4:33 PM ET Charles Leclerc says he feared Romain Grosjean was dead following the Frenchman’s fiery crash in Bahrain. Grosjean spent three nights in the hospital before being discharged on Wednesday morning after receiving treatment for burns on both hands Leclerc, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “I saw the crash in my mirrors, was aware
6:09 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN One of the NBA’s biggest offseason questions is still lingering: Will Giannis Antetokounmpo agree to a five-year supmermax extension to remain in Milwaukee? Although his current head coach Mike Budenholzer and teammate Khris Middleton might not have the answers, they’ve let their intentions be known. “I have a lot of
5:09 PM ET Several NHL teams are exploring the possibility of playing some 2020-21 home games in outdoor venues and in front of fans if local COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings would allow for them, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The Boston Bruins confirmed they’re exploring home games at Fenway Park, which has hosted
4:09 PM GMT Fit-again captain Johnny Sexton will return when Ireland take on Scotland in their Autumn Nations Cup clash at the Aviva Stadium after coach Andy Farrell named the squad on Thursday. Sexton was forced off the field with a hamstring problem that he sustained in their opening win over Wales and replaces the
11:12 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley‘s recovery from ACL reconstruction and a meniscus repair in his right knee, following a Week 2 injury that ended the New York Giants running back’s 2020 season, is on schedule. Barkley is back in New Jersey and rehabbing at the Giants’ facility. He spent almost a
2:34 PM GMT Debutant Jaco van der Walt is one of six Scotland changes to face Ireland in the Autumn Nations Cup at the weekend as coach Gregor Townsend rung the changes after their home loss to France last month. South African-born Van der Walt has been training with the team over the last month
9:52 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to keep busy in retirement. And one of his planned tasks? Helping to get mixed martial arts into the Olympics. The current UFC lightweight champion, who announced his retirement in October, said at a news conference Tuesday in Uzbekistan that he is already working behind the scenes in an
11:58 AM ET Italy have been drawn to face Spain while Belgium will meet France in the last four of the Nations League finals which will be hosted by the Italians next October, UEFA said on Thursday. The matches will be respectively at San Siro in Milan on Oct. 6 and the Juventus Stadium in
4:38 PM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna ODI status is spurring an ambitious recruitment drive by USA Cricket
11:17 AM ET Haas’ Kevin Magnussen will drive in American sports car series IMSA in 2021 for the Chip Ganassi team. Magnussen has not been retained for another season of Formula One by Haas. The Danish driver finished on the podium at his debut race for McLaren at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix but was