In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, this May, ESPN highlights the stories of athletes, coaches and other sports figures who have experienced personal battles with mental health, and who want to use their platforms to openly discuss what happened next, and what helped them. These stories reflect a broad range of subjects and
6:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics All-Star guard Jaylen Brown has a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist and will miss the remainder of the season, the team said Monday. Brown, who averaged a career-high 24.7 points on 48.4% shooting this season for Boston, was diagnosed with the injury over the weekend and
5:19 PM ET Hideki Matsuyama is making his first start since winning the Masters last month, looking to regain the form that saw him become the first Japanese male golfer to win a major championship. There was little time for Matsuyama to work on his game as he went home to Japan immediately following his
4:37 PM ET Jordan Spieth, who is making his first start since the Masters at his hometown AT&T Byron Nelson tournament this week, disclosed Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. Spieth, who won the Valero Texas Open on April 2 for his first PGA Tour victory in three-plus years, said he
5:00 PM ET ESPN.com staff Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is the favorite to win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. 1 Related Trainer Bob Baffert has been under scrutiny after Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, but an agreement was reached Tuesday to allow the horse to race Saturday. The
7:31 AM ET The UFC’s lightweight division is about to embark on a new era following the retirement of undefeated former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The division endured the Conor McGregor era of 2016 to 2018, during which he essentially held the belt hostage without a single title defense for 511 days before being stripped of
8:49 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Philadelphia Flyers will not be going to the Stanley Cup playoffs and their season ends Monday night. Gritty, the Flyers’ mascot, is using the occasion to reflect on the season: “I got naked (a lot), played in a ball pit, rode a mechanical bull, vacationed in Tahoe, hired (and
3:15 PM ET The UFC has lost another key bout from this weekend’s card. The UFC heads back on the road for another full capacity crowd at UFC 262 at the Toyota Center in Houston. The evening will focus on the future of the lightweight division as Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler fight for the
8:28 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight boxing title-unification fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in August, promoter Eddie Hearn said Tuesday. Joshua holds the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO titles, while fellow Briton Fury is the WBC belt holder. “Aug. 7, Aug. 14, I think it’s a very bad secret
1:34 PM ET Notre Dame receiver Jordan Johnson announced Tuesday he is transferring to UCF. An ESPN 300 recruit in the class of 2020 and the No. 6-ranked receiver nationally, Johnson played in only two games last season and did not have a catch. When he announced his intention to transfer last week, Johnson said