10:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Islanders‘ playoff run is helping boost season-ticket sales for their new arena, scheduled to open next year. The Islanders beat the Florida Panthers in the qualifying round, then advanced past the Washington Capitals in the first round. Now, the Isles lead the Philadelphia Flyers
12:14 PM ET Associated Press Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall. The team was selected by 47 AP poll voters who were asked to consider all Division I players —
2:23 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions canceled practice Tuesday to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. They addressed reporters as a team in front of their building to deliver a message that they will be part of the change in the United States against police brutality.
6:53 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the 2019-20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo won the award in a landslide, receiving 75 first-place votes from a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters and earning 432 points total. The 2018-19 MVP, Antetokounmpo becomes just the fifth player to win
9:29 PM ET Associated Press RIDGEDALE, Mo. — The hole Phil Mickelson considered the most important in the second round of his PGA Tour Champions career was not any of the eight he birdied but rather the only one on which he made bogey. He was 5 under after the front nine Tuesday at Ozarks
Aug 24, 2020 WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has said champion Tyson Fury has “no restrictions” ahead of his undisputed bout against Anthony Joshua next year after Dillian Whyte’s stunning defeat to Alexander Povetkin. Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) was due to face Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) in a mandatory defense early in 2021 but the latter’s
5:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN Discussions are underway for WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford to face former IBF welterweight titlist Kell Brook on Nov. 14, according to Top Rank’s Bob Arum. ”Kell Brook is a free agent, and we’re discussing a Crawford fight with the Kell Brook people,” Arum told ESPN on Tuesday. “That’s on
5:32 PM ET It’s incredible to think about, but there’s precedent for Barcelona and Lionel Messi ending up in court over their latest battle, which escalated Tuesday when he informed the club he wanted to leave after nearly 20 years of service. That the positions adopted by both parties — the wounded genius vs. the
3:16 PM ET Webb Simpson, who is ranked third in the FedEx Cup standings, has withdrawn from this week’s BMW Championship. “After playing consecutive weeks, Webb is taking the week off in order to be rested for the TOUR Championship in Atlanta,” a representative for Simpson said Tuesday. The field for this week’s playoff event
2:01 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Houston Astros‘ game against the Los Angeles Angels that was scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until next month because of Hurricane Laura. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sept. 5 in Anaheim. Los Angeles will be the home team for
2:42 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Kasperi Kapanen in a multiplayer trade on Tuesday with the Toronto Maple Leafs, reuniting the 24-year-old forward with the general manager who drafted him. The Penguins sent center Evan
Renault have decided to withdraw their appeal against the verdict in Formula 1’s “copying” controversy. Racing Point were docked 15 points and fined 400,000 euros (£360,000) for illegally copying Mercedes brake ducts. Renault appealed because they felt the verdict did not make it clear the rules required originality in car design. But on Tuesday, the
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was celebrating on the championship stage after Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, he held his youngest son, Brian, in his arms. Brian was wearing a blue Patriots jersey, a good 15 years away from graduating college. Older brother Steve Belichick was there,
6:30 AM ET Under every socially distanced player seat in the gyms in the NBA bubble is one of the newest pieces of league technology — and it has Kobe Bryant’s fingerprints on it. Last month, the NBA announced a partnership with Hyperice, a recovery technology company based in Orange County, California, that provides all
England paceman James Anderson cemented his place in cricket history by taking his 600th Test wicket as the rain-marred third and final Test against Pakistan at Southampton ended in a draw on Tuesday. Fresh downpours prevented play on the last day until 1515 GMT, meaning England, who were 1-0 up in the series, did not
9:05 AM ET Look big picture at Lincoln Riley’s QB résumé, and it’s close to impeccable. In each of his five seasons coaching at Oklahoma — two as a coordinator, three as head coach — his quarterbacks have finished in the top five in Heisman balloting. Of the three different starting QBs Riley has had,
James Anderson became the first fast bowler to get to 600 wickets in Tests.© AFP England’s James Anderson became the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets when he dismissed Pakistan’s captain Azhar Ali on the fifth day of the third and final Test between the two teams at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Anderson
Aug 24, 2020 Jeff Horn’s suggestion that he’ll “rag doll” Tim Tszyu in their super welterweight battle in Townsville, Australia, has been shrugged off by the younger fighter, who says he’s happy to “bang it out” and win ugly on Wednesday. Former WBO welterweight champion Horn meets unbeaten world-ranked super welterweight Tszyu at Queensland Country