7:00 AM ET While his Tampa Bay Lightning players were filming viral videos on jet skis back in Florida, coach Jon Cooper has been situated in one of the least Florida-like locations in the U.S. during the NHL’s paused season. “Idaho,” Cooper told ESPN this week, indicating that it’s been a summer getaway for his
8:00 AM ET espnW Staff Venus Williams was just a teen when she said it. She has spent the next 23 years proving it. “Everything’s different about me. Just face the facts.” Those words came before her powerful and athletic game led her to the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis. They came before she
1:27 AM BST ESPN staff Outgoing Wallabies selector Michael O’Connor has lifted the lid on Australia’s failed Rugby World Cup campaign, revealing how Michael Cheika’s virtual autocracy and a “secret” game plan never sat well with a playing group that made countless errors at training. O’Connor is no longer employed by Rugby Australia, his role
5:30 PM ET Steve KimESPN The second week of Top Rank fights at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday kicked off with a close welterweight contest that saw Giovani Santillan (26-0, 15 KOs) retain his undefeated record by a slim margin as he won a majority decision over veteran Antonio DeMarco
1:02 AM ET Alabama landed its third ESPN 300 commitment in June on Tuesday when wide receiver Christian Leary announced his decision for the Tide. Leary is a 5-foot-9, 180-pound receiver out of Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida, who chose Alabama over Auburn, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma and West Virginia. He’s the No. 74
9:20 PM ET In an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases warned of the potential dangers of letting the Major League Baseball season go too far into the fall. “If the question is time, I would try to keep it in the
5:57 PM ET Lionel Messi moved closer to a career milestone in Barcelona’s win over Leganes. Alex Caparros/Getty Images Lionel Messi scored his 699th career goal as Barcelona extended their lead atop the La Liga table with a 2-0 victory over Leganes on Tuesday. The win gives the Blaugrana 64 points from 29 matches, five points
12:04 AM ET Steve KimESPN Michael Plania scored a major upset by defeating Joshua Greer Jr. in the main event of Tuesday night’s Top Rank Boxing card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Plania, a +275 underdog, scored two knockdowns and defeated the WBO’s No. 1 ranked bantamweight by majority decision (96-92,
10:41 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The arena for Seattle’s expansion NHL team is behind schedule by a couple of months but is still expected to open in plenty of time for the team to begin play in the 2021-22 NHL season. Team president Tod Leiweke said there have been issues related to the
9:23 AM IST March 15 Two days after the Australia-New Zealand ODI is played behind closed doors at the SCG the remainder of the Australian season is cancelled. “We’re in uncertain times, and it’s difficult to project precisely what will transpire over the next number of months,” Roberts said. “We really empathise with the situation