8:13 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In early August, Steve Smith revealed he had had bouts of depression while an active player with the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens. He talked about feeling “trapped, inferior and alone.” Carolina’s all-time leading receiver spoke out after the suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade. Smith also referred
Month: November 2018
10:28 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Kevin Harvick is no longer locked into a NASCAR Cup Series playoff spot as his race-winning car from Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway was found to have illegal alterations to the rear spoiler.
10:21 AM ET Simon Cambers This past September at the US Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas realized how popular he had become. “I received a message recently from one woman who said because of me, 71 percent of the kids [in Greek] schools choose to play tennis,” Tsitsipas told ESPN.com. “So I was like, ‘OK, I feel
8:48 AM 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 Tony Bellew steps into the ring for Saturday’s world title challenge and the toughest fight of his life insisting he is not in awe
8:59 AM ET Japanese junior middleweight brawler Yoshihiro Kamegai, who participated in several memorable battles, has announced his retirement from boxing. Kamegai (27-5-2, 24 KOs), 35, who fought 10 times in the United States, including his final four bouts, made his announcement Tuesday on social media. Yoshihiro Kamegai says he has lost some of his
8:34 AM ET Former Michigan State defensive lineman and accused rapist Auston Robertson will be back in a Michigan court Wednesday when a pretrial hearing for his third-degree criminal sexual assault charge is held in Ingham County Circuit Court. Robertson, a 6-foot-4, 275-pound former four-star recruit from Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was
7:45 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO — Here’s what we know about new Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton: he’s 33 years old and was selected in the 2003 NHL draft, the same class as Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook. Actually, the two know each other quite well: Colliton played in a summer league with Seabrook when
5:40 AM ET Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has described how meeting with psychologists is helping him ‘get on top’ of his mental health. The world No. 37, who has struggled with injuries throughout the year, said there were times when he had not been in the best mental health state in 2019 but he
After Raheem Sterling was awarded a penalty for tripping over his own feet against Shakhtar, the FC guys discuss if he should have told the referee. MANCHESTER, England — Raheem Sterling apologised to the referee after he controversially won a penalty in Manchester City’s 6-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk. The England forward kicked the floor
4:15 AM ET Formula One has confirmed Vietnam will host its first grand prix in April 2020, with the race set to be held in the country’s capital city Hanoi. The 5.565km circuit is located 12km west of the centre of Hanoi and will be part a street circuit with a purpose-built paddock complex. The