12:43 PM ET Drew Brees said Wednesday on “The Ellen Show” that he thinks “the American people need sports right now.” The New Orleans Saints quarterback is also eager to return to the field this fall so he can compete against new NFC South rival Tom Brady. “Yeah, well, the division just got a little
11:59 AM ET Associated Press The group charged with monitoring gambling and punishing corruption in tennis found nearly double the number of suspect matches during the first three months of 2020 — an increase it tied to the coronavirus pandemic. The London-based Tennis Integrity Unit issued its quarterly report Wednesday and said it received 38
8:57 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL draft has officially started, and we’re providing live updates on the pros and cons for each first-round pick. The Cincinnati Bengals started off the draft by selecting LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who won a national championship with the Tigers in January. We’re also tracking all 255 picks
9:00 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim There have been attempts at tournaments in boxing through the years, to varying degrees of success. Over the past 20 years, a few
7:30 AM ET Antoine Winfield Jr. knew the call. The No. 17 Minnesota Golden Gophers were sending a six-man blitz against Penn State, meaning Winfield would line up as a single-high safety. He understood his primary responsibility was to guard the post in the middle of the field. He recognized something else, though — a
3:27 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has agreed to reallocate £1 million of domestic prize money towards player contracts for 2020, after reaching an agreement with the ECB and the 18 first-class counties in response to the COVID-19 outbreak that has already delayed the start of the county season. Following discussions
10:13 AM ET During a time with no baseball games, even team broadcasters are looking for some way to fill the gap in normalcy that comes with the annual baseball schedule. On Tuesday night, the New York Mets broadcast booth of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling called a video game matchup between the
9:37 AM ET Anyone who has ever held a fantasy draft online knows you have to log on early to make sure it works. This year, the NFL will be doing more or less the same thing for its actual draft. With teams forced to conduct the NFL draft from their homes due to the
9:36 AM ET Florence Schelling has been named the general manager of SC Bern of the National League in Switzerland. At just 31, she is the first female GM in top-level men’s professional hockey. “In the evaluation process, we ended up with Florence Schelling,” SC Bern CEO Marc Luthi told the media outlet Berner Zeitung.
9:37 AM ET Anyone who has ever held a fantasy draft online knows you have to log on early to make sure it works. This year, the NFL will be doing more or less the same thing for its actual draft. With teams forced to conduct the NFL draft from their homes due to the