8:50 AM ET NBA legend Michael Jordan is taking an equity stake in DraftKings in exchange for becoming a special adviser to the sports betting and fantasy sports company. Jordan is the chairman of Hornets Sports and Entertainment, the ownership group of the Charlotte Hornets. He will provide guidance and strategic advice to DraftKings’ board
Month: September 2020
1:23 PM ET LA Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. was fined $35,000 for his Game 6 flagrant foul 2 on Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, the NBA announced Wednesday. The league office also announced that Doncic was fined $15,000 for throwing the ball at the legs of a game official in the third quarter of
8:01 AM ET Ferrari is in the midst of its worst Formula One season in recent memory. A couple of seasons removed from an F1 championship it let slip through its fingers in 2018, Ferrari now looks like an ordinary midfield team. The tweaked post-coronavirus F1 rules for the next few years also limit the
1:20 PM BST England’s rescheduled match against the Barbarians will be played on Oct. 25 with 20,000 supporters set to attend the game at Twickenham pending approval from public health authorities, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Wednesday. The match, originally scheduled to take place on June 21 was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic
7:13 AM ET During the post-strike 1990s, when Major League Baseball owners and players took a cease-fire from fighting just long enough for the commissioner’s office to wage war with its umpires, a conspicuous graphic began appearing on baseball broadcasts nationwide: a square box in front of the catcher outlining the strike zone. Networks said
11:35 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show WBA-IBF world super lightweight champion Josh Taylor has called on boxing governing bodies and promoters to ensure he faces Jose Ramirez to unify all
10:43 PM IST Mark Wood has revealed his frustrations at being left on the sidelines for five Tests in a row in England’s bio-secure summer, but says he is working on a range of new tricks, including a wobble-seam delivery, to avoid being labelled an overseas specialist in Test cricket. Wood, who is back in
8:03 AM ET Ronald Koeman has insisted that Barcelona sign Georginio Wijnaldum, sources have told ESPN, and wants the club to do whatever it takes to land the Liverpool midfielder. The new Barca coach wants Wijnaldum as another option in midfield, and the club have agreed to push for a deal, although their priority is
10:21 AM ET World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend Triple H has urged West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice to stay at the club this summer amid interest from Chelsea. Paul Levesque — better known for his role as Triple H — is a West Ham supporter and sent the 21-year-old a message about his future.
6:11 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus are in discussions with Barcelona over a move for forward Luis Suarez but expect the deal to be “difficult,” sources have told ESPN. Suarez looks set to leave Camp Nou this summer with Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu having recently said the