11:16 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — ATP Cup champion Novak Djokovic and runner-up Rafael Nadal are set to return for the season-opening men’s team tennis event starting Feb. 1, but the United States will be missing because of a change in format that has halved the field. The inaugural event last year featured 24
8:31 PM ET The highly anticipated UFC welterweight title bout between champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns appears set to headline UFC 258 on Feb. 13. This is the third time the promotion has booked this fight. The UFC had to cancel their bout at UFC 251 in July after Burns tested positive for COVID-19.
6:43 PM ET Free agent Corey Kluber, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who has been derailed by injuries over the past two years, is on schedule for a normal spring training and will throw for interested suitors next week. Kluber will conduct a 30-pitch bullpen on the morning of Jan. 13 at Cressey Sports
7:46 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach Joe Judge made clear what he thought of how the Philadelphia Eagles handled the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s loss to the Washington Football Team, a result that kept his team out of the playoffs: He was not happy. Judge described his belief that
1:08 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera has a short message for anyone upset that Philadelphia benched quarterback Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter of a close game: Tough. While some said the move helped Washington beat the Eagles, 20-14, to clinch the NFC East and prevent New York from
5:44 PM ET After season-ending knee surgery for guard Spencer Dinwiddie, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to apply for a $5.7 million disabled player exception to use toward acquiring another player, sources told ESPN. Once granted, the $5.7 million exception — 50% of Dinwiddie’s salary — allows the Nets to trade for, sign or claim
7:42 PM ET Sandra Scully, the wife of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, passed away on Sunday night due to complications from a long bout with ALS, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced. She was 76. Sandra Scully leaves behind a large family that includes six children, 21 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She and Vin
5:44 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his 170-pound title against former teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 in February, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed yet, but both sides have agreed to the five-round bout. UFC 258 takes place on Feb. 13. The promotion
2:30 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Monday that he expects quarterback Justin Fields to play in the national title game against Alabama next Monday night. Fields took a hit to his side late in the first half against Clemson in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but stayed
10:50 AM ET Manchester United have spent the best part of a decade in Manchester City‘s shadow. The 2011 FA Cup was the first of 11 major trophies for the city’s blue side after a 35-year wait for silverware, and it can all be traced back to a win against Sir Alex Ferguson’s side in
11:43 AM ET Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn has been fired after four seasons as head coach. Lynn signed a one-year extension in the offseason, but the Chargers went 7-9 this season, losing seven games by one score. He did make a valiant effort at the end of the season, as the Chargers won
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN Now that 2020 is (finally) behind us, baseball is entering a new year with uncertainty the only certainty across the sport, so we asked our team of MLB experts to each identify and lay out one storyline that will most define 2021 along with something they can’t wait to see
6:49 AM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers are tied for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets are both two games under .500. The Toronto Raptors have one win. Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are currently tied for the East’s No. 7 seed — with the New
10:57 AM ET Manchester City were back to their best against Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both got big wins to keep the pressure on each other in La Liga, Bayern’s big win was slightly deceptive and Juventus looked impressive ahead of a mid-week top-of-the-table Serie A clash with Milan. There were also talking
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne ensured his team would avoid an innings defeat but the tourists were in a precarious position at the end of the second day of the second and final Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday. The tourists were 150 for four at the close in Johannesburg, a
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya on Monday requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal to release the balance amounts due under the apex body’s infrastructure subsidy scheme for the indoor facility of Eden Gardens. “BCCI Hony Secretary @JayShah & BCCI Hony
Dec 8, 2020 If given the option, you should not differentiate between centers, left wings and rights wings in your fantasy league. Grouping all forwards into one position is the default option for ESPN leagues, and it’s the better way to play the game. There, I said it. Why? The line has become too blurred.
10:00 AM ET To bounce back a player has to fall off. So any discussion around players that may or may not return to form in the 2020-21 (should we just call it 2021?) season has to begin with identifying who fell off in 2019-20. The new default scoring system for ESPN.com makes comparing statistics