6:00 AM ET The quizzical look on offensive tackle Eric Smith‘s face said it all. He had just received a text from his friend and New York Giants teammate Chris Peace late last year. It was a recruitment to participate with him in an offseason program at NASA. This took Smith completely by surprise. He
Month: June 2020
8:29 AM ET Some of the European circuits due to host races without spectators on Formula One’s initial 2020 calendar have been given one-year contract extensions to compensate for lost revenues. Organisers of the Hungarian, Italian and Belgian Grands Prix, which stand to lose out on tickets sales, revealed new deals. Formula One, whose season
8:07 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN JUNE 2007, Trevor Hoffman recorded save No. 500. Seventeen years earlier, Hoffman was in his first season as
8:17 AM ET Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton says the ongoing protests around the death of George Floyd have brought back “vivid memories” of the racism he has faced through his life. The ESPN F1 Podcast team looks back on one of Formula One’s most intense rivalry, with behind-the-scenes stories and analysis of the
8:00 AM ET Numb — that was the first word Atlanta Falcons captain and safety Ricardo Allen used to describe his emotions as he watched the video of a fellow black man, George Floyd, being killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Allen’s heart ached as the officer kept his knee on Floyd’s neck
6:22 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA board of governors voted in favor of a 22-team return-to-play proposal on Thursday and the NBPA gave its approval on Friday, setting the resumption of the season in motion. The season will conclude with eight regular-season games per team in Orlando, Florida, with the possibility of a playoff
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story initially ran on May 30, 2018 Draft history is fascinating, and maybe the first thing you learn when looking through past drafts is not just how few players make the majors but also how few end up contributing much value beyond replacement level even if they do make
Cricket Ireland will make information packs available to all clubs across the country starting next week © Getty Images June 6 Cricket Ireland has received provisional approval from sports and health authorities for club cricket to move a step closer to limited training in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, restarting activity at
11:48 PM ET The UFC is working to finalize a welterweight bout between Mickey Gall and Mike Perry for later this month, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but the UFC is in the process of adding the 170-pound bout to a UFC Fight Night event on June 27. The promotion
12:36 PM ET The top women’s fighter in the world made her return official. Amanda Nunes weighed in at 145 pounds Friday morning at the UFC 250 official weigh-ins in Las Vegas. Nunes will defend her UFC women’s featherweight title against Felicia Spencer in the main event of the card Saturday night at the UFC