7:34 AM ET Associated Press Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues. The campaign launched Monday with photos and videos from, among others, Hank
11:40 AM ET When the Minnesota Twins take the field for their first game in July, they will do so without their bullpen coach. The Twins aren’t allowing Bob McClure or coach Bill Evers to work games this season due to concerns related to the coronavirus, a source confirmed to ESPN. Older people have been
8:00 AM ET High school baseball in Japan is a noisy, communal, hyperkinetic affair. It starts right away, as coaches hit pregame infield practice with three baseballs going at once, one after another after another, and the constant collision of chatter resembles an aviary. It’s difficult to square this raucous spectacle with the perception of
7:30 AM ET Phase 3 of the NHL’s plan to return to play is under two weeks away, after the coronavirus pandemic forced a stoppage in mid-March. Training camps open July 10 ahead of the eventual 24-team tournament to be played in two hub cities. On top of that, we had the first stage of
7:30 AM ET The 2020 NHL draft lottery was unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, and so, too, will be the actual draft. So it only makes sense that our post-lottery mock draft is way different than most we’ve done in the past. Rather than slot the teams in a hypothetical order when we don’t
10:10 AM ET For the first time in over three months, NBA point spreads are back on the board at Las Vegas sportsbooks, but oddsmakers admit they’re not sure what to expect when the league attempts to resume its season amid the coronavirus pandemic. The line on the LA Clippers–Los Angeles Lakers game — the
11:05 AM ET Ja Morant apologized on Twitter for reposting an image on social media with a profanity directed at police officers on the back of his jersey, writing that it “didn’t clearly and accurately convey what I wanted to share.” On Sunday, the Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard reposted an image that had the
11:10 AM ET Three months after the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled, Formula One is finally ready to start the 2020 season. 2 Related The coronavirus pandemic has completely changed F1’s short- and long-term future, with a raft of rule changes agreed in F1’s elongated off-season, including the decision to delay the big rule change
5:56 AM ET Achraf Hakimi is on the verge of joining Inter Milan from Real Madrid, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN, after emerging as one of the most exciting young talents in European football during a two-year loan at Borussia Dortmund. The transfer, which both clubs expect to announce shortly, is worth around €40
6:57 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona manager Quique Setien’s relationship with his players is already showing signs of straining, with various sources having told ESPN they didn’t click from day one. Barca led La Liga in January when Setien replaced Ernesto Valverde, who was sacked after the Spanish Supercopa defeat to Atletico Madrid