3:07 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — In spite of back-to-back losses to rival Michigan, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith reiterated his confidence in coach Ryan Day, telling ESPN on Tuesday that “he’s my CEO” and that they’ve talked about everything from personnel to playcalling and what they “need to do better.” “My standards are
1:18 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic looked rusty as he started his clay-court season with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win against qualifier Ivan Gakhov at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The two-time Monte Carlo champion had not played since losing to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships
8:26 AM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves right-hander Kyle Wright, who led Major League Baseball with 21 wins last season, will come off the injured list and make his season debut Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds. Wright, 27, has been on the 15-day IL since experiencing right-shoulder inflammation this spring. He made a rehab
7:00 AM ET OXFORD, Miss. — Lane Kiffin’s coffee looks like someone shoveled dirt in a pot and set it to boil. Mysterious clumps float on top. It’s best not wondering what has sunk to the bottom. “It’s some digestive thing that’s supposed to make you lose weight,” Kiffin says, gesturing to the Styrofoam cup
6:55 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN WHEN THE MINNESOTA Vikings signed Kirk Cousins to a fully guaranteed three-year, $84 million contract in 2018, some wondered if it would create momentum that would align the NFL with other leagues. But since then, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is the only NFL player to have signed a massive,
12:00 PM ET Amazingly, with the regular season’s finish line well in sight, the majority of Tuesday’s 10-game slate still carries significant playoff-related implications for at least one side. Which makes it easier on fantasy managers to assemble their own lineups. It’s not like prominent heavy-hitters – unless hurt (see: Jack Eichel) – are going
11:34 AM ET The final-round Masters showdown between eventual victor Jon Rahm and LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka was the most-watched golf telecast on any network in five years, CBS said on Tuesday. The telecast, during which Rahm came back from a 2-shot deficit on Sunday to win his second major and reclaim the world No.
9:50 AM ET WREXHAM, Wales — Ben Foster has a confession to make. His preparation for Wrexham’s biggest game of the season — and one that would end with the best moment of a career in which he has played for Manchester United and England — was perhaps not what manager Phil Parkinson would have
8:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the NFL and
If Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma wants to rekindle his IPL batting form, he should bat a minimum of 50 balls to provide heft to an otherwise inexperienced middle order. That is the suggestion from former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who believes Rohit needs to “revisit” his approach in the IPL. A string of