3:13 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — In 1921, George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe, drew a walk and stole two bases in the fifth inning of a World Series game. In 2020, Markus Lynn
6:02 PM ET It has been a while since Marcus Rashford was making headlines for his day job, but the Manchester United forward likes nothing more than a late goal in Paris to remind people of what made him famous in the first place: his ability on a football pitch. It was deja vu all
5:23 AM GMT Outspoken Seven chief executive James Warburton has backed away from a months-long campaign against Cricket Australia, stressing to advertisers that the free-to-air network “love cricket” even as they sit in the midst of an arbitration process geared at shaving a huge chunk off the rights fees due to the governing body. Ever
8:00 AM ET Welcome back to our weekly Heisman Watch for the 2020 college football season. Throughout the year, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 14 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place votes,
8:52 PM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates, the state’s top health official said Tuesday. San Francisco and neighboring Alameda and Santa Clara are the only counties that meet the threshold for pro sports. However,
4:05 PM ET Associated Press An unexpected open week would be the perfect opportunity to consider changes following No. 4 Georgia’s ugly loss to Alabama. There was no indication from coach Kirby Smart on Tuesday that a change is coming at quarterback. Asked if Stetson Bennett is still Georgia’s starter, Smart said “Like I have
10:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN Teofimo Lopez defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko by unanimous decision Saturday to become a four-belt holder in the lightweight division, but Lomachenko’s manager said on Tuesday that he was infuriated by judge Julie Lederman’s scoring the bout 119-109. “Does she need to be suspended for life from judging boxing matches? That’s my
9:09 PM ET Steve KimESPN Recently dethroned lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko underwent right shoulder surgery on Monday, according to his manager, Egis Klimas. Lomachenko previously had surgery on his right shoulder in May 2018. Klimas said this surgery was the result of both a preexisting ailment and an injury Lomachenko suffered during the second round
11:43 AM ET Rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will take over as the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback beginning Week 8 vs. the Los Angeles Rams, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. With the Dolphins currently on their bye week, it will give Tagovailoa two weeks to prepare for the transition. Tagovailoa’s first NFL start will come
5:48 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints won’t have to relocate to LSU’s Tiger Stadium to have fans in attendance. The Saints and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced an agreement Tuesday to have a limited number of fans back in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome over the remainder of the season under a