10:11 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR’s top drivers have once again unified to form an independent council to gain a collective voice in decisions that affect the sport. The Drivers Advisory Council, announced Friday, is a more organized effort than a previous attempt to unify in 2014. A board of directors has
9:55 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” TAMPA, Fla. — The most important day in baseball’s attempt to salvage its season arrives Saturday. Major League Baseball plans to make a proposal it hopes will defibrillate negotiations on a new
Andrew Strauss only played 28 games of T20 cricket in his career yet nobody better personifies English cricket’s changing attitudes to the IPL. Months later, Strauss was appointed as director of cricket at the ECB with an enlightened view. “Thirty-eight of the 44 players involved in the semi-finals of the World Cup had IPL experience;
1:03 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ORLANDO, Fla. — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred called the possibility of missing regular-season games amid the league’s lockout of players “a disastrous outcome” but called himself an “optimist” and said,
9:25 AM ET If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then consider Trevor Zegras quite flattered. Ever since the Anaheim Ducks rookie sent a pass over the Buffalo Sabres’ net to teammate Sonny Milano for a goal on Dec. 7 — on a move heretofore known as “The Zegras” — he’s been inundated with
6:42 AM ET Tottenham have urged fans to move on from using the Y-word. Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have called on their supporters to “move on” from using the word “Y–” after concluding a thorough review with fans’ focus groups. Many Tottenham fans chant the controversial word,
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MOBILE, Ala. — As members of the Detroit Lions coaching staff exited the locker room of Hancock Whitney Stadium on Saturday, Jim Nagy followed behind to survey the area on their way out. The outcome of the 2022 Senior Bowl game didn’t matter, but Nagy, the executive director, hopes head
Feb 10, 2022 The second edition of the Basketball Africa League [BAL] is set to tip off in Dakar, Senegal, on March 5, with the 12 competing teams confirmed and defending champions Zamalek returning. The group phase will take place in Dakar (Sahara Conference – March 5-15th) and in Cairo (Nile Conference – April 9-19th)
Feb 11, 2022 Eric KarabellESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The official start of the 2022 fantasy baseball season may be in a bit of
7:50 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Anderson Silva stands alone among middleweights in the history of mixed martial arts. You can carve that into granite. If one were to mimic the sculptural design of Mount Rushmore,