4:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced Monday that the draft will be held on July 29, the draft lottery on June 22 and the draft combine June 21-27, as the league adjusts to its temporary schedule because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA typically holds the lottery and combine in mid-May, the
4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Sixth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada was upset by 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Monday at the Miami Open. Shapovalov was clearly frustrated with some calls that the Hawk-Eye Live technology — the system that replaces live lines judges with cameras — saw one way
4:59 PM ET Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s Valero Texas Open, saying in a statement that he instead will use the week before the Masters to work on his game at home ahead of his defense at Augusta National. Johnson had committed to the Texas Open on Friday, the same day he was
5:03 PM ET The U.S. Open has made no decisions about the number of spectators that will be allowed at Torrey Pines in June but there will be far fewer volunteers, according to an email sent to registered marshals and volunteers that was obtained by ESPN. The U.S. Open is scheduled for June 17-20. “After
11:20 AM ET New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is joining in on the sports NFT trend, but with a minor league twist. Alonso, who is launching his own NFT on Tuesday on Blockparty, is auctioning off the one-of-one digital collectible and donating the proceeds to charity, teaming up with More Than Baseball, a
1:45 PM ET CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will begin the season without a contract with the team beyond 2021, and he is instructing his agents to end negotiations so he can concentrate on baseball. “It doesn’t look like at this time anything is going to be finalized,” Rizzo said on
4:47 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odor, the Rangers‘ starting second baseman the past seven seasons, has been told he won’t be on the Opening Day roster after switching to third base this spring, the team said Monday. President of baseball operations Jon Daniels said the Rangers don’t have an everyday role
3:05 PM ET With the slightly tweaked baseballs in play, scoring and home runs are down in spring training. Through Sunday, spring training games are averaging 9.4 runs, the lowest-scoring output in the preseason since at least 2015 and down more than one run from 2019 spring training (10.5 per game). In each of the
1:51 PM ET Major League Baseball issued a memo to teams on Monday outlining relaxed protocols for vaccinated players, coaches and staff members, creating a path for them to gather indoors, eat at restaurants, bring family members with them on the road and mostly restore their normal lives after nearly a full year of stringent
2:48 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Martin Truex Jr. entered the Truck Series race for the first time in 15 years just to get extra laps on the dirt surface at Bristol Motor Speedway. That reconnaissance mission turned into a runaway victory for Truex, who dominated the Monday afternoon race and then quickly