9:14 AM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As the sun rises over Daytona and a new NASCAR season, there is still a hint of the golden hues from last week’s Academy Awards in the atmosphere. Perhaps that is why, as Kyle Busch blew into the World Center of Racing for Thursday night’s 150-mile Daytona 500
8:00 AM ET NBA All-Star Weekend is here! This is the third consecutive year in which captains participated in a fantasy draft and selected their own teams, a change from the traditional East vs. West format. All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have made their draft picks. All-Star Saturday night participants have been unveiled.
8:00 AM ET The NBA slam dunk contest has for 35 years showcased the art of the jam. Hard-core and casual fans alike tune in to the event every year, looking to see something they have never witnessed before. With the rise of social media, creating something completely novel has gotten harder and harder, but
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Thursday that the Bucs have not gotten any closer to clarity on their quarterback situation and whether Jameis Winston will return in 2020 because they’re waiting to see what’s behind Door No. 2 when it comes to available free agents. “No, because
12:32 PM GMT Chris Nenzani will remain CSA president following Wednesday’s board meeting, where a decision regarding his future could not be taken because it was not tabled on the agenda. The motion to discuss whether Nenzani should be voted out is understood to be driven by the Central Gauteng Lions franchise and has the
7:58 AM ET Petra Kvitova withdrew from the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in Russia due to illness on Thursday. The No. 3 seed was set to face Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinals but pulled out of the competition. “I’m really sorry to withdraw from the St. Petersburg Ladies’ Trophy due to illness,” Kvitova said
3:37 AM ET Mercedes has released the first images of the W11, the car Lewis Hamilton will use to defend his title. The car will hit the track for the first time at Silverstone on Friday, with Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas sharing 100 kilometres of running as part of a filming day. Valtteri Bottas
10:24 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The objective in the two-Test series in New Zealand is to “play like the world’s No. 1 Test team” and collect full points – 120 of them – “to be in contention to play at Lord’s” in the World Test Championship final in 2021, according to India head coach Ravi
3:37 AM ET Mercedes has released the first images of the car Lewis Hamilton will use to defend his title, the W11. The car will hit the track for the first time at SIlverstone today with Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas sharing 100km of running as part of a filming day. A rendering of Mercedes
2:11 AM ET BOSTON — For a brief moment, Lou Williams and the LA Clippers thought they might be able to escape Boston with what they thought could have been a four-point play. But after saying they saw one official count what they thought was a Williams 3-point shot with the foul with 23.6 seconds