2:24 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton won’t play for the Carolina Hurricanes in Saturday’s opener against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference’s expanded playoff qualifying round. Hamilton has missed multiple practices, though the league has prohibited teams from disclosing whether a player is injured or ill amid the
Month: July 2020
6:33 AM ET Serena Williams will be leading the drive to reboot pro tennis in North America after nearly five months without any official tournament play due to the coronavirus pandemic. It seems appropriate, even uplifting, during a time of great anxiety and uncertainty that the player many view as the greatest of all Grand
9:07 PM ET The UFC is targeting a 125-pound bout between former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade and Jessica Eye for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 17, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The promotion has not announced the flyweight contest but is close to finalizing it, sources said. The UFC Fight Night event will
5:46 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic acknowledges the smaller Octagon in which he will fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on Aug. 15 in Las Vegas probably benefits his opponent, if anyone. But he does not see it having an impact on the result. Miocic (19-3) will face Cormier (22-2) for the third
11:47 AM ET Associated Press As coronavirus cases spike in other parts of the country a month before the U.S. Open is supposed to start in New York, the U.S. Tennis Association said Friday it “continues its plans” to hold its marquee event and another tournament beforehand. The U.S. Open — usually the year’s last
12:03 PM ET Racing Point F1 boss Otmar Szafnauer insists the team had no issue with the two-day trip Sergio Perez took to Mexico before the positive test which sidelined him for the British Grand Prix. Racing Point has called on Nico Hulkenberg to replace Perez this weekend after the Mexican contracted the virus. On
9:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN As the calendar turns to August, boxing gets back into full swing as Matchroom Sports and Premier Boxing Champions restart their promotions. Each has plenty of action lined up, and this weekend kicks off a busy stretch of fights to end the summer. There will be cards around the world
8:27 AM ET Steve KimESPN LAS VEGAS — Bob Arum sits in his hotel suite on the 12th floor of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, awaiting the results of his coronavirus test. It’s the 12th time he has gone through the process, waiting to confirm he’s safe to go about his business — running
2:40 PM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Loudon, New Hampshire, for Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. Denny Hamlin won the Super Start Batteries 400 last week in Kansas for his Cup Series-leading fifth victory of the season. Who will take the checkered flag Sunday afternoon (3 p.m. ET) at New
8:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed Thursday to stage seven-inning doubleheaders starting Saturday, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. With a number of doubleheaders expected to take place because of rescheduled games due to current and potential coronavirus outbreaks as well as weather-related