1:30 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Back-to-back NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has committed to the Milwaukee Bucks long-term. Antetokounmpo agreed to sign a five-year, $228 million supermax extension with the Bucks on Tuesday, he announced on Twitter, with the terms being confirmed by agent Alex Saratsis to ESPN. The deal includes an opt out after the
2:09 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The number of Rolex Series events on the European Tour has been reduced from eight to four for the 2021 season, with each having a prize fund of at least $8 million. The changes were announced Tuesday as the tour revealed its schedule for next season,
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets are executing one of the greatest tanks in the history of tank-dom, except this isn’t by design. They’re not trying to lose, but it comes so naturally it seems as if they’ve mastered a plan to secure the No. 1 pick in the 2021
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1:35 PM ET Philip Mulpeter posted bad news Friday on Instagram. The gym he owns, SBG Portarlington in County Laois, Ireland, would have to close its doors due to financial concerns brought upon by COVID-19 lockdowns in the country. “We’ve had three lockdowns now, and I think after each lockdown it’s hard to get the
12:30 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Roger Federer cast doubt on his immediate return to tennis on Sunday during an awards ceremony where he was being honored as Switzerland’s greatest athlete of the past 70 years. The 20-time major champion, who has been sidelined since February with a right knee injury, had previously targeted the 2021
Sir Frank Williams, who built the Williams team into one of the most successful in Formula 1, is in a stable condition after going into hospital. “Frank’s medical condition is a private matter and therefore the family will not be releasing any further details at this time,” read a statement. Williams spent some time in
The BCCI medical team will be planning the safety protocols.© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold its all-important 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ahmedabad on December 24. The BCCI secretary informed the state bodies on Tuesday that the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera will be the venue of
7:00 AM ET The most infamous trade in Cleveland Indians history involved a prodigious young slugger, a batting champion, a general manager nicknamed Trader Frank and, in a roundabout way, Terry Francona’s father. It took place 60 years ago, shocked fans in Cleveland and, some would say, cursed the franchise for the next three decades.
8:55 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Callum Smith insists he has the size and ability to make Canelo Alvarez think again about fighting above the middleweight division. The 6-foot-3 English
9:01 AM ET Canelo Alvarez wants to unify the super middleweight division, and his quest starts on Saturday against WBA titleholder Callum Smith in San Antonio. The vacant WBC belt is also on the line, meaning that a win against Smith could put Canelo on a path to get all four belts by the end
9:00 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Seconds after Amy Olson’s birdie putt on the 18th hole of the final round of the 75th U.S. Women’s Open dropped, she pumped her right fist in the air, then picked up her golf ball out of the cup and raised her head toward the sky. On Monday, standing next
7:00 AM ET The National Hockey League’s young talent pool is basically as deep as the Mariana Trench at this point. There are franchise players, superstars, championship building blocks and game-changers in those depths, and more arrive every year in the draft. Consider that last year’s list of the top 25 players under 25 years
Colin de Grandhomme also missed the Test series against West Indies.© Instagram New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Pakistan with a foot injury. New Zealand will face off against Pakistan in ICC World Test Championship fixtures slated to begin from December 26 in Mount Maunganui
3:30 AM ET Remember the soccer team that went viral after they released a tuxedo-themed kit? Perhaps you saw the stir caused by a muscular uniform that made the players look like figures in a medical school textbook? Or even the club that fielded a team of players all dressed as The Hulk? Well, behind
8:11 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Dusty Baker isn’t sure whether he’d like to manage the Houston Astros beyond the upcoming season. “Maybe,” he said. “Depends how I feel. Depends on how the team feels about me. … You never know what changes are going to come about in life.” At 71, Baker is
8:48 PM ET Lane Kiffin has long credited Nick Saban for helping to re-energize Kiffin’s head coaching career, but that doesn’t mean Kiffin is opposed to poking fun at his old boss. In fact, Kiffin jokingly went into full Saban mode on Monday at his news conference when asked if he was a candidate for
3:57 PM ET First-year Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas said he had a “good conversation” with James Harden before the perennial All-Star’s first practice of the season Monday, but they did not discuss Harden’s reported desire to be traded. “You can ask him about his commitment and all that sort of thing,” said Silas, who