12:43 PM ET NASCAR’s biggest name addressed on Friday his feelings, failings and ongoing education on George Floyd and the protests that have taken place around the world in the days since Floyd’s death on May 25. Jimmie Johnson spoke with the motorsports media via conference call. The seven-time Cup Series champion confessed that perhaps
11:36 AM ET Few seasons in recent memory captured the attention of baseball fans in America like 1998, when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa embarked on a chase for the single-season home run record of 61 that was set by Roger Maris 37 years prior. ESPN’s new 30 for 30 film “Long Gone Summer,” which
9:57 AM ET It might not receive the same fanfare as the throwing sessions that Tom Brady organized with his new Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates, but Brady’s potential successor with the New England Patriots, Jarrett Stidham, has quietly done something similar in recent weeks. On a recent day in Massachusetts, Stidham and a group of
7:48 PM ET From a hotel lobby altercation to a UFC Fight Night co-main event, Marvin Vettori and Karl Roberson will get to settle their bad blood on June 13 at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White announced the entire June 13 card on Thursday on ESPN. The middleweights were
11:14 AM ET Associated Press Florida A&M will leave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and join the Southwestern Athletic Conference on July 1, 2021, it was announced. The Tallahassee school’s board of trustees voted unanimously to make the move, which was verified by the SWAC. “While we have had a long-standing relationship competing in the Mid-Eastern
10:44 AM ET Live boxing returns to ESPN on Tuesday after a four-month hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. But before Shakur Stevenson steps back in the ring, boxing fans will have a chance to revisit one of the best trilogies in boxing history: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (Sunday, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN).
9:03 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Geoffrey Boycott has hit out at the BBC following his omission from Test Match Special’s commentary list for 2020. Boycott, 79, was the notable absentee on a list of names for a summer of coverage that will feature the first Test cricket to be broadcast on BBC TV for more
7:34 PM IST Danyal Rasool The number of women with central contracts in Pakistan cricket dropped further to nine, with the PCB announcing salary increases across the board, as well as more lucrative financial incentives for domestic cricket. Bismah Maroof retains the captaincy, while Anam Amin and Umaima Sohail get full contracts. Maroof finds herself
Just over a year ago, Matthew Wolff was finishing up his sophomore season at Oklahoma State by becoming the ninth Cowboy to win an individual national title with a five-shot victory at the 2019 NCAA championships. A week later, California-Berkeley senior Collin Morikawa qualified for the U.S. Open at a sectional qualifier in Columbus, Ohio.
7:00 AM ET For NASCAR, the previews are over. Now, it gets real. What the 2020 Cup series does — or perhaps what is done to it — over the next week likely will be what ultimately shapes the story of this, the strangest of seasons. And it won’t be merely the story of stock