3:00 PM ET As comprehensively and expertly examined by ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski, this year’s trade deadline is shaping up to be the most unusual in league history: “… There are unique challenges, like quarantines and immigration issues. There’s the seismic shift in the league’s economic landscape. There are the struggles teams have had in evaluating
2:30 PM ET Happy Opening Day! As the 2021 MLB season officially begins, we’re tracking the key takeaways and signature moments from each game across the country. Starting with a snow-filled AL Central matchup in Detroit and a Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Gerrit Cole pitching showdown in New York, there has been plenty to talk about
Report West Indies lost two early wickets but are sitting comfortably in control of the match with a 165-run lead Lunch West Indies 69 for 2 (Brathwaite 22*, Mayers 9*, Lakmal 1-13) and 354 (Brathwaite 126, Cornwall 73, Lakmal 4-94) lead Sri Lanka 258 (Thirimanne 55, Nissanka 51, Roach 3-58) by 165 runs West Indies
2:15 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — This year’s Rio Open tennis tournament was canceled Thursday because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, organizers said. The ATP tournament had already been postponed from its original February dates, and organizers said the continued uncertainty around the pandemic meant it would not be
2:58 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN When the NBA trade deadline came and went last Thursday, one of the bigger names thought to be available stayed put as New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball wasn’t dealt. Ball, who is in the final year of his rookie deal and will be a restricted free agent in the
12:56 PM ET Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said Thursday he turned down more money to re-sign with the Indianapolis Colts, the only franchise he’s played for in the NFL. “I wanted to stay here no matter what the cost was. I gave up a lot of money to stay here and that’s what I wanted
12:02 PM ET A trio of college basketball players met with NCAA president Mark Emmert on Thursday and asked the association to adopt a temporary blanket waiver that would allow all athletes to make money from endorsement deals next school year while more permanent decisions take shape. Michigan‘s Isaiah Livers, Iowa‘s Jordan Bohannon and Rutgers‘
10:44 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said he realised last year the value of pushing for equality by diplomatic means rather than by embarrassing people. Seven-time world champion Hamilton has become outspoken on the issue of equality and knelt ahead of every Formula One race last season. Ahead of the season, Hamilton had called out F1
10:14 AM ET Associated Press Back in January, two Democratic senators introduced federal legislation called the College Athlete Bill of Rights. Among a long list of reforms, there was one item that jumped out as a potential game-changer to college sports: Schools would be required to share 50% of their profit with athletes from revenue-generating
9:00 AM ET Fighters will be getting a small increase in pay under the UFC’s new uniform deal with Venum. UFC 260 on March 27 was the final event under the UFC’s outfitting policy with Reebok. Beginning April 1, the UFC’s official uniform partner will be martial arts brand Venum, UFC senior executive vice president