8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Dick Allen’s No. 15 was retired by the Philadelphia Phillies in a ceremony Thursday, a long overdue honor for one of the franchise’s greatest players who fought against racism during a tumultuous period with the team in the 1960s. Allen, 78, thanked Phillies managing partner John Middleton,
9:49 AM ET Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN. The Nets announced the hiring Thursday morning. In recent weeks, Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks have been aggressive in recruiting Nash to make the leap
11:15 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — A month into training camp, the New Orleans Saints are seeing the full spectrum of what Jameis Winston brings to the field. Yes, that means some interceptions, some deep overthrows and some off-target days — along with the beautiful 55-yard strikes that flick easily off his wrist and the
9:21 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The entire 59-game WBBL season will be held in Sydney, starting on October 25, to enable the competition to go ahead amid the challenges created by Covid-19. Sydney had already been scheduled to host a three-week hub during the competition – with matches at North Sydney Oval, Hurstville Oval and
8:34 AM ET ATLANTA — Here’s one unconventional way to look at Jon Rahm‘s dramatic 66-foot birdie putt on Sunday during the BMW Championship sudden-death playoff: It pulled him within 2 strokes of Dustin Johnson heading into this week’s Tour Championship. Forget that it was his fifth PGA Tour victory and second in 2020 and
6:42 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Manchester United are preparing to submit a new bid for Jadon Sancho, according to
7:58 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A women’s bantamweight bout between Sijara Eubanks and Karol Rosa for UFC Fight Night on Saturday has been canceled because of weight cutting issues for Rosa, UFC officials confirmed to
7:20 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Players can ride in carts during practice rounds and caddies can use them during the tournament to cope with the extreme heat expected for the ANA Inspiration next week in the California desert. The LPGA announced the decision on its website Thursday. Traditionally the first major
6:50 PM ET Steve KimESPN Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face mandatory IBF world title challenger Kubrat Pulev on Dec. 12 at the O2 Arena in London if everything goes according to plan, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said Thursday. “We’re still looking at alternative options with team Pulev,” Hearn told ESPN, “but we
5:37 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Bruins captain Zdeno Chara says he wants to play next season, when he will turn 44 — and he wants to do it in Boston. Chara said Thursday that he was still raw from the Bruins’ playoff elimination when he said Monday night, “I’m going to be open-minded”