10:16 AM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic‘s parents defended their son on Wednesday and blamed another tennis player for spreading the coronavirus at a series of exhibition matches hosted by the top-ranked player. Djokovic and his wife tested positive for the virus on Tuesday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion then apologized online
6:51 AM ET Tim Bontemps Andrew Lopez While other NBA players started working out in their home markets this week to prepare for training camp, Zion Williamson never left. The New Orleans Pelicans‘ rookie phenom has been a regular at the team’s facility throughout the hiatus, one of several players the league granted exceptions to
10:26 AM ET The Washington Redskins are removing George Preston Marshall’s name from their Ring of Fame at FedEx Field, according to a source, less than a week after his statue was removed from their former home. Marshall was the last NFL owner to integrate his franchise. The Redskins also will remove him from their
7:00 AM ET Thomas Beattie’s pro soccer career took him all over the globe. Courtesy Penoramic Publishing EDITOR’S NOTE: Thomas Beattie played professional soccer from 2008-15. A native of England, he came up through the Hull City youth academy, but his career took him across three continents as he searched for his true identity. This is
8:22 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Pope Francis has praised Alex Zanardi as an example of strength amid adversity as the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist recovers from a handbike crash. Francis penned a handwritten letter of encouragement assuring Zanardi and his family of his prayers. It was published on the front page
9:05 AM ET Romain Grosjean says the difference in machinery between the ten Formula One teams on the grid makes it impossible to know who has been the best driver in the sport for the last 30 years. Speaking in the latest edition of the ESPN F1 Podcast, the Haas driver talked about missed opportunities
11:04 AM ET Every team has one — the do-everything player who rarely grabs the headlines but is one of the biggest reasons for its success. To their teammates, though, they are not working in obscurity and deserve a little love. So here is a little love as we recognize the most unheralded player on
5:38 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Surrey and Middlesex are set to take the field for the first time this season at the Kia Oval in July, as county cricket inches towards a return in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The match is scheduled to be a two-day red-ball encounter, on July 26-27, and is
9:30 AM ET David De Gea has been given 12 months to save his Manchester United career. For some, that may seem a generous period of time for a goalkeeper whose form has been in decline for the past two years, but sources have told ESPN that the summer of 2021 will be when the
11:35 PM ET Three Colorado Rockies players have tested positive for the coronavirus, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, confirming a report by The Denver Post. Two players were asymptomatic and one showed symptoms, according to the newspaper, which reported that the positive tests came last week. This month, several Rockies players have been taking