6:25 PM ET Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt was released from prison on parole on Friday after serving nearly four years of a six-year sentence for the rape and sexual assault of girls he coached in South Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. The three victims
6:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — When Wang Wei-chen had a base hit for the Chinatrust Brothers, no one booed or cheered from the stands at the suburban Taipei ballpark. No one hurled insults at the umpires. And no one yelled the Chinese-language line of encouragement “add oil” to either team.
10:11 PM ET NFL Nation staff The 2020 NFL draft is underway. While some teams have found their new franchise quarterback in the draft — including Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert — others used their picks on elite playmakers on both sides of the ball. And how about all of those trades? If
7:47 PM ET NFL Nation staff Round 2 of the 2020 NFL draft is underway, and we’ll be through three rounds by the end of the night. While some teams have found their new franchise quarterback in the draft — including Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert — others used their picks on elite
6:30 PM ET The SEC broke a record for most first-round picks by a conference in the NFL draft Thursday, beating the previous record of 12 achieved by the ACC and SEC in the past with 15. That type of success often flows into recruiting pitches, showing prospects the proof of development and achieving the
5:47 PM ET The NBA’s G League players will begin voting Saturday on the creation of a union, sources tell ESPN. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is assisting in the formation of a G League-governed union that would need more than 50 percent of the players to sign an electronic authorization card for passage,
5:28 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams have restructured quarterback Jared Goff‘s contract to save $7 million against the salary cap this season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on
5:51 PM BST Agustin Pichot will stand against incumbent Bill Beaumont for the top job in World Rugby. The former Argentina international is determined to introduce change into the game and make it a more global sport. The election results will be announced on May 12. Pichot spoke to ESPN’s Tom Hamilton to discuss his
5:03 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have engaged in “very preliminary” discussions with quarterback Deshaun Watson on a potential contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Ed Werder. On Friday, Houston finalized a three-year, $66 million contract extension with left tackle Laremy Tunsil, a source confirmed to ESPN. With that negotiation complete, Watson becomes the
7:00 AM ET When the NBA hands out its awards, it keeps the regular season separate from the postseason, issuing one MVP for the first 82 games and a second for the final four to seven (depending on how long it takes for the champion to finish off its last opponent). There’s no award at