8:00 AM ET Numb — that was the first word Atlanta Falcons captain and safety Ricardo Allen used to describe his emotions as he watched the video of a fellow black man, George Floyd, being killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Allen’s heart ached as the officer kept his knee on Floyd’s neck
6:22 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA board of governors voted in favor of a 22-team return-to-play proposal on Thursday and the NBPA gave its approval on Friday, setting the resumption of the season in motion. The season will conclude with eight regular-season games per team in Orlando, Florida, with the possibility of a playoff
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story initially ran on May 30, 2018 Draft history is fascinating, and maybe the first thing you learn when looking through past drafts is not just how few players make the majors but also how few end up contributing much value beyond replacement level even if they do make
Cricket Ireland will make information packs available to all clubs across the country starting next week © Getty Images June 6 Cricket Ireland has received provisional approval from sports and health authorities for club cricket to move a step closer to limited training in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, restarting activity at
11:48 PM ET The UFC is working to finalize a welterweight bout between Mickey Gall and Mike Perry for later this month, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but the UFC is in the process of adding the 170-pound bout to a UFC Fight Night event on June 27. The promotion
12:36 PM ET The top women’s fighter in the world made her return official. Amanda Nunes weighed in at 145 pounds Friday morning at the UFC 250 official weigh-ins in Las Vegas. Nunes will defend her UFC women’s featherweight title against Felicia Spencer in the main event of the card Saturday night at the UFC
9:36 PM ET Marc J. Spears Kevin Durant told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Friday that he will not debut for the Brooklyn Nets during the 2019-20 NBA season after it resumes next month. Durant has not played since he tore his Achilles tendon on June 11 during Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals while
11:52 PM ET Fearful of significant setbacks in the development of young players over months of inactivity, several teams left out of this season’s regular-season resumption in Orlando have proposed ideas for regional mini-summer leagues, training camps and OTA’s, sources tell ESPN. As the rest of the NBA prepares to re-start the 2019-2020 season with
5:06 PM ET For the second straight week, the UFC is sparring with one of its biggest stars. Jorge Masvidal, one of MMA’s hottest names, took to Twitter on Friday to air his grievances over the breakdown of contract talks with the UFC. Masvidal was supposed to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title
11:28 PM ET Several former Iowa football players are speaking out about the negative experiences they and other black players had while in the program. Former Iowa offensive lineman James Daniels, now with the Chicago Bears, tweeted Thursday night, “There are too many racial disparities in the Iowa football program. Black players have been treated