10:00 AM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has praised Marcus Rashford for his efforts in forcing the UK government into a U-turn on free meals for schoolchildren, but said “uncomfortable precedents” may have been set by footballers becoming politically active during the three-month coronavirus lockdown. Manchester United forward Rashford’s campaign for the state
9:32 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Hirving Lozano was asked to leave during a Napoli training session by manager Gennaro Gattuso on Monday after being accused of not putting enough effort in, sources have told ESPN. Napoli’s players are preparing for the Coppa Italia final against Juventus, which takes place on Wednesday, after qualifying thanks
10:41 AM ET And then there were two. With Liga MX and the Premier League falling by the wayside at the semifinal stage, the final is now set: the Bundesliga and Gab Marcotti will take on Julien Laurens and Ligue 1 for the crown of ESPN’s Battle of the Soccer Leagues. – Stream ESPN FC
11:27 AM ET Current and recent black Major League Baseball players banded together in a video to show support for Black Lives Matter and asked fans to join them. CC Sabathia, Prince Fielder, Giancarlo Stanton, Jason Heyward, Matt Kemp, Andrew McCutchen, Jackie Bradley Jr., Dexter Fowler, Adam Jones, Mookie Betts, Curtis Granderson, Marcus Stroman and
12:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has delayed the start of the new international signings period from July 2 until Jan. 15, a move that will cause teams to push back deals for 16- and 17-year-old Latin American prospects. MLB said the current signings year, scheduled to end Monday, had
9:56 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Jason Botterill on Tuesday. The move comes less than a month after ownership publicly supported Botterill. “He’s our GM. Our plan is to continue with him,” team president and co-owner Kim Pegula told the Associated Press in May. “I realize maybe it’s not popular with the
12:06 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the US Open tennis tournament will be held on its scheduled dates starting in late August as part of the state’s reopening from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Tennis Association had decided to go forward with its marquee event
11:26 AM ET Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard said Tuesday he was not wrong for speaking out against Mike Gundy, because he felt he had to hold his coach accountable. In a Twitter post Tuesday morning, Hubbard once again seemed to respond to backlash he received for a video he and Gundy posted Monday
10:03 PM IST Shai Hope‘s twin hundreds at Headingley in 2017 can rightfully take a place among the finest batting achievements in the history of the game. No man had ever scored a century in each innings of a first-class match – never mind a Test – in over 100 years of cricket played on
7:00 AM ET In a typical NHL offseason, there’s a two-month window that players and their partners view as the life-event safe zone. No games or training camps or league obligations on the schedule. The perfect time to plan a vacation or a wedding or, in the case of Jordie Benn and his fiancée, Jessica