6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes wanted to invest in Kansas City and some of its prominent institutions when he bought into the ownership groups of two of the city’s pro sports franchises, Major League Baseball’s Royals and Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City. For Mahomes, it’s not just an expensive hobby.
6:00 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — First, they touch pinkie and index fingers. Then they lock hands, swipe through each other’s arms, tap each other’s backs, bring their arms down to put their finger guns into air holsters and, finally, shoot the guns in the air. Then Stefon Diggs blows smoke from Josh
7:43 PM ET UFC heavyweight fighter Carlos Felipe was suspended 18 months due to a positive drug test for a steroid, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) announced Tuesday. Felipe tested positive for the anabolic agent boldenone and its metabolites in relation to his UFC Fight Night co-main event with Andrei Arlovski on Oct. 16,
6:32 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Athletes spend decades trying to trick the mind. But what happens when the mind tricks the athlete? Aryna Sabalenka arrived in Australia earlier this month with her focus set squarely on achieving her longtime dream of winning a Grand Slam. Having had a breakthrough season in 2021 in which she
7:00 AM ET In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, just across the river from the Canadian border, sits Sault Ste. Marie. That’s where Abby Roque grew up. “It’s a small community, but a big hockey town,” she said. “That’s the sport to play in the Sault.” Roque is a member of the Wahnapitae First Nation,
Report R Ashwin makes his ODI comeback on a Paarl pitch that is expected to take some turn Toss: South Africa chose to bat v India Temba Bavuma won the toss for the opening ODI of South Africa’s three-match series against India in Paarl, and chose to bat first on a hot day, on a
1:22 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal moved into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 win over 126th-ranked German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday. Nadal didn’t get it all his own way in an afternoon match on Rod Laver Arena, needing five match points and
7:36 PM ET The Utah Jazz placed shooting guard Donovan Mitchell in the concussion protocol Tuesday. The Jazz said Mitchell took a hit before halftime in Monday night’s 101-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and began experiencing symptoms after the game. Mitchell will miss at least Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets. Mitchell had
12:15 AM ET The Denver Nuggets are acquiring San Antonio Spurs guard Bryn Forbes in a three-way deal with the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. The Nuggets will send Bol Bol and P.J. Dozier to the Celtics, and the Spurs will acquire Boston forward Juancho Hernangomez and Denver’s 2028 second-round pick, sources
10:51 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Star free-agent shortstop Carlos Correa has hired agent Scott Boras, Correa told ESPN over the phone Tuesday night. On the 47th day of Major League Baseball’s lockout, with transactions frozen and Correa