Vidarbha players hoist their head coach Chandrakant Pandit on their shoulders © PTI Chandrakant Pandit, the former India player and one of the most successful coaches in Indian domestic cricket, has decided to move from Vidarbha to Madhya Pradesh for the 2020-21 season. Pandit had coached Vidarbha to back-to-back triumphs in the Ranji Trophy and
7:00 AM ET This was supposed to be Opening Week, the time when MLB fans everywhere look forward to making a season’s worth of memories. Since we won’t have games to get excited about for a while, we thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane by reliving some of our
9:11 AM ET Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he hopes the NBA resumes playing games in May, saying that the league’s restart can help bring people together amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview published Tuesday by Dallas television station WFAA, Cuban cited “people I’ve talked to at the CDC and other places” for
9:53 AM ET Washington State safety Bryce Beekman has died, Pullman (Washington) police told ESPN on Wednesday. Pullman police commander Jake Opgenorth confirmed Beekman had died but could not provide the cause of death or any other information immediately. Beekman started all 13 games in the 2019 season after transferring from Arizona Western Junior College.
8:17 AM ET The Chinese Basketball Association, seen by many sports leagues as a trial balloon for recovery from the coronavirus crisis, has delayed its restart, according to multiple reports and confirmed by ESPN. The league had hoped to begin April 15, following about 11 weeks of being shut down, but now won’t attempt resuming
6:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — On the first day of free agency, the Cleveland Browns set a franchise record for spending on only three players. The Browns, in fact, shelled out $63 million in guaranteed money to tight end Austin Hooper, right tackle Jack Conklin and backup quarterback Case Keenum. Despite the new front
6:58 AM ET McLaren has confirmed it will still be switching to Mercedes engines for next season despite Formula One’s decision to delay the 2021 rule changes. Given the unprecedented circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic, F1 decided to delay the introduction of its new rules package for another year. The revamp was set to implement
7:24 AM ET Associated Press The Kontinental Hockey League has given up on trying to reschedule its playoffs and canceled the remainder of the season. The Russia-based KHL is widely considered to be the strongest league outside the NHL. It was due to play its conference semifinals when play was suspended because of the coronavirus
Mar 24, 2020 On Thursday, March 26, ESPN2 will be airing a Home Run Derby Classics marathon starting at 6 p.m. with 2019’s epic battle between Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Pete Alonso. After that, it will be 2018 (Washington, D.C.), 2017 (Miami) and 2015 (Cincinnati). • The best home runs we ever saw: Rocking Wrigley,
7:00 AM ET This would have been the opening week for Major League Baseball, but instead we wait for normalcy to return. In the meantime, you can get your baseball fix by checking out some past Home Run Derbies on ESPN+ — you can rewatch all the theatrics of the 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019