4:24 PM ET Remember how exciting the beginning of 2020 felt? The return of Conor McGregor? The buzz in Las Vegas reminiscent of his early rise in the UFC? What a way to start a new decade. Heck, the first quarter of 2020 was phenomenal too. We got a classic from Jon Jones and Dominick
7:55 AM ET American Sam Querrey, who was sanctioned by the ATP for breaching COVID-19 protocols at the St Petersburg Open in October, has defended his actions and said he did what he felt was right as a father and a husband. Querrey left Russia in a private jet with his wife and baby son
6:47 AM ET Associated Press Bob Brett, a tennis coach whose players included Grand Slam champions Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic and Marin Cilic, has died at the age of 67. Tennis Australia published a tribute to the Australian coach on Wednesday after being informed by Brett’s family of his passing. He had been battling cancer.
7:29 AM ET Let’s get one thing straight, now that we have said goodbye to 2020, this is not a challenge to 2021. Like saying, “Welp, it can’t be any worse, right?” (forced uncomfortable laughter) ESPN + Subscribe to ESPN+ to get access to all premium articles, Fantasy tools, plus thousands of your favorite sporting
6:18 AM ET Nick Kyrgios has paid the price for a year of inaction over COVID-19 concerns after he was ruled out of Australia’s team for next month’s ATP Cup after his world ranking slipped to No. 46 following an 11-month absence from the ATP Tour. The 25-year-old last played a competitive match at Acapulco
7:00 AM ET Fingers crossed that the 2021 MLB season will begin on time — and that we get to see some live baseball at the ballpark this year. As we wait, Buster Olney continues his annual ranking of the 10 best players at each position heading into the coming season, based on input from
3:30 AM ET The transfer window is now open in most leagues across the world, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official moves here. TOP STORY: Liverpool join race for Bayern’s Alaba Liverpool are one of five clubs — including Real Madrid — who
Report Andrew Tye and Jhye Richardson shared seven wickets between them for the Scorchers Perth Scorchers 4 for 183 (M Marsh 57*, Munro 50, Pope 2-13) beat Sydney Sixers 97 (Edwards 44, Tye 4-20, J Richardson 3-15) by 86 runs After no wins in their first four games, the Perth Scorchers have now run up
5:23 AM ET Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has reached out to players to reassure them of a February 8 tournament start date despite a COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne as well as accommodation and transport issues. International players are due to start arriving from January 15 but Open organisers are still locking in charter flights.
12:09 AM ET The United States upset heavily favored and undefeated Canada 2-0 in Edmonton to win the gold medal in the first ever World Junior Championship played in a bubble. In a defensive special, Boston College goaltender and Florida Panthers prospect Spencer Knight stopped all 34 shots he faced to secure USA’s first gold