5:09 PM ET To pay tribute to Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, who died Monday, every member of the New York Mets put dirt on the right knees of their pant legs before facing off against the New York Yankees on Thursday. The nod was meant to symbolize Seaver’s iconic drop-and-drive delivery, as his right
6:48 PM ET The Grizzlies‘ Ja Morant has been named the NBA Rookie of the Year. The league announced Morant as the winner Thursday night, saying he received 99 first-place votes and 498 total points in polling of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Heat guard Kendrick Nunn finished second with 204 points. The Pelicans’ Zion Williamson,
1:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tsvetana Pironkova smacked an ace on match point, part of the balancing act she made look easy from start to finish Thursday. The shot punctuated a 7-5, 6-3 upset win over No. 10-seeded Garbine Muguruza in the second round of the US Open, Pironkova’s first tournament after
4:32 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has decided it will not grant COVID-19 relief during the playoffs, meaning a positive coronavirus test will end a driver’s championship bid. The playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina without a safety net for the 16 participants during the pandemic. It’s up to
11:38 AM ET Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer
3:59 PM ET ATLANTA — The PGA Tour has gone five straight weeks without a player or caddy testing positive for the coronavirus and has made it to the end of its 2019-2020 season with a relatively low number of cases since returning from the pandemic shutdown in June. There have been 14 tournaments played
4:51 PM ET Associated Press Connor Syme birdied his last three holes to shoot a 2-under 69 Thursday and join a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Andalucia Masters. Syme started with a double bogey on the par-3 third hole but made four birdies on his back nine on a
Aug 28, 2020 The Jacksonville Jaguars will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, according to the preseason 1-32 order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Jags target Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence next April? That’s who ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay had them picking in his early
Chennai Super Kings are the only team yet to begin training for IPL 2020.© AFP Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad will begin training from Friday in the United Arab Emirates after all of their members, except the two who tested positive, tested negative in the follow up test for coronavirus on Thursday. CSK sources told
12:45 AM ET Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos will not be fighting next week in a key UFC light heavyweight bout after all. Teixeira has tested positive for COVID-19 and the UFC Fight Night main event bout scheduled for Sept. 12 has been rescheduled, UFC officials confirmed Wednesday to ESPN. Teixeira vs. Santos is now
11:07 AM ET Nevada bookmakers are locked in a dispute with Churchill Downs that, barring a last-minute resolution, will prevent the state’s sportsbooks from offering pari-mutuel wagering on the Kentucky Derby. The dispute is centered on a price increase requested by Churchill Downs for data from the track, which bookmakers use to take pari-mutuel wagers,
This weekend will mark the end of a significant era in Formula 1 as the Williams family steps down from the Williams team. Sixteen different drivers have won while racing for them – can you name them all? You’ve got five minutes… Can you name every winning driver for Williams? How to play Score: 0
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 faces “big challenges” to secure its future in the context of the world’s environmental problems. “Being critical, you could ask where F1 is and what place it fills – you need to be serious about that,” Vettel said. “There are some big questions to be answered to make sure
9:55 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s attempt to score 100 goals for Portugal could be put on hold with a toe infection forcing the Juventus forward to miss training ahead of Saturday’s UEFA Nations League clash with Croatia. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star goes into this weekend’s fixture in Portugal on 99 goals
Astana rider Alexey Lutsenko claimed the biggest success of his career with victory in stage six of the Tour de France as Britain’s Adam Yates retained the leader’s yellow jersey. Lutsenko left the rest of the breakaway behind on a tough climb 17km from the end of the 191km stage to Mont Aigoual. Yates finished
8:15 AM ET Postponed from its traditional running on the first Saturday in May for the first time since 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Kentucky Derby will take place on the first Saturday of September. Tiz the Law is the morning-line favorite (3-5) and is unbeaten in four starts this year. That includes
6:50 AM ET The NFL is about to enter a truly unprecedented season of football in 2020. It’s impossible to predict what will happen in a typical year, let alone what might happen in a season affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As we’ve seen with Major League Baseball, it would be an upset if all
9:49 AM ET Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN. The Nets announced the hiring Thursday afternoon. In recent weeks, Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks have been aggressive in recruiting Nash to make the leap