Jul 31, 2020 The box sat in storage for who knows how many years. Four? Five? Eight? Inside were requests from children all over the United States, of military serving overseas and families searching for gifts for husbands, children and grandchildren. All of the letters were addressed to the same man. He would have responded
7:00 AM ET Yes, there would an asterisk. Charlie Blackmon acknowledges it. Everyone in Major League Baseball acknowledges it. If Ted Williams were alive, you can be damn sure he would say hitting .400 over 60 games is a terrific feat but not the same accomplishment as doing it over a full season. In Blackmon’s
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The 2020 Major League Baseball season was going to be remarkable from the get-go for a number of proposed rule changes. Now that we’re more than a quarter of the way through the season, we have a sense of how much these new rules have had an impact on the
6:58 AM ET The start of the NHL’s Stanley Cup quarterfinals set the bar rather high. Like, five overtimes high. Before the next day of competition, please check out our staff picks for each series, including the uncomfortable number of us predicting that the best team in the NHL during the regular season will get
7:48 AM ET Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan has agreed on a contract extension, league sources tell ESPN. McMillan, who had one year left on his deal, finalized a deal in recent days, sources said. Well-respected among his coaching peers for his personal character and hard-playing teams, McMillan has the Pacers positioned as the fifth
12:00 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Damian Lillard launched from 33 feet out and could only watch and wait as the ball caromed off the back rim and shot straight up into the air — the fate of the game, and his Portland Trail Blazers‘ frantic playoff push, hanging in the balance. The
7:35 AM ET Chelsea are willing to sell Tiemoue Bakayoko to AC Milan but are aiming to recoup almost all of the £40 million they spent to sign the midfielder in 2017, sources have told ESPN. The 25-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements as Chelsea look to help finance a summer spending spree that
5:45 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui has said Manchester United are “the biggest team in the world” ahead of their Europa League semifinal. United and Sevilla will go head-to-head in Cologne on Sunday for a place in the final on Aug. 21. Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ It will be the first
6:31 AM ET A Barcelona player has tested positive for coronavirus, the club confirmed on Wednesday, as Spanish clubs’ preseasons continue to be disrupted by the virus. The player has not been named but he was one of nine players who returned for pre-season training this week. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– ESPN Insider
2:11 AM ET Diego Valeri raised the MLS is Back Tournament trophy, an expression on his face that seemed both maniacal and gleeful. He was soon joined by his teammates, jumping and shouting in unison, with masks that read “Champions” mostly staying on. Off to the side, Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson engaged in a