7:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Jason Miller/Getty Images While lying on the court in pain after tearing his left Achilles tendon on Dec. 6, Rodney Hood began to contemplate his basketball future. “The initial thought is like, ‘Damn. Most guys used to retire after the Achilles injury,'” the Portland Trail Blazers swingman told ESPN this
7:00 AM ET The 2020 MLB draft was held in unique circumstances — reduced to five rounds, conducted remotely, with spring scouting virtually nonexistent because of the coronavirus pandemic. But in the end, the same old question must be answered: How did each team do? Here’s a team-by-team breakdown of all 30 draft classes, grouped
1:41 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman promises this summer’s unconventional tournament “won’t be too gimmicky,” as the league balances safety concerns with creating a good television product and maintaining the integrity of the Stanley Cup. “I think everybody can feel good, based on the combination of the play-in round and the way we’re going
3:51 AM ET Australian Nick Kyrgios has said the United States Tennis Association (UTSA) is being “selfish” by pressing ahead with the US Open on its original dates from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13. USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier confirmed on Monday that the tournament was ready to move forward “as long as we get the
4:44 AM ET Timo Werner has informed RB Leipzig that he does not want to play in the club’s Champions League quarterfinal tie, provisionally scheduled for August, so he can push through a move to Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. The 24-year-old has agreed to join the Blues on a five-year deal worth up to
7:22 AM ET Given what we already know about Phil Mickelson, it comes as no surprise that he had a mischievous side long before he became famous. And his sister, Tina, has no issue with dishing some of that dirt. On a Thanksgiving Day of his youth, it seems that Phil sneaked out of the
6:25 AM ET China has been invited to host two Formula One races in Shanghai this season but no decision has been reached over whether to accept the offer, the head of the Shanghai Sports Bureau has told local media. The Chinese Grand Prix was supposed to take place at the Shanghai International circuit on
3:48 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Already deprived of live action, cricket fans were spared further agony as the hugely popular Twitter account of Rob Moody (robelinda2) came back to life after being temporarily shut down for copyright infringement. Moody’s Twitter and YouTube streams have long been the biggest video library in cricket – his YouTube
12:33 AM BST Former Prime Minister John Howard, Wallabies great John Eales and leading Australian businessman Sir Rod Eddington are all part of an Advisory Board set up to oversee Rugby Australia’s 2027 Rugby World Cup bid. New Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan unveiled the Board on Tuesday morning, McLennan wasting little time in attempting
4:44 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN on Monday he’s “not confident” there will be a 2020 baseball season and that “as long as there’s no dialogue” with the MLB Players