2:51 PM ET Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Kendall, a graduate transfer from Oklahoma, was named West Virginia‘s starting quarterback for the Aug. 31 season opener against James Madison. West Virginia coach Neal Brown on Tuesday announced the choice of Kendall, who beat out three others. At Oklahoma, Kendall backed up Baker Mayfield in
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN A lot changed in the NHL standings during the past decade. We’re running down the best players, teams, trades, lineups, trends and more from 2009-10 to 2019-20. • The All-Decade Team for all 31 clubs• All-Decade Awards: MVP, trades, more• The best (and worst) teams• Aug. 21: How the NHL
2:18 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Andrew Luck‘s odds of playing in the Week 1 game at the Los Angeles Chargers went down more when coach Frank Reich announced Tuesday that he will not practice this week. “Really no further updates, all we have right now is a combination of full-speed movement and pain
2:12 PM ET ATLANTA — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is touting the simplicity of the new format that will decide the FedEx Cup champion, even if it goes outside the conventional playing of a golf tournament. And he’s not making any apologies for major championship winners Tiger Woods and Shane Lowry not being at
1:57 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Hakeem Butler will miss the rest of the preseason with a fractured hand, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Tuesday. “We’re still working through it,” Kingsbury said. There’s a chance that the injury could land Butler on injured reserve, but Kingsbury said it’s too early in
1:39 PM ET WBO light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev will face Anthony Yarde in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The fight will air live on ESPN+ at 12:30 p.m. ET. Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) won his first 175-pound WBO world title
1:50 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky freshman quarterback Nik Scalzo will undergo surgery after re-injuring his right knee during the Wildcats’ second scrimmage. Scalzo, a 6-foot, 180-pounder from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had surgery last fall as a high school senior for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. Kentucky coach Mark
12:56 PM ET Down and Distance is a narrative podcast from ESPN Senior Writer Ivan Maisel as part of our CFB150 project, where he tells eight stories from the history of college football that examine how the sport has contributed to and reflected American culture through its 150 years. George Rinhart/Getty Images Episode 1: America
12:25 PM ET In the aftermath of DeMarcus Cousins‘ knee injury, the Los Angeles Lakers are bringing in two former All-Star centers — Joakim Noah and Dwight Howard — to evaluate in individual workouts in Los Angeles, league sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The workouts will also include veteran Mo Speights, league sources said. Another
6:55 AM ET The 2019 college football season is about to kick off, which means it’s time for my preseason ranking of the best prospects in the 2020 NFL draft. This class is going to be quite a bit different from 2019’s, which was dominated by pass-rushers. A few notes on my new Big Board