8:00 AM ET As the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their second straight Stanley Cup championship last summer, my eyes were drawn to one player: defenseman David Savard. He had played 597 NHL regular-season games and 37 more in the playoffs before the Columbus Blue Jackets traded him to the Lightning at the deadline. He walked
8:00 AM ET Rob Font and Marlon Vera are mired in a deep lineup of contenders in the UFC men’s bantamweight division, each looking to separate himself from the pack. They have a chance to do so on Saturday when they meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Font (19-5)
7:39 AM ET The 2022 NFL draft is finally here (8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN App). After many mock drafts and an offseason of big moves in free agency, it’s almost time for the commissioner to announce the picks in Las Vegas. Liberty’s Malik Willis is likely the first quarterback drafted, with Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett
6:54 AM ET WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has confirmed he will not return to the ring, saying he has not got “anything more to give” and that “no amount of money” would lure him back. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) defeated Dillian Whyte in a sixth-round stoppage in front of a sell-out crowd at
8:00 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN IT IS JUST after midnight when 2-year-old Nazanin Alvarado takes the podium with her dad, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado, following Sunday’s Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns. Donning a white T-shirt that reads “My heart is on that court” and a pair of high pigtails, she begins
7:48 AM ET MANCHESTER, Conn. — Katie Taylor wasn’t sure about any of this, other than that something needed to change. Something in her life had to be new. Before she became the best pound-for-pound female boxer in the world or the undisputed lightweight champion, she had been a woman in the Dublin, Ireland, airport
7:00 AM ET The 2022 NFL draft begins Thursday, with the final boards stacked and mock drafts being finished up before the clock starts ticking (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App). While there are many names on Mel Kiper Jr.’s big board that are familiar to recruiting fans, such as former No. 1 overall prospect Kayvon
6:57 AM ET Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook. What you need to know for Thursday’s playoff games It’s A Numbers Game: CJ McCollum is important to the Pelicans and capable of scoring in bunches. But the Suns have proven to
Ben Stokes has been named as England men’s Test captain. Stokes was the preferred candidate to take on the job after Joe Root’s resignation following five years in the role. England’s leading allrounder, and one of the few players sure of their place in the XI, Stokes becomes the 81st captain of the men’s Test
5:05 AM ET Tobin Heath has left Arsenal by mutual consent with three matches of the season remaining. Photo by ANP via Getty Images U.S. women’s national team striker Tobin Heath has been released from her contract at Arsenal, the club announced on Thursday. Both parties have agreed for Heath to leave the club early after