7:34 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN For the week of April 13 — a period that coincided with the height of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, and the panic it engendered — nine of the top-20-rated sports shows in the country were classic fights, according to ShowBuzzDaily. The oldest dated back almost half a
7:53 AM ET UFC president Dana White didn’t have long to celebrate another solid night of fighting on Saturday before Conor McGregor stole the thunder from UFC 250. McGregor abruptly announced — for the third time on social media — that he is retiring from MMA. It was just the latest public spat White has
Jun 8, 2020 Associated Press Serena Williams‘ coach Patrick Mouratoglou has said that tennis is failing to attract a new, younger audience and hopes that a new digitally friendly tournament can help. With discussions ongoing over whether the U.S. Open or the French Open can even take place later this year, a new digitally friendly
10:35 AM BST French club Pau announced that they have dismissed former All Blacks fly-half Tom Taylor for leaving the country in March without permission during the coronavirus pandemic. Taylor, who played three tests for the All Blacks in 2013, left France on March 17 despite being asked to remain in the country in case
9:11 AM ET World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has said participating in the US Open would be an impossible task due to the “extreme” coronavirus protocols in place for the tournament at Flushing Meadows. The US Open, scheduled to begin on Aug. 31, will be the first Grand Slam to be played after the COVID-19
5:06 AM BST Crowds will be permitted to attend the opening round of Super Rugby Aotearoa this weekend, after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed the country would shift to Alert Level 1 from midnight Monday [NZT]. In what is believed to be a first since the coronavirus pandemic put most professional sports on
9:15 AM ET Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Evaluating
7:11 PM IST The prospects of Ireland’s ODI series against England going ahead were boosted on Monday, as their centrally-contracted players returned to training under strict health protocols following government approval. Cricket Ireland has been involved in discussions with the ECB for several weeks about moving the three-match series forward from September to the end
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN What if every NFL team had a complete do-over in building its roster? What if every single player were a free agent? What if the worst team in the league had a chance to add a Super Bowl MVP at quarterback? Or one of the worst defensive teams out there
6:11 AM ET Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has called on governments across the world to copy the example of the protesters who tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol at the weekend. The ESPN F1 Podcast team looks back on one of Formula One’s most intense rivalry, with behind-the-scenes