8:11 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Angela Buxton, a British tennis player who was the doubles partner of Althea Gibson when the American became the first Black person to win a major title in 1956, has died. She was 85. The International Tennis Federation announced the death of Buxton on Monday, describing her as
Month: August 2020
7:00 AM ET Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ian Cole is a 10-year NHL veteran, two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and he already has one of the best beards in the 2020 NHL playoffs. He also was kind enough to spend some time on his off day in the bubble answering questions from fans,
6:43 AM ET What will happen in the 2020 NBA draft lottery on Thursday? This will be the second lottery since the NBA flattened the odds, which introduced more uncertainty at the top of the draft order. Last season, the New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers all jumped from the middle of
5:38 AM ET Vincent Kompany led Manchester City to their first ever Premier League title. ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images Vincent Kompany has announced his retirement from playing football to take over as full-time manager of Anderlecht, the Belgian Pro League club said on Monday. The 34-year-old, who had shared first-team duties with Frank Vercauteren, will
5:15 AM ET Tottenham are set to sign former England goalkeeper Joe Hart on a free transfer, sources have told ESPN. Hart, 33, is available on a free transfer after leaving Burnley and is willing to join Spurs as a backup to Hugo Lloris. – Insider Notebook: Arsenal investigate £72m Pepe transfer Sources have told
8:34 AM ET Sam Marsden Jordi Blanco Barcelona‘s Arthur Melo has been charged with drink driving after crashing his Ferrari in Palafrugell, a coastal town in Catalonia, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Arthur was spotted by police at 4 a.m. on Monday morning after steering his car onto the pavement on one of the main
8:51 AM ET In any conversation about the greatest Champions League manager ever, Pep Guardiola should be in it. But as the years go by and the failures mount up, the Manchester City coach is drifting further towards the margins and City’s latest Champions League embarrassment, which saw them lose 3-1 to outsiders Lyon in
8:00 AM ET Under a typical college football timeline, the season would be within arm’s reach right now. Games were originally scheduled to begin on Aug. 29’s Week 0, with Notre Dame vs. Navy in Dublin as the headliner. Under normal circumstances, we’d be excitedly pointing out, “That’s next week!” Instead, the coronavirus and its
7:00 AM ET ESPN.com Staff With a third of the 2020 MLB season already gone, it’s time to acknowledge that some of the bottom-tier teams that have had stunning turnarounds in the standings may well stick in the playoff picture the rest of the way. We knew the 60-game schedule was going to create some
2:56 AM ET It took six games, but the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues finally tasted victory in the NHL’s restarted postseason. Brayden Schenn‘s breakaway goal at 15:06 of overtime gave the Blues a 3-2 victory and cut the Vancouver Canucks‘ series lead to 2-1 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series. It was