11:45 AM ET It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks in the European soccer universe, with teams attempting to cram a full offseason’s worth of both transfers and transfer rumors into the shortest offseason ever. But as moves have become official, they have created a few particularly interesting position battles among the top teams on
Month: September 2020
Sep 3, 2020 Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA playoffs are in full swing inside the league’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort, but preparations for the 2020 draft and free agency are already well underway. It’s still not clear when the draft will happen or what the pre-draft process will
9:00 AM ET Every week, we’ll provide a handy recap and accompaniment to the latest episode of “Quest For The Stanley Cup,” the NHL docu-series about the playoffs, available exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The first episode for the 2020 playoffs is titled “Double Bubble.” Describe this episode in 10 words or less Monotonous
8:34 AM ET ATLANTA — Here’s one unconventional way to look at Jon Rahm‘s dramatic 66-foot birdie putt on Sunday during the BMW Championship sudden-death playoff: It pulled him within 2 strokes of Dustin Johnson heading into this week’s Tour Championship. Forget that it was his fifth PGA Tour victory and second in 2020 and
9:00 AM ET In a normal recruiting calendar, college football recruits can take official visits from September to December leading up to the early signing period. It can be a stressful time for coaches trying to hold their recruiting classes together, especially when a player considers decommitting and flipping his decision. Whether it’s a change
8:17 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots running back Damien Harris, who is projected to have a significant role, has been sidelined with a hand injury that could threaten his availability for the season opener, according to a league source. Harris hasn’t been at the Patriots’ past two practices. He was primed to
8:45 AM ET The Tennessee Titans have agreed to a contract with former New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski. The Titans waived kicker Greg Joseph, who signed with Tennessee at the end of last season, in a corresponding move. Joseph had been competing with undrafted rookie Tucker McCann for the team’s kicking job. Gostkowski is
9:24 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — If Dallas Cowboys players make any kind of gesture during the national anthem regarding social injustice, Dak Prescott believes it should be an individual choice, and coach Mike McCarthy supports his quarterback. “That’s what this country is about, the freedom to do that, the freedom to express yourself,” Prescott
8:33 AM ET NEW YORK — Like many toddlers, Stefanos Tsitsipas, at age 3, had an object he lugged everywhere he went. He was a Greek version of the iconic American comic strip character Linus, but instead of a blanket, Tsitsipas’ totem was a towel. “It was like a toy,” Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed
7:40 AM ET Steve KimESPN For the second consecutive week, the boxing schedule is highlighted by a fight that took three attempts to launch. But another long-awaited title fight will finally happen — knock on wood — this Saturday night inside the Top Rank bubble at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas (ESPN+,