Month: June 2021

6:00 AM ET ESPN staff Welcome to the 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where you, the fans, get to help decide the stars of the show (aka the award winners). The list of nominees for Best Driver starts with Lewis Hamilton, the reigning and seven-time Formula One champion. But it doesn’t end there. Also
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With the World Test Championship (WTC) final set to begin on June 18, Team India will be gunning for glory against New Zealand at The Ageas Bowl, in Southampton. All eyes will be on the captains of the teams; Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. Both skippers are considered to be amongst modern-day cricket legends, and
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6:31 PM ET Alex Cora knows a thing or two about the public embarrassment that comes with a suspension in connection to a baseball-cheating scandal, and the Boston Red Sox manager believes the public shame should be enough to change the behavior of players after Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that pitchers will be ejected
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3:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and a flexor tendon strain, the team said Tuesday after he underwent an MRI. The Rays said a timeline for Glasnow’s possible return would be determined after he undergoes further medical examination. Glasnow will be placed
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3:43 PM ET Associated Press DULUTH, Minn. — A former NFL player and University of Wisconsin football star is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl. Thomas Allen Burke, 44, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct in St. Louis County, Minnesota. According to a criminal complaint, the child told her mother in February
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2:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a heavyweight fight between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik for UFC 266 in September, sources confirmed to ESPN. The UFC 266 pay-per-view event is expected to take place on Sept. 25, although the promotion has not officially announced a date or location. MMAFighting.com first reported the matchup. Blaydes
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1:13 PM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray won in straight sets on his singles return on Tuesday ahead of this year’s Wimbledon Championships. The two-time Wimbledon champion won in an emotional comeback in his cinch Championship tournament opener against France’ Benoit Paire at the Queen’s Club in London. 1 Related Murray beat Paire
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