2:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate, who was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus this offseason and has since recovered, called attending Tom Brady‘s organized workouts a “calculated risk” and believes it won’t be much different than electing to play this season. Brate contracted the virus as the player-organized
12:39 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Two important players will be absent from the Milwaukee Bucks‘ lineup when the team with the NBA’s best record hits the court this week for the long-awaited restart. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer confirmed that Eric Bledsoe and Pat Connaughton will miss Friday’s game against the Boston Celtics as they continue
1:55 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Lewis Hamilton expects to stay in Formula One for at least three more years, revealing he is motivated to remain in the sport by its lack of diversity and his desire to prove he deserves a space on the grid. 2 Related The six-time world champion is out
11:30 AM ET The NBA is coming back today, and the MLB season began last week. NFL training camps are rolling, and the US Open is scheduled to kick off Aug. 31. Even though the coronavirus pandemic is still coursing through the country, it seems like the sports world, in various bubbles and with new
8:59 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing was one of the first sports to return to action as the world continued its battle with COVID-19. Starting in early June, Top Rank created a bubble inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and put on fights multiple times a week for fans of the sweet science to
7:45 AM ET Rory McIlroy has said he may not return to Europe from the United States this year due to the risks associated with travelling amid the coronavirus pandemic. McIlroy, who is in the field for the PGA Tour’s WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational this week, will play in the U.S. Open in September but
6:53 AM ET Naomi Osaka will play in next month’s U.S. Open in New York, the 2018 champion’s management team has told Reuters. Several media reports had said she had not registered for the tournament and had decided to skip the event, which kicks off on Aug. 31 and will be played under strict bio-security
9:29 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Ernie Banks famously said: “Let’s play two.” Baseball players just might not want to play nine innings twice in one day during this pandemic-delayed season. While the Cleveland Indians swept the Chicago White Sox in the first doubleheader of the season on Tuesday, union head Tony
6:41 AM ET After 20 full weeks on hiatus, the 2019-20 NBA season is finally ready to restart. In case you’d forgotten, the Milwaukee Bucks lead the Eastern Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers are atop the West, the Memphis Grizzlies are clinging to the West’s 8-seed and the Toronto Raptors are still — more than
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders After months of a pandemic-induced pause, the NHL returns in earnest Saturday. Players will hit the ice again as the NHL’s return-to-play plan hits Phase 4 and the postseason begins. Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12 teams from each conference playing in