3:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN After the Boston Celtics shocked the basketball world with their dual announcement of longtime president of basketball operations Danny Ainge retiring and coach Brad Stevens leaving the sideline to replace him, Stevens said he chose to leave coaching and take on this new challenge because he wants “to do what’s
4:38 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio – A viral video that caught the emotion of a mini-tour golfer who had qualified for his first PGA Tour event moved Justin Thomas enough to want to offer his support. Not just in the form of encouragement, but money. As in a check he handed to Michael Visacki last
5:27 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The LPGA Tour’s CP Women’s Open was canceled Wednesday because of logistical challenges and border restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled for Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club on Aug. 26-29. Golf Canada and Canadian Pacific said Shaughnessy will host the 2023
9:29 AM ET Euro 2020 will kick off on June 11, a year later than billed. Here are all the final 26-man squads, which have been increased due to COVID-19. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– Euro 2020: Fixtures, ESPN+, match dates, times and venues– European Soccer Pick ‘Em:
4:48 PM ET England beat Austria in a less-than-enthralling friendly at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday as both teams prepare for the upcoming European Championship. – European Soccer Pick ‘Em: Compete to win $10,000– Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Concerningly for England, Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was a late inclusion
3:46 PM ET United States forward Daryl Dike will be returning to MLS side Orlando City. The club says Barnsley of England’s second tier League Championship declined to exercise its purchase option on the 20-year-old. – 2021 MLS: All you need to know Dike scored nine goals in 22 matches while on loan to Barnsley
1:16 PM ET Alex Kiirkland Carlo Ancelotti has said he had “zero doubts” about returning to Real Madrid but hinted that he may have to accept the departure of captain Sergio Ramos, saying “I never imagined a Real Madrid without Ancelotti, and it happened.” Ancelotti, who previously coached the club from 2013 to 2015, was
5:21 PM ET After a year-long postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the CONCACAF Nations League finals kick off this week, and there are plenty of storylines to keep track of ahead of Thursday’s semifinals and Sunday’s final in Denver. The United States — featuring Christian Pulisic, Sergino Dest, and Giovanni Reyna — will have
4:49 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said he believes in the team’s core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang and is in no hurry to move on to the franchise’s next chapter. “We see a future with this core,” Hextall said Wednesday. “These guys have been here
3:27 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Former wide receiver Chris Hogan, who played in the NFL from 2013 to 2020 and won two Super Bowl championships as a member of the New England Patriots, has made the initial 25-man roster for the Boston Cannons of the Premier Lacrosse League. Hogan, 33, had been training to