7:00 AM ET They are perhaps the power couple in sports today. Lindsey Vonn, the winningest female ski racer of all time who turns as many heads on Hollywood red carpets as she does flying down mountainsides; and P.K. Subban, the flashy New Jersey Devils defenseman and 2013 Norris Trophy winner whose popularity rivals that
Month: April 2020
11:18 AM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White is so committed to resuming operations in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, he has secured a private island to host events. White told ESPN on Monday that he has secured a location in the U.S. to host UFC 249 on April 18, which
May 17, 2018 Editor’s note: This list was first published in 2016 and has been updated with the Raiders’ 2019 appearance on “Hard Knocks.” For the first time it appears two teams — the Rams and Chargers — will be in the NFL spotlight as the subjects of the league’s popular HBO reality series “Hard
7:00 AM ET Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports It’s as unforgettable a moment as there is in NBA history, no matter how much San Antonio Spurs fans would love to forget it. Chris Bosh pulled down the rebound then passed out to a backpedaling Ray Allen, who calmly knocked down a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds
10:26 AM ET UCLA junior Chris Smith is entering the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’m 100% committed to the process and am excited to see what the future holds,” Smith told ESPN. Smith, the No. 72 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, is coming off a breakout season, earning Pac-12 Most
10:59 AM ET For the first time in his NFL career, Tom Brady will be suiting up in something other than a Patriots uniform. He signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March after 20 years in New England. His new team unveiled new uniforms for the 2020 season on Tuesday, with
8:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” What is the smallest, oddest, most omnipresent detail about baseball that we take totally for granted? Is it that there is a front of the batter’s box to keep batters from moving
7:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN JOSH OKOGIE ALMOST missed the text. It was 10 days after the NBA season was suspended, and the Minnesota Timberwolves wing was sleeping in. But he woke up to a message that the team had organized a conference call with world-renowned motivational speaker Eric Thomas — also known as “ET
12:18 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN As favored nephew and apprentice of the late, great trainer, Emanuel Steward, SugarHill Steward had been prepared for just about any measure of absurdity boxing could offer – except this: A magic carpet. No. Really. It seemed to come out of the ceiling, enshrouded in smoke, at the old Joe
1:40 PM ET Could there be Major League Baseball games as early as May? It’s not entirely out of the question. The league and the players’ union are discussing a plan that could land all 30 teams in Arizona amid the coronavirus pandemic. MLB responded in a statement Tuesday that it’s just one of several