5:13 PM ET Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter by a jury Tuesday for his role in the murder of George Floyd last May outside of a local convenience store. Floyd’s death, and the video which showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for about
6:46 PM ET The PGA Tour put in place this year a $40 million bonus plan that will pay the top 10 players based on how much they “move the needle” rather than their performance on the course. In theory, players such as Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth could
IPL 2021: Rohit Sharma was fined after Mumbai Indians maintained slow over-rate in Tuesday’s match.© BCCI/IPL Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma was fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during the IPL game against Delhi Capitals in Chennai on Tuesday. Experienced leg-spinner Amit Mishra (4/24) spun his web around the Mumbai Indians batsmen
10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Spencer Knight made 33 saves in his NHL debut as the recharged Florida Panthers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Florida. Knight, a 2019 first-round pick of Florida out of Boston College, signed his entry-level deal with the Panthers after the Eagles’ season ended
7:44 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Leaders from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met Tuesday for their first official negotiating session a little more than six months before the sport’s collective bargaining agreement lapses, sources
8:49 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders received backlash for a tweet the team sent after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The tweet sent by the team’s official account on Tuesday said, “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21.” Floyd told officers “I can’t breathe” more than
1:59 PM ET Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur will begin the process of pulling out of the proposed European Super League, the clubs confirmed on Tuesday. Chelsea are also expected to exit the proposed league, sources confirmed to ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Olley: Chelsea’s
8:40 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy called Tuesday’s guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin “an important day for our country” but said it was hard to find reasons to celebrate and recognized there was more work to do. Van Gundy
4:36 PM ET Associated Press YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Youngstown State football on Tuesday was placed on probation for two years and hit with recruiting sanctions by the NCAA after the school and the association agreed several rules violations were committed under former coach Bo Pelini. Using the NCAA’s negotiated resolution process, the school agreed it
4:42 PM ET Associated Press EL PASO, Texas — UTEP football coach Dana Dimel and former softball coach Tobin Echo-Hawk received one-year show-cause restrictions and the athletic department was placed on a year’s probation Tuesday over NCAA violations in both programs. The NCAA said the football team exceeded limits on the size of the coaching
4:11 PM ET Associated Press Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has successfully appealed his 15-day suspension to the Arkansas Racing Commission, allowing the six-time Kentucky Derby winner to resume preparations to run Medina Spirit in next weekend’s Derby. Baffert was fined and suspended last year by Arkansas stewards for a pair of drug positives
1:05 AM ET Right before Devin Booker stood up to finish his postgame videoconference Monday, he had one more thing he wanted to say. He first had to call for the ball. Someone off camera flipped it over to him, and as Booker caught it, he unleashed a megawatt grin. “Yessir, here it is, y’all!”
3:15 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Inspired by the WNBA’s #OrangeHoodie campaign and the attention that it brought the league, Michelle Wie West has worked with the LPGA to design the #HoodieForGolf campaign to spread more awareness for women’s golf and amplify women’s sports. “We wanted to create this hoodie to help elevate the visibility of
4:34 PM BST England head coach Eddie Jones has been backed by the Rugby Football Union after England’s poor Six Nations campaign. Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The Rugby Football Union (RFU) gave its backing to England head coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday following the team’s fifth-placed finish in the Six Nations championship but made a
3:18 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mookie Betts was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup on Tuesday after getting hit on the right forearm a night earlier, but manager Dave Roberts doesn’t expect it to be a long-term issue. Roberts said X-rays on Betts’ arm were negative after the former MVP took a
2:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Seamus Power of Ireland has withdrawn from the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after testing positive for the coronavirus. Power was replaced in the PGA Tour’s only official team event by Zack Sucher, who will partner with David Hearn of Canada. Power is the 30th player to test positive,
Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. Delhi Capitals, who had lost to Mumbai Indians in the title clash last year, came out on top after a convincing performance. Delhi Capitals bowlers, led by leg-spinner Amit Mishra, bowled superbly to restrict the defending champions to
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Imagine if the recent volume of social media inquiries connecting or disconnecting the San Francisco 49ers to quarterbacks Justin Fields, Mac Jones and Trey Lance in the upcoming NFL draft were put into solving actual mysteries. We’d know the contents of Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase in “Pulp Fiction” and