on Wednesday, Djokovic’s quarter of the draw includes 2020 US Open finalist Alexander Zverev and former Australian Open semifinalist Milos Raonic,
1:45 AM ET Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr watched Michael Jordan drop in so many impossible shots over the years that he had to chuckle when asked whether Stephen Curry made a behind-the-head circus shot late in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s 114-91 win over the San Antonio Spurs reminded him of
9:30 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch snagged the first win of the new season, streaking past NASCAR champion Chase Elliott after Elliott spun leader Ryan Blaney in the final stretch of the exhibition Busch Clash. Blaney had chased down Elliott on the road course at Daytona International Speedway to take
8:07 PM ET Major League Baseball has updated its code of conduct pertaining to harassment and discrimination and also has established an anonymous tip line in the wake of recent stories detailing alleged harassment by since-fired New York Mets general manager Jared Porter and currently suspended Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway. The code
9:40 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu‘s comeback from injury stalled Wednesday at the Australian Open when she became the latest top-10 player to be beaten by crafty veteran Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan. Andreescu’s power was no match for Hsieh’s shotmaking in a second-round upset, 6-3, 6-2.
Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced a reconfigured schedule for the 2020-21 Marsh Sheffield Shield, Marsh One-Day Cup and Women’s National Cricket League seasons. After consultation with States and Territories Associations and the Australian Cricketers’ Association, CA has agreed to condense both the Marsh Sheffield Shield and Marsh One-Day Cup in recognition of the extra
7:10 PM ET The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins announced a new general manager they shocked the hockey world by hiring Jim Rutherford, the long-tenured Carolina Hurricanes executive who introduced himself by saying he only expected to be in Pittsburgh for about three seasons. Three seasons later, Rutherford was raising his second Stanley Cup with
10:23 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew through the clouds in an apparent violation of federal standards, and likely became disorientedjust before the helicopter crashed and killed Bryant and eight others. Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Tuesday that pilot
7:28 PM GMT A reduction in scrum resets, sevens-style free kicks, and the “use it” call being strictly enforced are among law variations and focal points for the second season of Super Rugby AU. Rugby Australia’s [RA] provincial competition returns to action on Friday week with a double-header that will also herald the official start
7:08 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed outside linebackers coach Britt Reid on administrative leave following last week’s three-car accident that left a 5-year-old girl in critical condition. “We remain in the process of gathering information on the incident, and we will continue to assist local authorities as requested,” the
6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — For 120 minutes at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, Dean Henderson’s main concern was finding a way to stay warm. During flurries of snow on a freezing night in Manchester, West Ham United mustered just one shot on target as Manchester United won their FA Cup fifth-round
12:24 PM ET UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has agreed to take on Jimmy Crute on April 24, after Crute’s originally scheduled opponent withdrew due to injury. Crute (12-1) was scheduled to face Johnny Walker on March 27, but Walker was forced to withdraw from the bout this week due to injury. Smith (34-16) immediately