8:11 AM ET We’re midway through the 2020 Formula One season and it’s already clear that it belongs to Lewis Hamilton. But that’s not to say he is the only driver performing well this season and there are plenty of stories of success and defeat further down the grid. 1 Related So with the next
10:49 AM ET Ohio State‘s athletic department is projecting a $107 million deficit for fiscal year 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, prompting department-wide budget cuts and the elimination of 25 full-time positions. The school will not eliminate any of its 36 varsity programs and will continue to fund all scholarships and athlete resources as
11:06 AM ET The makeup date for Wake Forest and Notre Dame‘s rescheduled football game will be Dec. 12, the ACC announced Wednesday. The game, billed as the Duke’s Mayo Kickoff Classic, was originally set to be played in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday. The game was moved to Winston-Salem when attendance was capped by
9:57 AM ET A day after Notre Dame canceled its upcoming game against Wake Forest, its previous opponent, South Florida, called a halt to football activities while it awaits test results for possible coronavirus spread among players. USF announced that it was pausing activities until receiving the results of Wednesday’s tests, but it said that
8:31 AM ET Ukranian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk will face Dereck Chisora on October 31, Matchroom confirmed on Wednesday. The fight, which was originally scheduled for May 23, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A venue is yet to be announced. 1 Related Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) moved to heavyweight after ending his cruiserweight spell
9:01 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Taylor’s journey to being one of boxing’s most respected world champions included a near-death experience, plenty of white-knuckle rides and heartbreak at the
8:28 AM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger and Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard are among the players named to the 2020 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes people taking positive action in their communities. Twenty-two players from different divisions around college football and an honorary coach, West Virginia‘s Neal
9:23 AM ET The Georgia Athletics Association is disputing a former football player’s claims that it maintains an “unsafe, unsupportive, or racially insensitive environment.” In a statement posted to social media Tuesday night, former Bulldogs safety Otis Reese wrote that his time on the team “took a devastating mental toll” on him. “From the first
9:19 AM ET Former Chicago Bears star Gale Sayers, considered one of the greatest running backs in the history of the National Football League despite a career cut short by knee injuries, has died at age 77 after battling dementia. Known as the “Kansas Comet”, Sayers was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
9:08 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is considering Noah Lolesio for a Test debut at No.10 in New Zealand next month after the Brumbies playmaker’s eye-catching return from injury in Saturday’s Super Rugby AU finale. Rennie has played match-maker in his first Wallabies camp, pairing 20-year-old Lolesio with Queensland Reds No.10 and experienced international