7:05 AM ET There have been many extraordinary aspects to the National Hockey League’s return to the ice after it paused its season for the coronavirus pandemic in March. Hockey being played in August. Stanley Cup playoff games held in empty arenas echoing with artificial crowd noise. But perhaps most notable of all about the
12:03 AM ET As far as Austin Rivers is concerned, he proved himself right with his career-high 41-point performance in the Houston Rockets‘ 129-112 win on Sunday over the Sacramento Kings. “You continue to tell yourself, ‘You can do this, you can do this, you can do this, you can do this,’ for nights like
11:59 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard rose up and hit a 3-pointer while being fouled to put Portland ahead by two with 2:53 remaining in the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, he turned and looked at the scoreboard. “I
6:09 AM ET LA Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell posted that he has returned to the NBA bubble. Harrell posted on his social media accounts that he has rejoined the Clippers after leaving the team on July 17 to tend to his grandmother. The grief-stricken Sixth Man of the Year candidate recently lost his grandmother.
6:24 AM ET American tennis player Coco Gauff has said she has finally found the right words to speak out against social and racial injustice after appearing at a Black Lives Matter protest rally. Outspoken on social media, Gauff has released videos protesting against killings of Black people in the U.S. amid widespread outrage following
3:59 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Man United eye Douglas Costa as Sancho alternative Manchester United have long been linked with a move
4:51 AM ET Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has refuted Sebastian Vettel’s claim the team’s strategy at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix “didn’t make any sense”, saying the German compromised his race by spinning at the start. Vettel was in a frustrated mood after the race at Silverstone, complaining Ferrari had done exactly what it had
4:47 AM ET Manchester United target Jadon Sancho has joined Borussia Dortmund for their preseason camp in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. The Bundesliga club have said in the past that if the 20-year-old is part of the squad on Aug. 10 he would remain a BVB player for the 2020-2021 season, and sporting director Michael Zorc
3:28 AM ET Some of the biggest stars in college football believe the time has come to organize and create a more powerful voice for players in their sport. In a matter of hours Sunday night, a dozen college football players from all five major conferences came together to create a joint statement that expressed
2:04 AM ET We saw fighting in the time of social distancing. We saw one of the Major League Baseball’s most athletic players suffer through one of its most unpleasant blunders. And we saw a 21-year-old superstar continue to emerge in front of our eyes. Here’s a look through a wild Sunday for baseball’s West