6:50 AM ET Allen Robinson‘s contract situation is a tricky one, and not just for the usual reasons. The Chicago Bears‘ No. 1 wide receiver was in the news this week because he’s frustrated with the state of contract negotiations with the team. Robinson is in the final year of the three-year, $42 million free-agent
When the Indian Premier League was discussed not so long ago, the conjectures were not about who would shine and which franchise would win. It was all about whether IPL 2020 would be held at all. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating chaos worldwide, sports, like everything else, went into lockdown with no end in sight.
3:53 AM ET Manchester United transfer news features in this week’s ESPN’s Insider Notebook. Plus: Why Arsenal fans had to wait so long for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s contract renewal. Jump to: Arsenal fans’ wait for Aubameyang | Real Madrid plot project Mbappe | Suarez rejected record MLS payday | La Liga’s football gaffe a pain for
5:11 PM ET Victoria Azarenka produced a masterclass on centre court at the Italian Open to knock out third seed Sofia Kenin with a dominant 6-0 6-0 victory in the second round on Thursday. Azarenka, who lost the U.S. Open final in New York on Saturday and flew in to Rome to beat Venus Williams
10:45 PM ET In the NBA postseason, there’s often a team that discovers its potential along the way. It learns who it is, banks on its strengths and builds confidence with each win. The Toronto Raptors accomplished that in the 2019 playoffs, and in the Year of the Bubble, the Miami Heat are that team.
11:55 PM ET CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield’s NFL career began on a Thursday night. It might have just been revitalized on a Thursday night, as well. Coming off a rough 2019 season and even rougher season opener on Sunday, Mayfield roared back with perhaps the sharpest performance since his rookie year, as he propelled the
4:00 PM ET ESPN.com Staff Major League Baseball has announced the schedule for the unique 16-team 2020 MLB playoffs, which are set to open with the wild-card round beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29, and continuing through the first neutral-site World Series in MLB history scheduled from Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Globe Life
11:17 PM ET The 2020 NHL playoffs have nearly reached their final conclusion. The Dallas Stars are your champions of the Western Conference, while the Tampa Bay Lightning have joined them from the Eastern Conference. It was a season with lots of twists and turns — including a nearly five-month pause due to the coronavirus
9:21 PM ET CLEVELAND — Following the rough season opener, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield came out on fire Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals. After connecting on his first four passes on a touchdown drive to begin the game, Mayfield hooked up with wideout Odell Beckham Jr. off a play-action bootleg for a 43-yard
10:06 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Sam Mayer celebrated his recent promotion to JR Motorsports by scoring his first NASCAR national series victory with a Truck Series win Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 17-year-old Mayer was hired this week to race in the Xfinity Series next season for JR Motorsports. His
10:05 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Yankees hit five home runs in an inning for the first time in their history. Brett Gardner, DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning from Toronto’s Chase Anderson on Thursday night. Voit’s home run was his major league-leading 20th.
9:05 PM ET After making NBA history on Tuesday completing a second straight 3-1 series comeback, the emotions are high for the Denver Nuggets. But coach Mike Malone is stressing the point: They can’t be satisfied with themselves, yet. “I think the biggest question aside from themes, plays, personnel, is are our guys satisfied,” Malone
8:41 PM ET Naomi Osaka will not play in the French Open, she announced Thursday night. Osaka said a sore hamstring will keep her from adequately preparing for the clay court tournament, which begins Sept. 27 in Paris. She is coming off a win this past weekend at the US Open but had been noncommittal
7:04 PM ET MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The question has to be asked, especially after watching all these guys walk off Winged Foot following the first round of the U.S. Open with smiles on their faces. What is going on here? The leaderboard, after one day, is loaded with players under par. That’s not how this
6:30 PM ET Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade announced on SportsCenter that he’s returning to play for the Buckeyes this season after declaring for the NFL draft on Sept. 14. Wade originally announced his decision to leave the team as uncertainty loomed over the Big Ten season. Once the Big Ten on Wednesday decided to
1:22 PM ET MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Tiger Woods‘ first round at the U.S. Open was a microcosm of the state of his golf game since he returned after the three-month shutdown because of the coronavirus — he had some rough moments, a few good moments and plenty of moments of inconsistency. There were stretches of
6:03 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — The number of fans allowed to attend the upcoming French Open was reduced to 5,000 per day on Thursday amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The French Tennis Federation had initially planned for 11,500 spectators spread over three courts for the clay-court major, which starts Sept. 27 in
6:29 PM ET UFC champion Israel Adesanya is making some history ahead of his middleweight title defense next weekend. The undefeated Adesanya has signed a multiyear deal with Puma, the company announced Thursday. He will be the face of Puma’s Oceania division but will also be a part of its global marketing plans, sources say.