1:08 PM ET Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday, saying they couldn’t go forward after courts blocked their use of video that allegedly shows him paying for massage parlor sex. Palm Beach County court records show that the charge was
5:44 AM ET Lewis Hamilton’s former McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is among the 14 experts who will make up the Hamilton Commission, a research project set up by the six-time Formula One champion to identify the barriers for Black people participating in motor sport. Hamilton and the Royal Academy of Engineering launched the Hamilton
12:23 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said there are more important things going on in the world than the fact he could equal Michael Schumacher’s career win record at this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton has been on course to match and surpass Schumacher’s 91 wins all season, while he also looks likely to equal the
12:08 PM ET NC State announced temporary salary reductions and furloughs to try and make up for an expected $25 million-$35 million shortfall in projected revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic, athletics director Boo Corrigan said Thursday. In a letter to NC State fans and supporters, Corrigan said the reductions would run from Oct. 24
12:00 PM ET A bipartisan pair of congressmen introduced federal legislation Thursday that, if passed, would open the door for college athletes to make money from a wide variety of endorsement deals and create some flexibility to adjust their proposed regulations over the course of the next three years. The bill, co-authored by Rep. Anthony
11:02 AM ET Former All-Pro defensive tackle Damon Harrison, who openly contemplated retirement after last season, has decided to play this season and is scheduled to visit next week with the Seattle Seahawks, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 31-year-old Harrison also has received interest from the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati
9:03 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Most mornings this summer, Ruben Molina’s two-hour commute took him from the small Chiapas town of Palenque in southeastern Mexico to Villahermosa, where he pitches for Olmecas de Tabasco, a squad in the Triple-A-level Mexican League. Soon after clearing jungle-lined roads and driving into his destination city, the Olmecas’
9:00 AM ET In the hectic world of NHL free agency, I’ve found there’s really only one reliable imperative: Players don’t want to move their stuff. Alex Pietrangelo, 30, is the belle of the free-agent ball this offseason, the kind of top-pairing defenseman in his prime who could complete a Stanley Cup puzzle for several
8:42 AM ET Rob Wilkinson was thirsty. He was hungry. Throat as dry as the Australian Outback, the UFC fighter could barely speak. The plan coming in for Wilkinson was to be heavier — about four or five pounds more than usual — so he could outmuscle debuting striker Israel Adesanya. What Wilkinson didn’t count
8:19 AM ET The European Tour has scrapped plans to allow a limited number of fans to attend the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in East Lothian next month due to the tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in the U.K.. The Tour planned to allow 650 spectators per day for the Rolex Series tournament, which