1:00 PM ET The 2019 NASCAR Cup series schedule has been set already, but that doesn’t mean we can’t offer up our suggestions for improvements and changes on how NASCAR and its tracks can improve racing overall and the fan experience. ESPN’s experts put their outside-the-box ideas to paper, err, webpage: If the road course
6:55 AM ET Sreshth Shah With Australia in the midst of world domination in the 2000s, then coach John Buchanan was still looking for ways to add an extra dimension – or an extra arm. “I am disappointed senior coaches are not spending time with fielders, batters and bowlers to develop new skills,” Buchanan had
9:09 AM BST Kurtley Beale can provide the spark needed to create some Super Rugby history in Johannesburg for the NSW Waratahs, halfback Nick Phipps says. The Waratahs have never won a Super Rugby playoff game in South Africa and will be up against it at the Lions’ Ellis Park Stadium fortress in Saturday night’s
9:23 AM ET Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones will not report to camp Thursday because he wants his contract reworked, league sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. The Falcons are aware of Jones’ plans and hope he changes his mind, per sources. Jones could be fined up to $40,000 for each day he misses. The
11:16 AM ET French rider Julian Alaphilippe of Team Quick-Step won Stage 16 of the Tour de France after the race was disrupted for 15 minutes by protesters. Riders, including overall leader Geraint Thomas, were hit as police aimed tear gas and pepper spray at protesters who were blocking the road. Despite finishing around nine
9:30 AM ET Major League Baseball teams have just seven days left to make trades without passing players through waivers, but with more sellers than buyers in certain areas and injuries a lingering concern for all contenders, some evaluators are starting to believe there could be more deals after the July 31 trade deadline than
9:21 AM ET A protest by local farmers brought Stage 16 of the Tour de France to a halt on Tuesday as French and British media said bales of hay were thrown onto the road. Cycling teams and French media said police used tear gas to disperse the protesters, but it ended up blowing in
6:33 AM BST It’s a record that has stood for more than 20 years, yet Joe Roff’s Super Rugby try-scoring mark is in serious danger as the competition reaches its final weeks. Roff’s effort of 15 five-pointers has twice been equalled since he starred for a Brumbies side that made it all the way to
3:20 AM ET Double amputee Billy Monger celebrated his first appearance on the British Formula 3 podium at the weekend with his own special take on F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo’s ‘shoey’. Monger lost both his legs in a horrifying crash during a British Formula 4 race last year after smashing into the back of a
2:49 AM ET Mitchell Lamb WEDNESDAY’S BEST Canterbury Race 3 No.2 Danawi (Hugh Bowman) – $2.40 There was strong mail for this beautifully bred son of Exceed And Excel, out of Flight Stakes and Epsom Handicap winner Secret Admirer, on debut at the ANZAC Day Randwick meeting. But unfortunately for Danawi, he ran into one