11:53 AM ET Duke’s Zion Williamson has been in the spotlight since videos of his dunks went viral when he was in high school. Even though we’re not yet in March and Williamson hasn’t declared, you can already bet on if he’ll be the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA draft. DraftKings opened odds
10:58 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya Spinner Akila Dananjaya has had his bowling action cleared by the ICC and has been included in Sri Lanka’s squad for the five-ODI series in South Africa. Dananjaya’s action had been reported during England’s tour of Sri Lanka late last year. He was then officially banned from bowling in international
10:38 AM ET Former UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz has not fought since January 2015. And despite many clamoring for his return, he says fans shouldn’t get their hopes up. “I’m no role model,” Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in the promotion’s history, said on Instagram early Monday. “I’m 35 years old,
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL trade deadline is a delicate dance between the needs of today vs. the wants to tomorrow. Every season, there are teams that sacrifice the future through picks or prospects in an attempt to contend for a championship. Every season, there are teams that ship out players because of
1:00 AM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There’s a rhythm to a NASCAR Victory Lane celebration. Every hat has been carefully stacked in advance. Every photo taken with every sponsor representative is preplanned. Even the spraying of champagne is done so according to the schedule. Not even the sport’s biggest event, the Daytona 500, is
10:20 AM ET Daniil Medvedev might tower over most of his Next Gen peers at 6-foot-6, but he’s been surprisingly easy to overlook. This despite his increasingly secret weapon. That weapon isn’t his serve, which is big if not preemptive. Nor is it Medvedev’s movement, which is excellent for a player of his size. It’s
10:05 AM ET Former middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders is moving up to super middleweight and will face Shefat Isufi for a vacant world title, promoter Frank Warren announced on Monday. The fight is scheduled to take place on April 13 at the SSE Wembley Arena in London. The fight was announced as being
7:25 AM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and promoter Frank Warren have signed a deal under which Fury will be co-promoted by Top Rank, they announced Monday. Fury will have his future bouts co-promoted by Top Rank and Warren’s Queensberry Promotions with the deal calling for a minimum of two bouts per year in
12:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray‘s announcement last week that he intends to focus on football made waves in the Bay Area, particularly at the headquarters of the Oakland Athletics. While the A’s most directly felt the impact of Murray’s apparent decision to bypass the chance to play baseball for
9:15 AM ET If Manny Machado signs a deal for something in the $250 million range with the Padres, you would completely get it from his perspective. The market for him hasn’t been as robust as once expected, but even when you factor in California taxes and any deferrals, that is a life-changing amount of