8:00 AM ET Welcome to our first official Heisman Watch of the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman candidates. We are not including players whose fall seasons were postponed or who opted out. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 14 voters, five
Sep 13, 2020 The situation is being relived again, with all the gory details. The wayward drive at the 72nd hole. The unwise decision to go for the green. The poor approach that couldn’t even help salvage a bogey. One of Phil Mickelson‘s toughest defeats has even more meaning all these years later as the
8:44 AM ET The first portion of the fourth season of Dana White’s Contender Series comes to a close Tuesday, as the UFC heads back to Abu Dhabi later this month. So far, 23 UFC contracts have been given out through six weeks this season. There surely will be more Tuesday, with several intriguing names
7:11 AM ET Dustin Johnson is the hottest player in the world. He’s already picked up the U.S. Open trophy once. Sure, he’s the favorite this week at Winged Foot, but there are plenty of other strong choices to claim the year’s second major title. Our experts landed on a wide variety of options. Here’s
Sep 14, 2020 Associated Press Novak Djokovic has said he learned “a big lesson” after being disqualified from the US Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball. The incident eight days ago marked an end to Djokovic’s 29-match winning streak and his bid for an 18th Grand Slam title.
6:50 AM ET The Dallas Stars will play for the Stanley Cup after eliminating the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. The Tampa Bay Lightning can join them if they do the same to the New York Islanders in Game 5 of their series on Tuesday night. Check out ESPN
Lewis Hamilton says he “won’t let up” in his fight against injustice as the FIA decided not to investigate his actions at the Tuscan Grand Prix. Formula 1’s governing body had been considering whether Hamilton broke its rules in wearing a T-shirt highlighting police brutality at Sunday’s race. An FIA spokesman told BBC Sport an
2:12 AM ET If you had any doubt about whether this was real — whether Monday’s Major League Baseball game truly meant more than any had all year and whether the San Diego Padres had truly elevated themselves enough to become a legitimate threat to the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers — consider the disdain with
1:51 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg We’ve enjoyed another week of frantic MLS action in a wildly condensed schedule, and another week in which Caleb Porter’s Columbus Crew demonstrate that they are the class of the league. Further
1:01 AM BST ESPN staff New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has moved to end the Bledisloe Cup stand-off by relaxing the country’s quarantine restrictions for the Wallabies. The annual trans-Tasman series was again thrust into uncertainty on Sunday when Wallabies coach Dave Rennie said the current quarantine restrictions in New Zealand were unacceptable for
12:38 AM ET Coach Peter DeBoer was speechless as he walked into the Vegas Golden Knights dressing room after Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. “I didn’t prepare something to say to them tonight, because I just didn’t think we’d lose,” he said. Lose, they did. Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov’s goal at 3:36
10:00 PM ET Before his big family trip from New England to Tampa, Tom Brady boxed and wrapped his gear, his footballs, his six Super Bowl rings, everything except the AFC East. What a shame that he could not bring his favorite division with him. Did you see Brady’s first 85-yard drive and 2-yard touchdown
Sourav Ganguly visited Sharjah Stadium to review the preparations ahead of IPL 2020.© Instagram The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Monday visited Sharjah Cricket Stadium — one of the three venues for IPL 2020 — to review the preparations, with only few days left in the start of
10:25 PM BST South Africa fly-half Handre Pollard faces “several months” on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligaments while playing for French Top14 side Montpellier on Friday. The 2019 World Cup winner was carried off the field on a stretcher during the 41-17 loss to Racing 92 and scans have now revealed the
4:35 PM ET The Pac-12’s “most aggressive” return plan is currently targeting mid-to-late November, according to a source familiar with the league’s discussions. Earlier this month, the Pac-12 announced its partnership with Quidel Corporation, a manufacturer of FDA-approved rapid tests that will allow the league to test its student-athletes daily for the coronavirus. While the
4:26 PM ET LSU defensive lineman Neil Farrell is expected to opt back in for the 2020 season, a source told ESPN. Farrell opted out of the season in August, citing family concerns around the coronavirus pandemic. The Athletic first reported that Farrell intended to rejoin LSU. Farrell started three games and appeared in all
6:42 PM ET Eric Reid on Monday called the NFL’s social justice campaign this season “half-hearted at best” and the league’s use of video of Colin Kaepernick kneeling while the quarterback remains unsigned “diabolical.” The free-agent safety tweeted that commissioner Roger Goodell “has gotten comfortable” saying he was “wrong” not to listen to players about
8:31 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Honor A.P. has been retired because of an injury suffered in the Kentucky Derby, where he finished fourth. The 3-year-old colt will stand at stud for next year’s breeding season at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky. Honor A.P. had two wins in six career starts and