8:00 AM ET NBArank is back for its 12th season counting down the best players in the league. Where are MVP candidates such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic? What about rookies and young stars ready to take the leap into the upper tier of NBA players? Where is LeBron James,
10:11 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The NFL sent former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians a warning about his conduct on the sideline in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, telling him future similar conduct will result in discipline for him and the club, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. Arians, who now
6:25 AM ET Simon Cambers Roger Federer said he will play just one doubles match at this weekend’s Laver Cup in what would be his last professional match. The 41-year-old Swiss star announced his impending retirement last week, having failed to recover sufficiently from his most recent knee operation to resume his career. At a
7:46 AM ET Canelo Alvarez closed out one of the biggest boxing rivalries of this generation with a unanimous decision victory over Gennadiy Golovkin in their trilogy fight to retain his super middleweight undisputed championship. But the victory wasn’t enough for Alvarez to move up in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings. Most of our panelists decided to
6:45 AM ET While an NFL season isn’t determined in two games, a couple of games is an appropriate sample to start picking up on some trends. Some are expected and others are a bit of a surprise, and it’s the latter category that we’re tackling below, as our NFL Nation writers are picking out
Sep 20, 2022 Fernando Alonso has the “speed, hunger, motivation and experience” to help Aston Martin take the next step but things could get difficult if they do not deliver a fast enough car for the former world champion, team boss Mike Krack said on Tuesday. Alonso will make the move from Renault-owned Alpine to
7:55 AM ET Christian Horner regrets not adding Oscar Piastri to Red Bull’s driver academy when presented with the chance to several years ago. Piastri, who will race for McLaren in 2023 after a protracted contract saga with Alpine this summer, rose through the French company’s driver academy in recent seasons before winning last year’s
12:00 AM ET Jamison Hensley BALTIMORE — There will be added significance to the pregame routine of Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker on Sunday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. As he has done before every game and practice since college, Tucker will finish his warm-ups with a kick from the right hashmark, 48 yards out. It was
7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: It’s the sport of kings,Better than diamond ringsThat’s why we’re here to sing …Football. — “Football Rap” LL Cool J Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located in a Boone, North Carolina, infirmary next to the eyewash station being used to rid Appalachian State students of pink eye
7:05 AM ET Joe Haden will sign a one-day contract to retire with the Browns, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, as the cornerback ends a 12-year NFL career spent in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Haden’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the decision to retire to Schefter. Haden, 33, had spent the 2017 to 2021 seasons with the