10:07 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon is feared to be lost for one to two weeks because of a left ankle injury suffered in a scrimmage Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets are expected to have a clearer sense of Gordon’s injury timeline once he’s evaluated again Wednesday, sources
7:59 PM ET Associated Press Jimmie Johnson finally fulfilled his childhood dream of driving an Indy car with a test session Tuesday. When the seven-time NASCAR champion finished turning laps, he was sold on figuring out how to race next year in the IndyCar Series. “It only lit the fire more. I want to do
The UCI has revealed its 2021 calendar with Ride London-Surrey Classic not included after organisers withdrew. The women’s event, however, will go ahead on 30 May, as part of the women’s World Tour events. The men’s Tour de France will take place a week earlier to accommodate the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics cycling. The Tour will
5:27 PM ET UFC newcomer Khamzat Chimaev has already set the world on fire, recording two wins in 11 days this month at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. It was the quickest successful turnaround in UFC history — and both the company and the fighter are looking to keep that momentum going. 1 Related UFC
3:17 PM ET Major League Baseball has postponed all of the Miami Marlins‘ games through Sunday after the team’s recent coronavirus outbreak. MLB announced that Miami’s next six games, starting with Tuesday night’s home game against the Baltimore Orioles, have been postponed, citing the belief that “it is most prudent to allow the Marlins time
4:16 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA is allowing all major college football teams to begin their seasons as early as Aug. 29. The association confirmed that the football oversight committee had requested a blanket waiver to permit any school to push up the start of its season to the so-called Week Zero. The official
3:18 PM ET Associated Press A women’s professional tennis tournament that was supposed to be played in Tokyo in November has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the latest event scratched from the sport’s calendar. The Toray Pan Pacific Open already had been postponed from September because of the COVID-19 outbreak that has put
1:29 PM ET The UFC’s lightweight title will be unified on Oct. 24, Dana White announced on Tuesday, and compelling storylines surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his belt against interim champ Justin Gaethje serve as a backdrop for what is likely to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. The most poignant question mark
3:45 PM ET Philadelphia Union midfielder Warren Creavalle‘s preparation for the MLS is Back Tournament didn’t mean just getting as close as possible to full-game fitness and making sure he was mentally ready to enter the Florida bubble. Creavalle also had some T-shirt design projects on his plate. The Black Players for Change (BPC) was
British rider Alex Dowsett has pulled out of the Vuelta a Burgos after a team-mate contracted coronavirus. Dowsett, who rides for Israel Start Up Nation, withdrew before the race began on Tuesday as a precaution – but an initial test has come back negative. In an eventful first day of World Tour cycling’s return to
3:07 PM ET The PGA Tour has made a modification to its health and safety policy that will allow players and caddies who test positive for COVID-19 and have symptoms — but have gone 24 hours without a fever — to return to competition after 10 days. They also will be allowed to use the
2:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN Roy Jones Jr. believes it’s hard to pick a favorite for his eight-round exhibition bout against Mike Tyson on Sept. 12 in Carson, California. “It’s hard to say. Boxing is a strange sport,” Jones Jr. told ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday. “A lot of times people say the legs are
12:05 PM ET Which players will opt out of the 2020 NFL season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic? Now that the NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed on a plan to start training camps, we’ve seen Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announce his intention to sit out the season, followed
6:30 AM ET The NBA restart begins Thursday night, as the Utah Jazz–New Orleans Pelicans and LA Clippers–Los Angeles Lakers showdowns welcome fans back to basketball after the league’s four-month hiatus. Will we be watching an all-Los Angeles Western Conference finals? Plenty of our experts think so. Meanwhile, the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks don’t begin their
9:27 AM ET The PGA Tour announced Tuesday it is expanding its relationship with DraftKings, making the betting site its official betting operator. DraftKings had previously become the official daily fantasy game of the PGA Tour in 2019, but this agreement now gives the company the rights to use PGA Tour trademarks, the rights to
8:30 AM ET With the ACC likely to make a decision this week about its scheduling model and a possible season start date, and the Big 12 and SEC likely not too far behind, here are the most pressing questions surrounding the college football season. What does MLB’s Miami Marlins outbreak mean for CFB? While
7:45 AM ET New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower is opting out of the 2020 season, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Running back Brandon Bolden also is planning to opt out of the season, a source told ESPN. Starting offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, fullback Danny Vitale and reserve offensive lineman Najee Toran
7:15 AM ET This is an NBA award season unlike any other. On top of that, the league has loosened positional designations, allowing voters more flexibility in crafting ballots. With MVP, Rookie of the Year and the other major awards covered last week, let’s look at the five-man teams. All-NBA First team G: LeBron JamesG: