12:23 PM ET Political leaders from six states sent a letter Tuesday to Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and the league’s presidents and chancellors, urging the conference to reconsider its postponement of the 2020 football season. Lee Chatfield, speaker of Michigan’s House of Representatives, wrote the letter, which is signed by nine other senate and
10:06 AM ET Football stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe joined France’s President Emmanuel Macron in reaching out to congratulate Pierre Gasly after his breakthrough win at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. Pierre Gasly joins the show two days after his Monza win to talk phone calls from a president, Neymar, and his friendship with
9:27 AM ET The wheels kept turning last week as Dana White’s Contender Series continued to be one of the most important parts of the pandemic-mired year for the UFC. Last Tuesday, three DWCS winners were awarded UFC contracts and two others — plus one of the losing fighters — received an invitation back to
6:50 AM ET Pierre Gasly said Lewis Hamilton’s words of praise after his Italian Grand Prix win were “very touching” and has revealed how much advice the reigning world champion has given him in recent months. Pierre Gasly joins the show two days after his Monza win to talk phone calls from a president, Neymar,
10:30 AM ET After an offseason when social justice issues rose to the forefront, the Big 12 Conference is instituting a new anti-racism campaign starting this week and raised the possibility that players might be on the field during the national anthem, commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday. The conference has produced two public service announcements
10:41 AM ET The New York Giants waived DeAndre Baker on Tuesday, severing ties with the troubled cornerback, a first-round pick last year. Baker is currently on the commissioner’s exempt list as he faces four counts of robbery with a firearm in Florida. His next court date is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2021. If convicted,
10:05 AM ET Running back Alvin Kamara and the New Orleans Saints are “extremely close” to a lucrative contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The two sides are hoping to finalize a new deal in the next few days that would silence any trade speculation, sources told ESPN. Kamara on Monday sidestepped
7:17 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott has always seemed ready for the moment as the Dallas Cowboys‘ quarterback. If there ever has been any uncertainty during his time with the Cowboys, he has not shown it. From his first preseason game on Aug. 13, 2016, in front of 89,140 at the Los Angeles
8:33 AM ET Williams has announced Simon Roberts as its new acting team principal after Claire Williams stood down as deputy team principal on Monday. The Williams family sold its team to investment firm Dorilton Capital last month and opted to stand down from the running of the company following last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
7:42 AM ET Associated Press The 166 remaining Tour de France riders have been cleared to continue racing ahead of Tuesday’s Stage 10 after undergoing coronavirus tests, but the race director is going home. Tour organizers said that all the riders’ tests returned negative but announced that race director Christian Prudhomme tested positive along with