7:10 AM ET Sach Chandan We’re into the final week-plus (for most teams) of the 2021 NHL season, and while 16 of them will be competing for the Stanley Cup this spring and summer, 15 of them will begin to devise their plan to get back in the playoff mix in 2021-22. Usually, it’s a
9:01 AM ET Ten days after suffering a compound fracture of his right leg, Chris Weidman was at home in New York and preparing for a long road to recovery, saying the pain was unlike anything he had felt in a career that has had its fair share of injuries. “I’ve had 10 knee surgeries,
8:00 AM ET Coming off last week’s Valspar Championship (won by Sam Burns), the PGA Tour heads to Charlotte for the Wells Fargo Championship. Max Homa, winner at The Genesis in February, is the defending champion at Quail Hollow Club. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props
7:03 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The five NHL games of Tuesday night did not have the impact on the playoff races that Monday’s massive slate did, but we do have a new leader in the East, with the
7:24 AM ET The contrast between the LSU and Alabama teams that played for the national championship in January 2012 and those that captured the past two national titles isn’t lost on anyone who studies college football. Offense and quarterback play drive championship teams more than ever. But defense isn’t an afterthought. While the 2020
Romain Grosjean is set for a one-off return to Formula 1 following his fiery accident at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The 35-year-old suffered serious burns to his hands, but he’s since recovered. Grosjean will do a demonstration run in Lewis Hamilton’s 2020 W10 at the French Grand Prix on 27 June, and a test
Romain Grosjean is to drive a Mercedes on a one-off return to Formula 1 following his fiery accident at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean will do a demonstration run in Lewis Hamilton’s 2020 W10 at the French Grand Prix on 27 June, and a test at the same track two days later. The Frenchman
The recently-suspended IPL witnessed potential corruptors plugging an accredited cleaner at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground for doing “pitch-siding” which helps ball-to-ball betting, BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit chief Shabbir Hussain Shekhadam Khandwawala has revealed. The new modus operandi was observed during one of the IPL games at New Delhi where a designated cleaner was using the time
9:01 PM ET Many New York Yankees fans spent the pandemic searching for an outlet to express their anger over the trash can-banging scheme of the Houston Astros. On Tuesday night, with Houston making its first trip to the Bronx since news of the scandal broke, fans finally had their chance to rain boos down
12:50 PM ET You always knew there was going to be a next chapter; you just didn’t expect it was going to come two weeks and one day after being relieved of duty at Tottenham Hotspur. And, obviously, you wouldn’t have expected Roma. Not this Roma. The sheer speed of Jose Mourinho’s appointment at Roma
10:48 PM ET Amid a year of difficulties with players and staff, Indiana Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren’s future with the franchise is uncertain as the regular season nears an end, sources tell ESPN. Bjorkgren has significant work to do with his relationships among players throughout the team and with some members of the organization, but
6:47 PM ET The New York Rangers have called for the removal of George Parros, head of the NHL Department of Player Safety, after the league opted not to suspend Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for a pair of incidents in a game Monday night. Wilson was fined $5,000 by the NHL for punching Rangers
9:43 PM ET NEW YORK — On May the Fourth, New York Yankees fans channeled their inner Palpatine and directed their anger toward the Houston Astros the moment they stepped on the field. “One bang fastball!” one fan screamed at Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, taking batting practice. “You don’t deserve your accolades!” another yelled
6:34 PM ET It was the moment that Pep Guardiola knew it was mission (almost) accomplished. As Riyad Mahrez celebrated his and Manchester City‘s second goal of their Champions League semifinal second-leg victory against Paris Saint-Germain, Guardiola turned away from the pitch, sought out Ferran Soriano in the directors’ box and, with his fist clenched,
4:01 PM ET Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson is eventually going to do something to an opponent that will result in him missing 40 games. Maybe 60 games. Maybe an entire season. But the NHL department of player safety is not the NHL department of pre-crime. It can’t suspend players based on what their actions
4:13 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss back-to-back games against the LA Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday and Friday to rest his injured right ankle, sources told ESPN. It is possible James could miss more games, sources said, as he works through discomfort in a right ankle
7:15 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The International Tennis Federation is seeking a new host city for the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly the Fed Cup, after Budapest backed out because of COVID-19 concerns. The Hungarian capital was due to host the 12-nation tournament but the event has twice been postponed
6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The Las Vegas Raiders signed cornerback Casey Hayward Jr. on Tuesday, the team announced. Terms were not disclosed. The move reunites Hayward with Raiders defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, who was his defensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers the past four seasons. The Raiders hired Bradley as their defensive