10:19 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — North Carolina State offensive tackle Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu has done his homework, and he believes he can be — and is prepared to handle being — the No. 1 pick of next month’s NFL draft. Ekwonu is currently projected by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. to go to the Jacksonville Jaguars
11:30 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — It is hands-down the most digested, critiqued and eyebrow-raising number attached to NFL quarterback prospects each year. And on Tuesday at the annual combine for the best players in the country, former Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett became the latest high-profile passer to have his hand size become part of his
7:32 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer When Patricio O’Ward first sat behind the wheel of a Formula One car last winter, he fulfilled a lifelong dream. The moment stuck with him, and even though the 22-year-old Mexican driver known more commonly as “Pato” began his third IndyCar Series season just last weekend, his ultimate goal
10:05 AM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball deputy commissioner Dan Halem and MLB Players Association attorney Bruce Meyer plan to have an informal one-on-one meeting Thursday to resume talks amid baseball’s work stoppage, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The meeting, which will take place in New York, between Halem and Meyer —
8:58 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — A projected first-round pick in this year’s NHL draft is experiencing “serious health problems” that could mean he isn’t able to play for more than a year, the Russian Hockey Federation said Thursday. Ivan Miroshnichenko, an 18-year-old left winger, was on the Russian team that finished runner-up to
8:30 AM ET Andrei Svechnikov has two locations listed in his Instagram bio. One is Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Carolina Hurricanes star has played for the past four seasons. The other is Kazan, the Russian city where his family lived after stops in Moscow and Siberia. Svechnikov is Russian, a designation that’s taken on
8:49 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The WTA Tour has agreed to a multi-year, multimillion-dollar title sponsorship deal with Hologic, a medical technology company. The agreement, announced Thursday, gives the women’s professional tennis tour its first title sponsor since a deal with Sony Ericsson ended in 2010. The WTA declined to say
8:36 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN RIVERSIDE, California — In a sport that’s loud, mean and profane, Jose Ramirez is quiet, earnest and humble to a fault. He’s faithful and stands tirelessly for his people — the farmworkers of California’s Central Valley. COVID-19 relief? Immigration reform? Water rights? He’s all-in. Everything Ramirez does — from his
6:45 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The on-field workouts begin Thursday at the NFL combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of the 2022 NFL draft. NFL Network will carry live coverage of on-field drills each night starting at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN’s NFL Live will originate from Indianapolis with 4 p.m. ET shows on Thursday and
6:47 AM ET Things are about to get serious. And that doesn’t even count all the serious that has been taking place away from the golf course — the Saudi-backed challenger to the PGA Tour, the Phil Mickelson saga, Tiger Woods winning the first-ever Player Incentive Program. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app |