1:45 PM ET Note: This article was originally published on December 12, 2019. It has been updated to reflect the selection of Tom Thibodeau on July 25, 2020. The New York Knicks have found their next sideline leader, and it’s someone who has plenty of history with the team. Sources tell ESPN that the Knicks
5:01 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Maurice Petty, part of a racing dynasty and the first engine builder to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, died Saturday. He was 81. His family confirmed the death. No cause was given. He was the son of Lee Petty and brother of
10:26 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Maximum Security won the $150,000 San Diego Handicap in a photo finish at Del Mar on Saturday, his first start in five months for new trainer Bob Baffert. Under new rider Abel Cedillo, Maximum Security caught pacesetter Midcourt at the top of the stretch and outlasted
9:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” WASHINGTON — THEY PLAYED BASEBALL here Thursday. The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals hosted the New York Yankees at Nationals Park. The attendance was 0. Max Scherzer, the Nationals’ ace, faced
11:35 PM ET The former champ is back on a winning track. Robert Whittaker edged out Darren Till via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Till dropped Whittaker in the first round, but Whittaker rallied beginning in a huge second to get the
Jul 24, 2020 It has taken a little longer than usual, but the final day of the Premier League season is almost upon us on the unexpected date of Sunday, July 26. Just for context, that is two weeks after the Euro 2020 final was originally scheduled to have been played, and just 13 days
7:22 PM ET The NBA is investigating what LA Clippers guard Lou Williams did while on an excused absence from the Orlando, Florida, campus, so it can assess the length of his re-quarantining process, multiple sources told ESPN on Saturday. Williams was photographed at an Atlanta gentleman’s club on Thursday night by the rapper Jack
7:59 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Brandon Jones must have learned something during two stifling Truck Series races at Kansas Speedway. He knew exactly what to do when he stepped in his Xfinity ride. The 23-year-old Jones came roaring around the outside of Austin Cindric on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered
7:38 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Michael Thompson hasn’t experienced the anxiety and thrill of playing the last round of a tournament in the final group for several years. This time, pitted against Richy Werenski in the 3M Open, he’ll do so without the murmuring, clapping and roaring sounds from the spectators. For
6:22 PM ET The Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday announced they have moved the season opener against Missouri State to Aug. 29, one week earlier than scheduled. The NCAA approved a waiver request from both schools to move the game — originally scheduled for Sept. 5 — to allow for scheduling flexibility in the midst of
8:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN The anticipated bantamweight unification fight between Naoya “Monster” Inoue and John Riel Casimero might not happen if Casimero doesn’t take a reduction of his original purse, according to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum. Inoue and Casimero were scheduled to meet April 25, but the fight was canceled because of the
6:17 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Joe Joyce ended a year out of the ring with a third-round TKO win over Michael Wallisch in the second professional boxing show in
5:20 PM ET ESPN News Services The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have stopped all in-person team activities and quarantined the entire football program after six additional positive tests for COVID-19 were announced Saturday. The program has had 10 total positive tests since returning to campus on June 15. The school, which reportedly had not been publicizing
4:20 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matt Crafton won his first race in three years Saturday when the three-time and reigning Trucks Series champion held off Christian Eckes over the final 20 laps to win the second race of a doubleheader at Kansas Speedway. It had been 67 races since Crafton won
12:39 PM ET Associated Press Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford practiced Saturday after he missed the start of training camp following a positive COVID-19 test. The 35-year-old Crawford said he was in quarantine at his place in Chicago. “The first few days that I started feeling symptoms, that was the hardest,” Crawford said on a
4:17 PM ET After a seven-month contract dispute, the New York Jets agreed to trade All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to the Seattle Seahawks for a package that includes first-round draft picks in each of the next two years. The Seahawks will send safety Bradley McDougald, first-round picks in 2021 and 2022 and a third-round pick
1:17 PM ET The New York Knicks and Tom Thibodeau are finalizing a five-year deal to make him the franchise’s next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Knicks president Leon Rose and agent Spencer Breecker of CAA Sports were working Saturday to complete contractual terms and a signed agreement is expected in the near future, sources
2:56 PM ET Simona Halep‘s appearance in the Palermo Ladies Open is questionable after Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza decreed a mandatory quarantine of 14 days for people coming to Italy from Romania or Bulgaria in an attempt to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. Halep, the defending Wimbledon champion from Romania, is the top