4:32 AM ET Mercedes Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is feeling the heat and suspects his team’s new black overalls have something to do with it. Mercedes changed their car and clothing livery this season from silver to black in support of the sport’s anti-racism campaign and to emphasise a team pledge to improve diversity.
Month: August 2020
10:21 AM ET Despite a flurry of news Monday that seemed to lend clarity to the UFC light heavyweight division, the reality is that the situation remains a murky pool of unanswered questions. What we know is the UFC is targeting a bout between light heavyweight contenders Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz for Sept. 26.
10:50 AM ET The SEC will require face coverings for all fans and workers attending football games this fall. According to the health and safety guidelines put forth Tuesday by the conference, schools will be able to determine how many fans can attend games based on state and local guidelines. Tailgating also will be left
11:30 AM ET North Carolina coach Mack Brown downplayed the university’s shift to full-time remote learning as a result of rising coronavirus cases among the general student body, saying the move does not affect the football team in any tangible way. If anything, he believes it will help. Brown said in a call with reporters
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — During a recent training camp practice when the Denver Broncos‘ defense was being seen — and heard — making plays all over the field, second-year quarterback Drew Lock showed off a little of his edge. Lock threw a dart up the right sideline to Courtland Sutton, over starting cornerback
10:19 AM ET Randy Wade and other parents of Big Ten college football players want answers about why the league postponed the fall football season so early. They’re going directly to the source. Wade, the father of Ohio State star defensive back Shaun Wade, is planning to visit Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, on
10:23 AM ET Emily Kaplan Close ESPN Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball is in the early stages of drafting an operating manual for a playoff bubble, the same initial
9:41 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. You’ve likely read this before, maybe even in the past 24 hours if you follow Major League Baseball closely: “The bullpen let a close game get away in a disastrous seventh [or eighth or ninth] inning …” That’s because
2:00 AM ET NBA Insiders Playoff basketball is the NBA’s reason for being. It’s where players build their legends, various stakeholders cash in on revenue potential and fans record memories. It’s why the NBA went to extremes to deliver the postseason, investing more than $150 million in a bubble. The road there wasn’t without its
9:30 AM ET The NFL has declined an option to reinstate its full-time officiating program for 2020, the final decision in a series of previously unreported twists during the past four months, according to multiple sources. As a result, officials will continue to work as part-time employees, a setback for many league decision-makers who view