7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN We will grant that a week or so into the baseball season is typically a bit early to make any proclamations about what we have seen. But as you might have heard, this is not a typical baseball season. In 2020, 10 games represents one sixth of the season, which
10:35 AM ET Bryant McBride watched the messages multiply. Blake Wheeler of the Winnipeg Jets on social media, calling for people to “stand with the black community and fundamentally change how the leadership in this country has dealt with racism.” Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers tweeting “Black
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN On July 23, Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, welcomed another child into the world, an 8-pound, 1-ounce boy named Win Harrison Wilson. The first name got the attention. The middle name, though, carried a deeper meaning to Wilson. It’s a tribute to his late father, the man who shaped
8:30 AM ET Pac-12 players have organized a movement that is going to get them something. We don’t know what they’re going to get, but they will walk away with more than they came with because they’re operating with the right blueprint. On Sunday, a dozen Pac-12 football players released a unified statement in The
9:23 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
7:15 AM ET The New York Rangers face elimination on Tuesday, and others could be in the same spot after today’s slate of games. Keep this in mind: Teams with a 2-0 lead are 55-1 (98.2 percent) in winning a best-of-5 NHL series in the NHL, which the league had held most recently from 1980-86.
8:21 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi When “Dana White’s Contender Series” launches its fourth season at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the show will be seeking to build upon its past successes. The season begins
7:25 AM ET It’s been an odd year — for golf, for everybody. Before the coronavirus shut down sports and forced golf into a three-month break, Rory McIlroy was on fire. He hasn’t been himself since the restart. Brooks Koepka, who comes in having won back-to-back PGA Championships, looked hurt and a bit lost —
Jan Riedmann, a 17-year-old member of Bora-Hansgrohe’s feeder squad, has died from head injuries sustained in a collision with a car during training. Riedmann was riding with team-mates from Team Auto Eder Bayern – an under-19 team who provide prospects to Bora-Hansgrohe – in Sugenheim, Germany. “It is with great sadness that we say goodbye
Yuvraj Singh said that MS Dhoni was the person who revealed to him that his India playing days were done as the selectors weren’t looking at him for the 2019 World Cup after he was dropped midway through 2017. Yuvraj Singh retired from international cricket in June 2019 after his chances of being included in
Dwayne Bravo sang the “Champion” song on his daughter Dwaynice’s birthday party.© Twitter Dwayne Bravo’s “Champion” song has made its way into many team victories and celebrations, most famously the West Indies’ 2016 T20 World Cup win where the team danced to the tune of DJ Bravo. So, when Bravo’s daughter Dwaynice turned 16 on
Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to share a video of his son getting a haircut.© Twitter Former Pakistan fast-bowler Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to share a video of his son getting a haircut. In the video, Shoaib Akhtar’s son Mikaeel can be seen getting a “buzz cut” and he makes sure that the haircut
6:40 PM ET The Toronto Raptors are the defending NBA champions, yet they remain horribly under the radar in this year’s title race. That needs to change. Dating back to before the league’s stoppage in March, this team has won 23 of its past 27 games. They’ve been awesome in their first two restart matchups,
Smriti Mandhana said she is “really looking forward” to playing in the Women’s T20 Challenge.© Twitter India’s batting star Smriti Mandhana has welcomed the decision to hold the Women’s T20 Challenge, saying she is “really looking forward” to playing in the tournament. Her comments come after Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed
11:44 PM ET Four members of the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights took a knee during the U.S. and Canadian national anthems on Monday. Vegas forward Ryan Reaves, one of the NHL’s few Black players, and goaltender Robin Lehner knelt with Dallas forward Tyler Seguin and Jason Dickinson before their round-robin postseason game in
1:42 AM ET Hours after receiving a response from Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott that indicated he was eager to hear more about their concerns and would find a convenient time to speak later this week, leaders from the Pac-12’s #WeAreUnited campaign responded late Monday night asking for more immediate action. “While we appreciate the response,
10:37 PM ET Dana White does not expect Conor McGregor to return to the Octagon this year. The UFC president said Monday in an interview with Barstool Sports that there are no plans for McGregor to fight in the UFC again in 2020. White said he considers McGregor retired ever since McGregor tweeted about retirement
Lasith Malinga made a living off bamboozling batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers as and when he pleased. Jasprit Bumrah has taken over the mantle and is now one of the best exponents of yorkers going around in world cricket. However, despite its lethality, the art of bowling a perfect yorker is still a rare sight