7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: Remember how I’d walk in,What excitement there would be?Never less than 20 people,I had lots of friends, you see. I gave the party, I was the host.Everyone loved me, I was the most. But nothing lasts forever,And the deepest well runs dry.Just ’cause I’ve stopped rolling sevensDoesn’t
7:00 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Lincoln Riley could barely believe it. A budding
11:41 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft In a season filled with injuries thus far, fantasy managers are surely seeking replacements. Here are three players well worth adding in ESPN leagues: Matt Carpenter, 3B/1B, St. Louis Cardinals 2 Related You’re going to want a piece of the Cardinals offense during these final 11 regular-season days. The
6:24 AM ET THE NINE MONTHS it took to schedule a dinner between Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and the franchise’s newest superstar, LeBron James, really wasn’t that long by Los Angeles standards. James lives in Beverly Hills; Buss lives in Playa Vista. Busy people, L.A. traffic, intense jobs — nine months is actually
8:04 AM ET Miguel Baeza was doing a strength-and-conditioning drill, jumping over hurdles at his gym, MMA Masters, in Miami. The up-and-coming UFC welterweight had just completed three rounds of sparring. Fatigue was setting in. On his second and third jumps over the hurdle, he touched the bar. On the fourth and fifth times, he
8:37 AM ET Novak Djokovic has spoke with ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi regarding his breakaway players body, the world No.1 confirmed, reiterating that the new association could be a “positive addition” to the men’s Tour. Djokovic stepped down as head of the ATP player council last month along with members Vasek Pospisil, John Isner and
Sep 17, 2020 Andy Murray thinks the Australian Open should consider removing Margaret Court’s name from the arena at Melbourne Park as he said the multiple Grand Slam champion’s values are at odds with what tennis stands for. The 78-year-old Court, who holds the all-time record of 24 major singles titles, has been heavily criticised
7:00 AM ET Kathleen McNamee The last time AC Milan came to Ireland for a European competition it was 1975 and they were held to a scoreless draw by Athlone Town, “a team of postmen, butchers and bakers” as the BBC reported it on the night. Shamrock Rovers, the League of Ireland’s most successful team
6:55 AM ET There has been only one NHL playoff team to rally and win after facing a 3-1 series deficit in the round immediately preceding the Stanley Cup Final: The New Jersey Devils in 2000, who went on to win the Stanley Cup. The architect of that team? New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello.
11:31 AM GMT Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) appear to be at an impasse, with the former continuing to deny the latter unrestricted access to the forensic report which it used to fire former CEO Thabang Moroe. SASCOC, who last week instructed CSA’s Board and executive