8:00 AM ET CLAYTON KERSHAW PICKED me up at my hotel at 6:30 a.m., exactly on time, which is less about making a good impression and more about the rigor with which he orders his life. He’s never late. A few minutes ago, he’d slipped out of a quiet house, leaving behind his wife, Ellen,
9:27 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Forced from the field by the coronavirus, Major League Baseball is moving its annual celebration of Jackie Robinson online. The Jackie Robinson Foundation is launching a virtual learning hub to coincide with the 73rd anniversary Wednesday of Robinson breaking the major league color barrier. CC Sabathia and
9:46 AM ET Former Red Sox player and 2018 World Series MVP Steve Pearce said he has retired after a 13-year major league career. Pearce, who was named the MVP after hitting three home runs with eight RBIs as Boston defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games, made the announcement Monday night on WEEI.
8:16 AM ET Who is Michael Jordan‘s real competition for the greatest NBA player of all time? MJ’s last championship run with the Chicago Bulls is captured in “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary series debuting on ESPN on Sunday (9 p.m. ET). That sixth and final title helped Jordan earn a strong claim for
8:36 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — After weeks of holding out hope the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of sporting events called off. It might still take place this year, but it’s
7:50 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1968, Nolan Ryan won his first major league game. Nolan Ryan is not the greatest pitcher of all
6:00 AM ET Less than 10 days before the 2020 NFL draft, it’s a perfect time to delve deeper into how the Miami Dolphins might get their franchise quarterback. We continue our four-part series analyzing each top quarterback prospect and his chances of landing in Miami, especially considering the Dolphins are armed with an NFL-high
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was the week before the 2017 NFL draft, and then-Stanford offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren was gushing so much about running back Christian McCaffrey that it begged the question: What’s his downside? Bloomgren paused and chuckled: “He left before his senior year, so I don’t get to coach him
7:47 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer The night after she won an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio, Monica Puig found herself waking up every 30 or so minutes to make sure it wasn’t all a dream. She had wanted to stand atop the podium for as long as she could remember,
7:43 AM ET Former Lions defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison says he didn’t want to play in Detroit and was “hell-bent on getting out” of the Motor City. The Lions traded for Harrison on Oct. 25, 2018, sending a fifth-round pick to the New York Giants. “I was a bit angry,” Harrison said of the