2:59 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson has unveiled a military-themed camouflage paint scheme for the Coca-Cola 600 with the name of a fallen soldier written across the front windshield of his No. 48 Chevrolet. The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will pay tribute to Army Sgt. Richard Donlan, who died during
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2:50 PM ET Free-agent guard Andy Levitre retired after 10 NFL seasons on Tuesday. Levitre, 32, made the announcement on Instagram and said his NFL career provided him “memories that will last” a lifetime. “I met my wife while I was playing in Buffalo. I fell in love with the city of Nashville while playing
2:39 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The NBA and the National Basketball Coaches Association are creating a partnership and program intended to prepare and illuminate a more complete pool of future NBA coaches, league officials told ESPN. “We are not talking about a quota system,” Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, president of the NBCA, told ESPN.
6:24 AM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Bills super fan Ezra Castro, who was known as Pancho Billa for his game-day outfit that includes a sombrero and facemask in the NFL team’s red, white and blue colors, died Tuesday after battling cancer. The 39-year-old mortician from Dallas was diagnosed with spinal cancer in 2017. He
2:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Bills super fan Ezra Castro, who was known as Pancho Billa for his game-day outfit that includes a sombrero and facemask in the NFL team’s red, white and blue colors, died Tuesday after battling cancer. The 39-year-old mortician from Dallas was diagnosed with spinal cancer in 2017. He
1:44 PM ET Which MMA fighter is the best, regardless of weight division or fight promotion? ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their top-10 picks, and their votes produce our consensus men’s and women’s pound-for-pound lists. (You can find Okamoto’s division-by-division rankings here.) Note: Rankings were updated May 14. Men’s
2:23 PM ET Who is the best fighter regardless of weight class? See ESPN’s P4P rankings. Click here Check out my rankings within each MMA weight division by clicking on the links below. For a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes, click here. Note: Results are current, rankings as of May 14.
2:01 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted second baseman Keston Hiura, their top overall prospect, from the minors. The Brewers selected Hiura’s contract from Triple-A San Antonio on Tuesday and placed third baseman Travis Shaw on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist strain. Hiura, 22, was off to an outstanding start this
1:51 PM ET Terry Rozier said Tuesday on ESPN First Take that he wouldn’t be interested in returning to the Boston Celtics if the team decides to bring back the same cast next season. “No, I might have to go. I might have to go. I put up with a lot this year so I
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Charles Glenn feels it in his joints as he walks through the concrete concourses of Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The staircases make his hips ache in ways they hadn’t until a few years ago. But when he steps out in front of more than 18,000 fans at St. Louis