9:58 PM BST Liam Napier In troubling times of lockdowns, social distancing and financial hardship sport can provide an outlet; a chance to free the mind from life’s realities and to simply feel alive, somewhat normal, again. Super Rugby Aotearoa, as the world first in its code to resume amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, offered
10:55 PM ET Associated Press BANDON, Ore. — Tyler Strafaci won the U.S. Amateur on Sunday at foggy Bandon Dunes, overcoming a big early deficit and surviving another tight finish to beat Charles “Ollie” Osborne 1-up. With father Frank Jr. at his side as a caddie, Strafaci two-putted for birdie — with the short second
1:24 AM ET ESPN News Services Less than a minute into Game 2 on Friday night, Alex Ovechkin scored a goal, the Washington Capitals had secured some much-needed momentum, and all seemed right with the 2018 Stanley Cup champions. Washington has been outscored 7-2 since that point, and the New York Islanders, owners of a
12:09 PM ET Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields started a petition requesting the Big Ten immediately reinstate the 2020 football season, a petition that had more than 30,000 signatures as of 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday. Fields tweeted Sunday that “this cause is close to my heart” and urged people to sign the petition. The campaign
8:22 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Jerry Kelly seized control at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship with a hole-in-one on the 12th hole at Firestone, sending him to a 1-under 69 and a two-shot victory Sunday for his first major on the PGA Tour Champions. Kelly was clinging to a one-shot lead over
7:03 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Make it three in a row on the road for Chase Elliott. NASCAR’s most popular driver won the Cup Series road course race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, holding off hard-charging Denny Hamlin following a late restart and notching his third consecutive victory away from
8:37 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Rodney Gunter is stepping away from football after being diagnosed with a severe heart condition that could require surgery. The sixth-year player said doctors told him he was at risk of rupturing or tearing his aorta if he continued to play football. Gunter also said
Aug 14, 2020 After 66 scrimmages, 88 seeding games, one Play-In — and plenty of fishing — the matchups for the 2020 NBA playoffs are finally set. And in an unprecedented atmosphere that could negate the benefits of home-court advantage, we could be in for another wild two months inside Disney’s ESPN Wide World of
8:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The backdrop for UFC 252’s main event heavyweight title fight could not have been more intriguing. It was a “perfect storm” of circumstances, according to UFC president Dana White. A series tied at 1-1, featuring Stipe Miocic, the only man who has ever defended the UFC’s heavyweight championship three
6:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent COLOGNE, Germany — A Manchester United season that looked like it may never end finally has, and with it came a reminder that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team remains a work in progress. After playing 61 games over more than a year, United’s campaign ended with a 2-1 Europa League semifinal
7:39 PM ET The PGA Tour season came to a close Sunday at the Wyndham Championship. Now, it’s on to the three-week FedEx Cup playoffs, beginning this week at the Northern Trust (Norton, Massachusetts), the BMW Championship (Olympia Fields, Illinois) and the Tour Championship (Atlanta). The top 125 qualified for the Northern Trust. After that,
3:37 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sheldon Creed’s previous experience on the road course at Daytona International Speedway consisted of three simulator sessions and some iRacing laps. “Brett Moffitt kills me at iRacing,” Creed said of his GMS Racing teammate. Creed showed he’s much better at the real deal. Creed won the
4:30 PM ET ESPN staff It was a day of positive vibes for quarterbacks during Sunday’s 2020 NFL training camps as Alex Smith of the Washington Football Team was cleared for football activity and activated off the physically unable to perform list, capping a remarkable recovery from a leg injury that nearly cost him his
3:54 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a sprained right knee. Bichette “felt something” in his knee during Saturday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays while stretching, according to manager Charlie Montoyo. Bichette was then sent for an MRI. Bichette leads the Blue
5:27 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — St. Louis Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez became the first pitcher to allow four straight home runs in his major league debut when the Chicago White Sox hit him around in the fifth inning Sunday. Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez connected during a six-run inning,
3:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori, the 2014 US Open runner-up, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he will pull out of the tuneup tournament at Flushing Meadows that starts next week. Nishikori posted what he called “some unfortunate news” on his mobile app. While he is withdrawing from
1:53 PM ET Kim Clijsters will be striving to create a record at the US Open by becoming the only player to win the American Grand Slam as a wild card in two different years. A four-time Grand Slam singles champion, Clijsters leads the parade of US Open wild cards announced on Thursday by the
2:36 PM ET Associated Press Oskar Lindblom heard the sound of his Philadelphia Flyers teammates tapping the ice with their sticks as he returned to practice and knew — after months of fear and fight in his battle with bone cancer — he was home. Lindblom turned 24 on Saturday, and a day later he