1:37 PM ET A 2003-04 LeBron James Upper Deck rookie Patch Parallel card sold at auction for $1.845 million on Sunday at Goldin Auctions to Lob.com CEO Leore Avidar. The price tag on the rare card sets a record for modern-day cards (recognized as cards produced in 1980 or later) and is the most any
3:59 AM IST Not long after tea on the fourth day, it looked as if this Test was heading, as Stuart Broad put it, for a “bore draw”. West Indies required only 38 more runs to avoid the follow-on and had six wickets in hand. On a slow surface, it looked as if they could
3:15 PM ET Alabama has been one of the hottest teams on the recruiting trail since May, and that momentum continued Sunday when ESPN 300 offensive lineman T.J. Ferguson, ranked No. 78 overall, committed to the Crimson Tide. Ferguson is a 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman from Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia, and
1:05 PM ET NFL players took to Twitter on Sunday in a coordinated effort to urge the NFL to listen to its experts’ guidelines on safely opening training camps amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the players used the hashtag #WeWantToPlay to accompany their tweets. NFL Players Association president JC Tretter tweeted: “What you are
2:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby did not practice Sunday, a day after leaving a team scrimmage with an undisclosed health issue. The team captain and two-time NHL MVP scored during an organized scrimmage Saturday. Coach Mike Sullivan declined to offer specifics on what happened to Crosby in the immediate
12:20 PM ET ESPN 300 cornerback Jordan Hancock announced his commitment to Ohio State on Sunday. The No. 102 ranked prospect decommitted from Clemson on July 14, and is now a part of the Buckeyes class. Hancock is a 6-foot, 170-pound corner from North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and originally committed to Clemson
Lewis Hamilton has criticised his fellow drivers and Formula 1 for not doing enough to combat racism. His comments came after a second consecutive race in which an anti-racism demonstration by the drivers was marred by confusion and lack of unity. The Mercedes driver said: “There is definitely not enough support for it. It’s lacking
1:24 PM BST England coach Eddie Jones has called on rugby union’s lawmakers to implement measures to speed up the game and increase fatigue, including reducing the number of permitted replacements in matches from eight to six. Jones said lengthy television reviews and debates with referees have provided players with extended breaks and prevented them
Stuart Broad appeals for the wicket of Shane Dowrich © Getty Images Stuart Broad says that England may be willing to set West Indies an achievable target on the final day of the second Test in exchange for the opportunity to get hold of a second new ball, after giving themselves an outside chance of
1:33 PM ET Liam Wheeler Tottenham kept their European dream alive with a crushing 3-0 victory over a stunned Leicester side who saw their own Champions League hopes dented in the process. Son Heung-min set Spurs on their way when his early effort was deflected into the goal by James Justin before Lucas Moura played
12:26 PM ET Associated Press Sidney Crosby was two months removed from lifting the Stanley Cup when he turned his attention to winning another championship. It was early September 2016, and the Pittsburgh Penguins captain stepped on the ice in Ottawa for Canada’s training camp ahead of the World Cup of Hockey. Players had gone
11:13 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo left no doubt on Saturday night as to who is the top flyweight in the UFC. Figueiredo knocked down Joseph Benavidez three times in the first round and finished the fight late in the round with a rear-naked choke to capture the vacant flyweight championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
10:56 AM ET Former Nebraska receiver JD Spielman, who led the Cornhuskers in receiving yards and touchdown catches in 2019, has transferred to TCU, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Spielman, a senior from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, will have one season of eligibility remaining. 247 Sports first reported Spielman’s decision. Spielman, 5 feet, 9 inches
Lewis Hamilton moved into the world championship lead for the first time this season with a dominant victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver pulled out an eight-second lead in three wet laps at the start of the race before switching to dry tyres, and controlled the race from there. Hamilton even had
8:00 AM ET The destructive tension that exists between the Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball has been fueled in recent winters by the slogging nature of the bidding on free agents, with journeymen and even stars waiting longer than they felt they should have for suitable offers to take shape. For
7:00 AM ET The last time the New England Patriots didn’t win the AFC East was 2008, when quarterback Tom Brady missed the season with a torn ACL. Now that Brady is no longer in the division, could things come full circle with a new AFC East champion? The Patriots’ streak of 11 straight division
3:54 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The North-based New Zealand internationals, including seniors Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Ross Taylor, will return to outdoor training at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui this week. Earlier, the South-based players trained at New Zealand’s first winter camp in Lincoln from July 13 to 16. The second national camp in
4:38 AM BST A neck injury to Otere Black is expected to see Beauden Barrett return to his preferred fly-half position next week, which should give him a chance to recoup lost ground to Richie Mo’unga in the battle for the All Blacks No. 10 jersey. Barrett has been playing fullback for the Blues in