12:40 PM ET On Monday night, the California state assembly voted, 72-0, in favor of a bill that could make it possible for college athletes in the state to make money from their names, images, or likenesses. The Fair Pay To Play Act, first proposed by state Senator Nancy Skinner, is potentially the biggest, most
Month: September 2019
10:47 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets owner and six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is pledging $1 million to organizations assisting with Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas. Jordan said in a statement Tuesday on Twitter through his spokeswoman Estee Portnoy that he’s “devastated” at the destruction in the Bahamas, adding “my
8:00 AM ET Week 2 of the college football season welcomed us with blowouts, overtimes and Joe Burrow. The LSU quarterback has cracked the top 3 thanks to his performance against Texas. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology:
10:00 AM ET Late Saturday night, after Joe Burrow led LSU to a 45-38 victory at Texas by throwing for 471 yards with four touchdowns, he sat behind a microphone in front of dozens of reporters in a small room in the bowels of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. After the No. 4 Tigers piled
10:45 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Paul Menard has decided to walk away from NASCAR’s top level after more than 460 races and Wood Brothers Racing is replacing him with Matt DiBenedetto in the iconic No. 21 Ford next season. After spending 16 years in the Cup Series, Menard said Tuesday he wants
6:13 AM ET Geoffrey Boycott says he “does not give a toss” about criticism from anti-domestic abuse campaigners, after he was conferred a knighthood by Theresa May in her resignation honours list, despite his conviction in a French court in 1998 for assaulting his then-girlfriend, Margaret Moore. In a testy exchange on BBC Radio 4’s
10:29 AM ET Fred McLeod, the Cleveland Cavaliers announcer died Monday night, the team announced. He was 67. McLeod had been the team’s television play-by-play announcer since 2006. No cause of death was given. Before joining the Cavs, McLeod was the Detroit Pistons announcer for 22 seasons. He also called games for the Detroit Lions
9:55 AM ET NEW YORK — The spotlight on American women at the US Open this year was relentless, shifting from 15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff to 37-year-old Serena Williams to iconoclastic stylist Taylor Townsend, pausing now and then to give us a glimpse of a Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin or Caty McNally. Lurking in the
9:46 AM ET After a thrilling and controversial Italian Grand Prix, we assembled ESPN’s panel of F1 journalists — Kate Walker, Maurice Hamilton, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson — to discuss the main talking points from the race weekend. Will Sebastian Vettel win an F1 race again? Sebastian Vettel spun out of fourth place in
9:33 AM ET ESPN News Services DONGGUAN, China — The last time Luis Scola went to the semifinals of the World Cup, he was 26 and waiting to bring his long, flowing dark hair to the NBA for the first time. He’s 39 now. A decade-long career in the NBA has come and gone. The