9:35 AM BST England prop Mako Vunipola is set to make his long-awaited comeback in Saturday’s World Cup warmup match against Ireland after recovering from a hamstring injury that had sidelined him for three months. Vunipola was injured in Saracens’ Champions Cup final win over Leinster in May and the 28-year-old required surgery that ruled
7:32 AM ET Anthony Yarde is unbeaten, untested at the top level, fighting one of boxing’s most dangerous champions away from home in front of 7,500 hostile fans and still he thinks Saturday’s fight will be easy. In the Tractor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, an industrial city two hours east of Moscow, on Saturday night,
8:56 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Jayna Hefford has been hired to lead the recently formed Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association. Hefford replaces Bryan Hicks, who began July 1 but is no longer with the PWHPA. “About two weeks ago, I got a call from Kendall Coyne and [PWHPA advisor] Ilana Kloss,” Hefford told ESPN. “It’s
7:54 AM ET Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has stepped down from the NFL’s social justice committee, the team announced Tuesday. “Stephen made the decision last week and informed the NFL and members of the working committee that he was going to step aside from the group and continue to focus his efforts on RISE,”
8:00 AM ET Some players — like the now-immortal Keith Comstock — pose for them on purpose. Some are semi-tragic mistakes. Others, well, we just don’t know. What we do know: From bat-handle obscenities to boa constrictors and mascot photo bombs, these are 10 of the funniest and most memorable baseball cards ever. Billy Ripken
8:00 AM ET Robert Sanchez Keith Comstock played on four major league clubs as a journeyman reliever, but his professional career is most often remembered for one thing: a ball to the crotch. Thirty years ago — in what otherwise would have been a forgotten minor league set — Comstock appeared on one of the
7:10 AM ET The 2019-20 NBA summer forecast debuted Wednesday with our experts’ predictions for the standings in each conference and records for all 30 teams. Which teams are most underrated and overrated in the forecast? What were the most surprising results? After an offseason full of player movement, the Milwaukee Bucks (57 wins) and
4:33 AM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The 2019-20 edition of ESPN’s NBA summer forecast is here. Which will be the best and worst teams this season? Which superstar players will win the major awards? What surprises are on the way? We polled ESPN’s panel of basketball experts for their predictions
8:00 AM ET As the NFL’s 100th season is set to begin, we start the ultimate debate: Who would be a part of the all-time best starting lineup? That means a player for every position on the field and special teams. Sounds simple enough, right? Or nearly impossible. To put the task another way, a
7:35 AM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Larry Bird likes the mural, just not the tattoos. So he took a shot and — like in his playing days — was successful. An artist, after being asked by a lawyer for the former NBA star, has agreed to remove certain tattoos from a large painting