11:18 PM ET It was a good Saturday for one lucky horse racing bettor, who turned a 50-cent Pick 5 into over half a million dollars. One bettor won the Early Pick 5 — correctly picking the winner of the first five races — of Saturday’s 13-race program at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida,
11:51 PM ET The NBA 2K Players Tournament is over and Devin Booker is the best NBA 2K20 player in the league. Booker defeated Deandre Ayton 2-0 in an all-Phoenix Suns final on ESPN on Saturday night, earning bragging rights and a $100,000 donation to a charity of his choice for coronavirus relief. Booker went
8:17 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host As the world faces a global pandemic from the coronavirus, the sports betting community is adjusting to a new normal that includes an unprecedented economic hit and innovative wagering options that sportsbooks previously would never have
6:28 PM ET Associated Press The Professional Fighters League has put its season on hold indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The mixed martial arts promotion was expected to begin competition in May. CEO Peter Murray said the PFL made the decision to safeguard its fighters’ health. “We are adjusting our plan for the rest
8:00 AM ET So many of our favorite college football games come down to one play — the Kick Six, the Bush Push, a late flag in Miami vs. Ohio State. And if those plays go the other way, not only does the outcome change, but the domino effect is almost impossible to measure. Legacies
7:03 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks‘ top defensive prospect, Ian Mitchell, has decided to forgo his senior season at Denver and sign an entry-level NHL contract, a source confirmed to ESPN. Mitchell has not yet signed a contract, but both sides agreed on terms. Barstool Sports first reported the agreement. Mitchell, 21, was a second-round
1:55 PM ET The longer that baseball’s doors are closed because of the coronavirus, the greater the cost, as is the case with every other business. Team officials and player agents are bracing for what they expect to be a dramatic shift in the financial landscape if the sport is shut down for the season.
6:44 PM ET Penn State junior defenseman Cole Hults signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings, the team announced Saturday. Hults will skip his senior season with the Nittany Lions to join the Kings, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2017. Hults, 21, had 17 goals 78 points in 111
Apr 13, 2020 Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha The
8:00 AM ET Evaluating general managers in Major League Baseball is an incredibly tough exercise. There’s the draft, free agency, coaching staff and trades, and every general manager deals with different constraints from prior regimes and from ownership. Because of those difficulties, we’ll try a different kind of exercise aimed at evaluating and grading general