8:00 AM ET Sam Howell is the next Tom Brady. OK, that’s a bit over the top, but in a time when every great athlete has to be compared to some other greater athlete, Howell, North Carolina‘s quarterback, has become something of a quarterbacking Rorschach test, compared in some small way to a host of
7:30 AM ET VALDOSTA, Georgia — On most mornings in early August, Jake Garcia would wake up in the furnished apartment he shares with his dad, Randy, at 5 a.m., have breakfast and then drive over to Valdosta High School for a 5:45 a.m. practice. Jake and his dad had to share a rental car,
7:00 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It stretches 120 yards, weighs 2.2 million pounds, contains 70,000 square feet of digital LED and houses 268 speakers, a technological marvel befitting its transformative carrier. But the most impressive number attached to the ovular, dual-sided videoboard inside SoFi Stadium might be this one: Eighty. Under normal circumstances —
7:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — As Mark Davis lorded over the scene — assembled players, coaches and staff members scattered about the natural grass playing surface, with their ears tuned in — the Las Vegas Raiders owner took the mic. The centerpiece of the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat, state-of-art, domed stadium with a translucent roof
6:47 AM ET The Dallas Stars are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years … and they’ll have to wait a little bit longer to find out who they are playing. The New York Islanders kept their season alive by besting the Tampa Bay Lightning in a double-overtime Game 5.
9:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff The NFL opens a pair of glitzy, new stadiums this season for the Los Angeles Rams/Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders. While it’s unclear how many, if any, fans will get to sit in these state-of-the-art marvels this season, their debut does bring excitement, inspiring ESPN to rank the 28
2:40 AM ET Associated Press GRENOBLE, France — Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has pulled out of the race ahead of a mammoth stage in the Alps, his Ineos Grenadiers team said Wednesday. Bernal had been struggling since last weekend’s stage in the Jura mountains, where he dropped more than seven minutes on
3:38 AM ET Jose Mourinho has sanctioned Tottenham‘s attempt to re-sign Gareth Bale, despite being warned by former Real Madrid associates that the 31-year-old will struggle to meet expectations in the Premier League, sources have told ESPN. As reported by ESPN on Tuesday, Spurs have moved ahead of Manchester United in the race to sign
10:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker declared he has to be better after a third straight dud of a performance helped cost his team Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday. “I’m just playing terrible, to be honest,” Walker said after finishing with 19
11:49 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star big man Bam Adebayo made one of the most memorable blocks in NBA history at the end of a 117-114 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. It’s a play that both saved the game for his team and