9:45 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — Sofia Kenin came to the year’s first Grand Slam as a player to watch — a rising American placed in the toughest quarter of the draw — but without many expectations. She left it the sport’s newest superstar. After an impressive run to the finals that
9:09 AM ET Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith said he is “very much lucky to be alive” after his November 2018 leg injury during an interview that aired Saturday on ESPN’s Outside The Lines. Smith offered details about the injury that has sidelined him for more than a year in the interview with ESPN’s Jeremy
8:01 PM ET Every year, as he packs his car with his luggage and his dog, Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer picks up the phone for some football and Major League Baseball talk. ESPN found him near Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the way to Mesa, Arizona, where the Cubs train. His beloved New England Patriots
7:30 PM ET When chaos breaks loose, the NFL calls on one referee more than any other. Bill Vinovich and an all-star crew will work Super Bowl LIV, and if all goes well, this is one of the only times you’ll read his name this weekend. Sunday’s 49ers-Chiefs matchup will mark Vinovich’s second Super Bowl
8:00 AM GMT Report by Daniel Brettig Sydney Thunder 7 for 151 (Hales 59) beat Adelaide Strikers 9 for 143 (Wells 34, Sams 3-26) by eight runs The Sydney Thunder would not have qualified for any Big Bash League finals series before this one. Having benefited from the addition of a fifth team, they are
4:17 AM ET Brad Gilbert Close Former player-turned coach and author Brad Gilbert is an analyst on ESPN’s extensive schedule of tennis programming, including, since 2009, all four majors – the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. He joined ESPN in 2004 and serves as a studio analyst, match analyst and sideline
3:06 AM ET It’s Australian Open women’s singles final day, with Spain’s Garbine Muguruza chasing her third Grand Slam title. In her way stands young American and the 14th seed Sofia Kenin, who shocked world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the semifinals. Who will come out on top? Follow the live blog with Matt Walsh
1:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — There has never been an NBA game like the one that took place Friday at Staples Center between the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers. It has been five days since Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people died in a helicopter crash in
2:36 AM ET Antonio Brown on Friday expressed remorse for a series of missteps he made both on and off the field in the past year. In a wide-ranging interview with ESPN’s Josina Anderson, the star receiver faulted himself for many of the issues that have kept him out of the NFL since September. “I
1:37 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard put on a commanding performance in Friday night’s 127-119 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring 48 points, dishing out 11 assists and grabbing 9 rebounds. On the night the Lakers honored Kobe Bryant in the organization’s first game since the former guard’s