8:24 PM ET There was a point in September when the Atlanta Braves barely had a starting rotation. They certainly have one now, and by channeling the performance of great Braves staffs from the past, those pitchers have propelled Atlanta back to the National League Championship Series for the first time in 19 years. The
7:03 PM ET The Titans-Bills game scheduled for Sunday is being moved to Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET as long as there are no more positive tests with Tennessee, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Bills-Chiefs game, which was scheduled for next Thursday, will instead be moved to Sunday, Oct., 18, as long
3:56 PM ET LA Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank has been honored with the NBA Executive of the Year Award, it was announced Thursday. Frank, who helped orchestrate the franchise’s biggest offseason by signing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent and trading for Paul George in July 2019, received 10 first-place votes and
6:40 PM ET It wasn’t long after LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 that murals popped up around town — only to be vandalized. It was presumed his prompt elevation to the “King of LA” had rubbed some in the loyal Lakers fan base the wrong way. Now one victory away
5:46 PM ET LONDON — Jack Grealish and Dominic Calvert-Lewin will soon be asking some awkward questions of Gareth Southgate if they continue performing like this. England were meandering through a pedestrian first half at Wembley as Wales grew in confidence and looked more purposeful in the opening 26 minutes before Grealish suddenly produce a
5:23 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After advancing to the 2020 French Open women’s semifinals on Wednesday, Sofia Kenin was asked if there was a word that summed up what she loved so much about tennis. The 21-year-old American didn’t hesitate. “Winning, definitely,” she said. “That’s my answer.” Kenin has never hidden her desire to win
11:47 AM BST Associated Press PARIS — France coach Fabien Galthie included five uncapped players into his squad ahead of an upcoming test against Wales and his team’s final match in the Six Nations. Galthie called up two new faces on Wednesday — prop Georges-Henri Colombe-Reazel and centre Olivier Klemenczak, who both play for Racing
SunRisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by 69 runs to climb to 3rd in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 points table. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner first stole the show with their 160-run partnership, before Rashid Khan’s three-wicket haul ensured that KXIP fell well short of their target in the chase. SRH, who were
12:00 PM BST Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named six uncapped players in his 35-man squad for their two remaining Six Nations games this month. Leinster’s Ryan Baird, Ed Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hugo Keenan, and Will Connors, as well as Munster’s Shane Daly will be hoping to make an impact and win their first
11:17 AM ET Steve KimESPN The fight between Luke Campbell and Ryan Garcia for the WBC interim lightweight title will take place Dec. 5, Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN announced Thursday. The venue is still to be determined. Vasiliy Lomachenko is the WBC lightweight “franchise” champion; Devin Haney is the WBC titleholder. This is the
1:06 PM ET Steve KimESPN The bout between unified welterweight titlist Errol Spence Jr. and former two-division titleholder Danny Garcia will now take place Dec. 5 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas — home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. This event, which had originally been scheduled for Nov. 21 at the Microsoft Theater in Los
1:22 PM ET Conor McGregor is closer to returning to the Octagon than he has been in months. McGregor said Thursday on Twitter that he “accepted the UFC offer” to fight against Dustin Poirier. Sources close to McGregor confirmed it as well. And while McGregor accepted the rematch against Poirier, whom he beat at UFC
2:12 PM ET In the late 1990s, at a benefit 30 miles away from his East Texas hometown of Tyler, Earl Campbell sat at a table while the party’s host, a colorful businessman and one of Campbell’s best friends, summoned sheepish onlookers to come say hello to the legend. “Well, what are you waiting for?
A former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor has been accused of exploiting his position as one of the country’s top sports medics when attempting to cover-up the testosterone he ordered to the national velodrome in 2011. Richard Freeman told a tribunal he “panicked” when asked to produce written confirmation that he had returned the
10:46 AM ET Associated Press Team Penske found a one-year solution for Matt DiBenedetto while building a long-term plan to move Austin Cindric to the Cup Series. DiBenedetto’s contract was extended Thursday to drive for Wood Brothers Racing in 2021. Cindric, currently competing in the Xfinity Series for Penske, will take over the seat in
7:00 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. To suggest that success in college football is cyclical only understands half the picture. Yes, even the great programs such as Alabama and USC have endured their lean years. But
6:47 AM ET With a win on Friday night against the Miami Heat, LeBron James would secure his fourth NBA championship and add yet another accolade to his already amazing resume. But while a potential Los Angeles Lakers title will undoubtedly awaken the take monsters in GOAT arguments about James vs. Michael Jordan, let’s leave
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton opposes plans to hold the Brazilian Grand Prix at a new track in Rio De Janeiro to be built on land that is currently forest. The Deodoro circuit has agreements with F1 to hold the race but the track has not been built and its construction is facing environmental opposition. Six-time world