3:27 PM ET Free agent Kawhi Leonard is expected to allow the Toronto Raptors to make the final presentation among the teams meeting with him in Los Angeles next week, league sources tell ESPN. The incumbent often prefers to go last in trying to convince a player to stay with the team. 2 Related Leonard
Jun 27, 2019 The professional rematch between featherweights Michael Conlan and Vladimir Nikitin will have to wait. Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN on Thursday that Nikitin suffered a torn biceps and has withdrawn from the much-anticipated bout. The amateur rivals were scheduled to meet in a 10-round fight on Aug. 3 in
2:23 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Former Seattle Seahawks draft pick Malik McDowell is facing charges of assault, resisting arrest and operating while intoxicated stemming from a February incident in Michigan in which he allegedly fought with two police officers after being stopped on suspicion of drunken driving, according to a police report obtained by ESPN.
1:58 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The Fed Cup is following the Davis Cup with a new tournament format. Starting next year, the women’s tennis event will be a six-day final tournament in April with 12 teams playing for an $18 million prize on clay courts in Budapest, Hungary, the International Tennis Federation said
12:47 PM ET Associated Press ANDERSON, S.C. — Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson says he will pay for the funeral of an 11-year-old South Carolina girl who died after someone fired more than 35 shots at her home. News outlets report a family member announced Lawson’s contribution Wednesday evening at a vigil for Ja’Naiya
2:12 PM ET Following this year’s entry draft, we have compiled for you a list of several key players and their respective fantasy potential in the near and/or distant future. Complete with brief scouting reports from ESPN.com’s resident draft and prospects analyst, Chris Peters, this list is sorted by anticipated NHL debut date and order
12:14 PM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Formula One’s future has been brought into sharp focus after the negative reaction to the dull French Grand Prix last Sunday. After coasting to victory in France, Lewis Hamilton agreed F1 is in a worrying state currently. The reigning world champion attended a rules summit in Paris earlier this
12:07 PM ET One of Scotland’s most famous golf clubs and the site of Phil Mickelson’s 2013 Open victory will admit its first women members next month, Muirfield announced. Muirfield, home to The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, will have women members for the first time in its 275-year history when 12 are admitted next
12:31 PM ET The Big East officially announced on Thursday the return of University of Connecticut athletics to the conference that was its home from 1979 to 2013. The league said the year of entry will be determined at a later date. UConn will participate in 20 of the league’s 22 sports. It was the
1:00 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Melvin Ingram does not lack for confidence. During mandatory minicamp earlier this month, the brash edge rusher for the Los Angeles Chargers said what all players in the NFL privately believe about their own team. Asked about teammate Melvin Gordon‘s comments that the Chargers are the team to