8:16 AM ET FLINT, Mich. — It was a little past 8 p.m. on Friday and the music inside Claressa Shields’ dressing room started to heat up. She grabbed her portable speaker, thumbed with her phone and hit play. Cardi B’s “Up” came on. Shields turned her space into a dance party, twisting her body
7:15 AM ET Player X is having a hard time. “I never thought I would be doing an interview like this,” he says. “But yeah, this season hasn’t been easy.” Player X is still on his entry-level NHL contract. He plays for a United States-based team but is from another country and is unsure when
7:00 AM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. As Opening Day of the 2021 MLB season approaches, fans across the
11:06 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Portland‘s Anfernee Simons was all smiles as he became the first Trail Blazers player to win the NBA dunk contest, which took place during halftime of Sunday night’s All-Star Game. Simons bested rookies Obi Toppin of the New York Knicks and Cassius Stanley of the Indiana Pacers to bring home
7:09 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — One of the most-liked and popular players on the PGA Tour is struggling. He has sniped at his long-time caddie, whom he has known since childhood. He has admitted it has been hard not taking his troubles on the course home to his wife. Rickie Fowler is
6:30 AM ET Two stagnant programs, four with division title aspirations. The MAC East title race could be one of FBS’ more intriguing if: Kent State makes a few more stops, Miami overcomes a brutal road slate and Ohio is as strong as last season’s tiny sample suggested. There’s also a chance that Buffalo is
India will take on England in a five-match T20 International series starting Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. While England have named a fairly experienced squad, India have included some newcomers who will be eager to make their debut for the national team. With the T20 World Cup in India later in the
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen With questions hanging over the future of three of Paris Saint-Germain‘s biggest stars, it is likely they will need to sign a new top-level option in attack this summer. Angel Di Maria‘s contract expires in June and, although PSG have signalled their intentions to renew it, the Argentina international turned
11:05 PM ET Les Miles is out as Kansas’ head football coach three days after being placed on administrative leave by the university. Kansas athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement last Friday that the university was conducting a full review to determine the appropriate steps on Miles’ future after reports of his conduct
7:19 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Gone are the days of Dak Prescott, fourth-round pick success story. Now that the quarterback has signed a multi-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys, he will be defined by the $160 million contract, which includes $126 million guaranteed, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Prescott’s signing bonus is $66
Marcus Harris accepted a penalty of one suspension point and 50 per cent of his match fee.© AFP Cricket Australia on Tuesday confirmed that Victoria player Marcus Harris has been suspended for one match. The suspension came after Harris accepted a charge for abuse of equipment during his side’s Marsh Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania
11:23 AM ET Another wild weekend in soccer passed with drama across Europe’s top leagues. In La Liga, Real Madrid‘s derby draw with Atletico helped keep La Liga’s title race open, though it benefits rivals Barcelona (who won again this weekend), who are just three points off the summit. The Premier League had a remarkable
11:59 AM ET Associated Press The NBA’s mini-bubble in Atlanta for the All-Star Game apparently worked. No players, coaches or game officials tested positive for COVID-19 while in Atlanta, the NBA said Monday after the final tests were processed and results were returned to the league and the teams involved. That includes Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid
8:21 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Rheal Cormier, the durable left-hander who spent 16 seasons in the majors and remarkably pitched in the Olympics before and after his time in the big leagues, died Monday. He was 53. The Philadelphia Phillies said Cormier died of cancer at his home in New Brunswick, Canada. Cormier
8:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Kirby Dach joined the Chicago Blackhawks for an optional practice on Monday, taking a big step in his comeback from wrist surgery. Coach Jeremy Colliton said the 20-year-old forward will accompany the team on its six-game road trip. 2 Related “Whenever we can we’ll get him with the
6:16 PM ET Associated Press FEASTERVILLE, Pa. — Smokin’ Joe Frazier stood fearsome in bronze, his frozen left hook on the brink of connecting with Muhammad Ali, much as the power punch did 50 years ago in the Fight of the Century. Linked forever by a trilogy of bouts, it’s the first meeting — won
1:01 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, the son of a Black father and a Japanese mother, is speaking out about the rise of violence against Asian Americans in the United States. “Over the past year, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of hate crimes against Asian Americans and the
10:56 AM ET Atletico Madrid have taken an apparent swipe at rivals Real Madrid on social media over complaints about the referee in Sunday’s derby. “They even criticise correct decisions…” the club tweeted on Monday afternoon, adding that “Some people are used to always having the wind behind them.” – Stream LIVE games and replays