10:08 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Naomi Osaka, the two-time major tennis champion, announced that she would not play in Thursday’s Western & Southern Open semifinal match in reaction to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Several hours later, the tournament announced that it was pausing play for a day. “As a sport, tennis is
11:03 AM ET PITTSBURGH — When Ashley Roethlisberger got the call from her husband at halftime of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Week 2 game against Seattle last season, she instantly knew something was wrong. “He never calls me during halftime when he’s playing,” Ashley said in a newly released mini-docuseries detailing Ben Roethlisberger‘s injury and road
10:49 AM ET A group of Big Ten football parent associations on Wednesday sent an open letter demanding information around the league’s decision to postpone the fall football season and a “structured discussion” with first-year commissioner Kevin Warren. A large majority of Big Ten parent associations participated in the letter, which uses the banner #B1GParentsUnited
11:16 PM ET The Washington Football Team cancelled its scheduled practice at FedEx Field Thursday due to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, the team announced Wednesday night. Blake, a Black man, was shot seven times by police on Sunday. Blake was shot as he attempted to enter the driver’s side door of
6:05 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have boycotted Game 5 on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The NBA announced shortly after that all of Wednesday’s playoff games — including Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder and Game 5 between the
5:38 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds agreed to not play their game Wednesday night at Miller Park in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. And the Seattle Mariners will not play Wednesday night’s game against the host San Diego Padres after Mariners players agreed to postpone it. In
5:55 AM ET Tim Tszyu has announced himself to the boxing world with a stunning performance in Townsville, dominating Aussie icon Jeff Horn to remain undefeated. The 25-year-old, son of Kostya, put on an absolute masterclass, bossing Horn for eight rounds before the former welterweight world champion threw in the towel. The win sees Tszyu
8:56 PM ET Most of Wednesday’s matches in Major League Soccer were postponed as players chose not to play in protest of racial injustice, and in particular the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The development came as players in both the NBA and WNBA declined to
7:00 AM ET After Pat Maroon won a Stanley Cup with his hometown St. Louis Blues in 2019, his career was again at a crossroads. The 32-year-old wanted to stay in St. Louis, where, for the first time in his professional career, he was able to live in the same city as his son, Anthony.
5:27 PM ET After splitting with his longtime coach earlier this year, former No. 1-ranked golfer Jason Day has reached out to another player whom he believes can help him understand his back issues: Tiger Woods. Woods, who successfully returned from spinal fusion surgery in 2017, has been talking to Day for about a month
6:00 PM ET One of the greatest fighters in the history of mixed martial arts might have only one fight left. Anderson Silva, the UFC’s former 10-time defending middleweight champion, told ESPN on Wednesday he is prepared for the possibility his next fight against Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 31 will be
Aug 24, 2020 Anthony Smith faces Aleksandar Rakic in the light heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. The main card is on ESPN+, starting at 9 p.m. ET, and the prelims are on both ESPN and ESPN+ at 6 p.m. Smith (38-15, 8-4 in
3:15 PM ET ESPN News Services RIDGEDALE, Mo. — Phil Mickelson chose to make his PGA Tour Champions debut at Ozarks National this week so he could avoid a two-week break right in the middle of his preparations for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. If he was going to show up, Mickelson thought, he
7:00 AM ET Scott Niedermayer was 19 years old when he appeared in his first NHL playoff game with the New Jersey Devils in 1993, staring at an arena of rabid Pittsburgh Penguins fans and hockey royalty across the ice. “You’re really naïve at that stage, which is probably a really good thing. When I
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: In celebration of National Dog Day, we revisit Mark Schlabach’s incredible story about the time his dog ran onto the field during a Georgia-Kentucky football game. It was originally published on November 18, 2019. Last week, a black cat captivated the country by running onto the field during a Monday
3:05 PM ET Associated Press BERN, Switzerland — Juan Martin del Potro had surgery on his right knee Wednesday, the third operation for the 2009 US Open champion since getting injured two years ago. His management team tweeted the news, saying del Potro had tested his knee on a court in Argentina “in recent months”
1:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors just over 24 hours away from its scheduled tip, the possibility of boycotting the game remains on the table for both teams in the wake of the police shooting of
4:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians starter Mike Clevinger will pitch Wednesday for the first time since breaking team rules and Major League Baseball coronavirus protocols and being demoted for 10 days. Clevinger will return and pitch the series finale against the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins. The right-hander last pitched on Aug.