Sep 5, 2020 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — On the morning of Feb. 7, 2017, as master sommelier Randall Bertao scanned the list of 79 students who were set to spend the next two days taking the Court of Master Sommeliers introductory exam, one name jumped off the page. He wasn’t expecting to see Cristie Kerr, seeking
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday confirmed that he is in discussions with PCB for a plum post in country’s cricket set-up which is believed to be chairman of selector’s post replacing Misbah ul Haq. The PCB has plans to removed head coach Misbah ul Haq from the chief selector’s position and Akhtar
9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN After a long hiatus, boxing returned in the early summer months with a series of fight cards designed to get the business going. Those cards featured a handful of recognizable names and a few solid, if not spectacular fights. Heading into the fall, it’s time for the marquee events to
7:26 PM ET In 2014, UFC strawweight Angela Hill became the first Black American woman to sign with the promotion, and on Saturday, she’ll become the first to headline a card when she faces Michelle Waterson in a Fight Night main event. Hill’s fight was originally scheduled to be the co-main event until Glover Teixeira
4:46 AM ET Gabriel Marcotti Think back, a little less than six months ago, and you’ll journey to apocalyptic predictions about the future of football. This was a time when leagues had stopped and it wasn’t clear whether they’d be returning at all; a time when a KPMG study suggested that the Big Five leagues
11:12 AM ET For much of the last year, D’Eriq King has constantly been tested. There were the on-field struggles and an off-the-field quagmire that led to his unexpected exit at Houston. There was his mother’s cancer diagnosis. There was the loss of his father, less than a month after he left the only city
8:11 AM ET Tim Herron turned 50 in February, his new lease on golf life set to commence. The PGA Tour Champions beckoned, and he was slowly getting acclimated to senior golf and its 54-hole events and golf carts when it all came crashing to a halt. Like the rest of the sports world, golf
HSBC has extended its sponsorship with British Cycling to cover the rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The bank had announced that it would be ending the deal early, but coronavirus has since disrupted those plans. The deal is understood to be worth £10m per Olympic cycle. “I’m incredibly proud of what our two
6:38 AM ET A buzzer beater, a team playing with only nine forwards, some controversial hits and a player reuniting with a very good pup. Wednesday in the NHL ran a gamut of emotions. Thursday surely won’t let up, as we get a pivotal Game 3 in the Western Conference Finals between the Vegas Golden
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is to join the renamed Aston Martin team in Formula 1 next year. Aston Martin said signing Vettel was “a clear statement of the team’s ambition” to establish themselves at the front. Vettel replaces Sergio Perez, who announced he was leaving on Wednesday. More to follow.
11:44 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Houston Rockets forward Danuel House Jr.‘s status
1:40 AM ET The legendary baseball writer Roger Angell turns 100 next week. In his classic book “The Summer Game,” he poetically describes his beloved sport: “Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain
11:40 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Nikita Kucherov scored with 8.8 seconds left to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night and a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Kucherov beat Russian countryman Semyon Varlamov after a perfect pass from Ryan McDonagh,
More than 20,000 coronavirus tests will be carried out during the virus-hit Indian Premier League, the Twenty20 tournament’s medical partner said Thursday. The world’s richest cricket league, starting on September 19, is being held in United Arab Emirates this year because of the pandemic, and likely with no spectators. Most of the 200 players from
4:22 AM ET Most footballers shy away from comparisons to the greats but not Harry Kane. The Tottenham and England striker has consistently judged himself against the two best players of this generation, and perhaps all-time: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. A reminder of this came in the first episode of Amazon’s “All or Nothing:
1:20 PM ET Defending national champion LSU will have fans this season at 25% capacity of Tiger Stadium but no tailgating on campus, the school announced Wednesday. Fans will be required to wear face coverings and observe social distancing guidelines. Although no tailgating is allowed, fans will be able to gather near their vehicles with
5:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Daniil Medvedev, the 2019 US Open men’s runner-up, is back in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row. The third-seeded Medvedev beat longtime pal Andrey Rublev 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in an all-Russian quarterfinal Wednesday. He is set for a
9:04 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs have added an insurance policy to the record-setting, 10-year extension signed by quarterback Patrick Mahomes in July, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The move protects the Chiefs, who begin their Super Bowl title defense Thursday night against the Houston Texans, in the event that an injury prevents