2:25 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are joining Novak Djokovic on the ATP Player Council, bringing the Big Three together to reshape a board that has been roiled by conflict. The governing body of men’s tennis announced Thursday that Federer and Nadal were elected along with doubles specialist Jurgen
2:00 PM ET From the wild-card games to the World Series, check out the game and series schedules for the upcoming 2019 MLB postseason this October. The regular season is scheduled to conclude Sunday, Sept. 29 and any regular-season tiebreaker games would be televised on ESPN and the ESPN App on Monday, Sept. 30. ESPN
1:42 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to contract terms with veteran cornerback Morris Claiborne in an effort to solidify one of the remaining thin spots on their roster. The Chiefs have yet to announce the move but it was confirmed by a source to ESPN. The news was first
1:42 PM ET Miami Heat big man Kelly Olynyk suffered a bruised knee in an exhibition, but he is still expected to play in the FIBA World Cup for Canada, coach Nick Nurse said Thursday. Olynyk slipped and fell during the third quarter of Canada’s win over Nigeria in a FIBA exhibition game on Wednesday.
6:30 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Houston Texans added another playmaker for Deshaun Watson. For the first time, the young quarterback will have a proven pass-catcher in the backfield after Houston traded for running back Duke Johnson on Thursday. Player Yards/Touch Duke Johnson 7.2 Jalen Richard 7.0 Tarik Cohen 6.9 ESPN Stats &
1:22 PM ET Maryland has hired former Illinois and Florida coach Ron Zook as a senior analyst. Zook, 65, will work with the Terrapins’ defense and special teams in an off-field role. New Maryland coach Mike Locksley worked on Zook’s staffs at both Florida and Illinois, with Locksley serving as offensive coordinator when the Illini
1:21 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tiger Woods‘ back appeared to be fine Thursday, but the same could not be said for his golf game. Looking like someone who had competed in just 12 rounds over the past four months and perhaps with a corresponding amount of limited practice, Woods made numerous mistakes on
12:11 PM ET Lawyers for the New Orleans Saints have joined NFL lawyers in opposing a fan’s lawsuit over the failure to call a crucial penalty during a playoff game. The failure to call roughness or pass interference on Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman helped the Rams defeat the Saints in the NFC title
12:09 PM ET The Mexican Grand Prix has secured a three-year deal to remain in Formula One until the end of 2022 despite losing its public funding. The future of the race was in doubt after the federal government announced it would no longer subsidise the grand prix once the existing contract expired at the
7:30 AM ET Bill ConnellyESPN Most of the teams in college football’s preseason top 10 have experienced the “second-year leap” at some point over the past 20 years. During that span, Nick Saban at Alabama, Kirby Smart (and Mark Richt) at Georgia, Bob Stoops at Oklahoma, Jim Tressel at Ohio State and Urban Meyer at