12:22 PM ET Last week we opened a portal into a different dimension: one in which Lionel Messi plays form someone other than Barcelona. His Barcelona contract expires in June of 2021 and, according to reports in Spain, he has broken off extension talks and is considering his future. Messi is apparently unhappy with the
12:24 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry has been cleared to travel with the team to the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, sources said Wednesday. Gentry, 65, has been one of the league staff members undergoing further scrutiny before heading into the bubble for the season restart. Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni, 69,
3:15 PM ET While some players wonder if resuming basketball will take away from the social justice movement, San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills is putting his money where his heart is. “I’m proud to say I’m taking every cent from these eight games that we’re playing, which for me will turn out to be
12:53 AM IST Amateur cricketers in England and Wales will be obliged to maintain social distance, even when attempting a quick single or standing up to the stumps, according to the latest ECB guidelines governing the return of recreational cricket. The new gameplay requirements, in accordance with Step 4 of the ECB’s roadmap for the
1:35 PM ET David Wilson Northwestern‘s Nov. 7 game against Wisconsin will not take place at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, as originally planned, the Wildcats said on Wednesday. Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips said the decision was disappointing but necessary, given the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Nov. 7 football game between Northwestern and
10:06 AM ET Three of the top four players from Spain will be headlining the UTR Pro Series-Spain, a three-event series that will be played on successive weekends beginning Saturday in Barcelona. Conspicuous in his absence: ATP No. 2 ranked Rafael Nadal, who has not taken part in any of the growing number of “reopening”
12:42 PM ET Tom Marshall Stefano Fusaro With reporting from Stefano Fusaro in Orlando, Fla. It’s not been a smooth road for Major League Soccer to get back to action in central Florida, but the MLS is Back Tournament (stream all games LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+, U.S. only) begins in earnest Wednesday night. Amid
1:32 PM ET Associated Press Cleveland Indians outfielder Franmil Reyes has been cleared by the team’s medical staff to return to the field after being isolated for attending a party over the July Fourth weekend. The team kept Reyes away from Progressive Field as a precaution after he attended a holiday gathering without wearing a
1:12 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Oliver Ekman-Larsson had knee surgery last summer, fully expecting it to help him have a healthy 2019-20 season. The Arizona Coyotes captain instead played with lingering pain, never able to fully recover. The NHL’s shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic was a huge letdown, but it at
8:32 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back in full swing, albeit without the crowds we’re accustomed to. Bryson DeChambeau has been on fire and notched his first win since the season’s restart, finishing 23-under after a final-round 65 to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club last weekend. ESPN.com