12:08 AM ET Oakland Athletics bench coach Ryan Christenson apologized Thursday for “unintentionally” making a gesture resembling a Nazi salute following the A’s win over the Texas Rangers. Christenson was seen on camera extending his right arm in the air as the team was making its way off the field, engaging in an elbow bump
12:45 AM ET Back in late May, before the NBA’s bubble plan was official, before the restart format was known, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard made it clear: He wasn’t coming unless he had a chance. Four games into the restart, he’s showing why. With a 125-115 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday
11:18 PM ET With four games remaining before the postseason begins, Doc Rivers hasn’t been able to see the LA Clippers at full strength in the NBA bubble, which has been consistent with an annoying theme for the title contender all season. Without Montrezl Harrell and Patrick Beverley and with multiple guards on a minutes
12:12 AM ET NBA Insiders The first eight days of NBA seeding games have given us a lot of highlights — and not from the stars alone. We asked our writers to identify the up-and-coming players who have caught their eye over the first week-plus. Some of these players have been mainstays already this season,
10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Day and Brendon Todd wound up in a share of the lead Thursday after an opening round packed with action,
12:00 AM ET Associated Press Jesse Gonzalez has left FC Dallas two months after he was accused in a domestic case. David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images MLS and goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez have mutually terminated his contract with FC Dallas two months after he was accused in a domestic case in suburban Dallas. The decision announced
11:43 PM ET Two first-half goals six minutes apart by Nani led Orlando City to a 3-1 victory over Minnesota in a semifinal of the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex near Orlando on Thursday. Orlando will play the Portland Timbers in the final on Tuesday, with the winner
12:39 AM ET The Big Sky Conference is moving forward with plans to play an eight-game conference schedule in the spring due to conditions from the coronavirus pandemic, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN, a move that would likely result in the cancellation of the 2020 FCS playoffs. Six other FCS football conferences have already canceled
11:10 PM ET Former Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell said he is “feeling great, actually,” a little over a year after stepping away from an assistant head coaching job with the Miami Dolphins because of a health scare. Speaking extensively and publicly for the first time Thursday night on the podcast/YouTube show
10:40 PM ET Football players from the Mountain West Conference on Thursday became the latest group to unite and publicize a list of conditions to ensure their health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mountain West players followed similar groups from the Pac-12 and Big Ten in outlining their demands for the league. They