2:08 PM ET The NBA’s cleanest method of resuming its season is to bring the 16 current playoff teams to its designated “campus,” seed them as they are now — eight East, eight West — and play the NBA’s normal postseason. Sticking to 16 limits the number of bodies, which cuts the chance of COVID-19
1:58 PM ET Colby Covington‘s tumultuous tenure with the American Top Team gym has come to an end as the UFC welterweight contender announced Wednesday that there’s been a mutual parting of the ways. “I’m affiliated with Colby Covington, Inc., as of now,” Covington told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview. “I’m my own
12:43 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has clarified the rules proposal for an alternative to an onside kick. The Philadelphia Eagles have proposed allowing one fourth-and-15 scrimmage play from the 25-yard line of the team kicking off. It can only be done in regulation time, and be used twice in a
1:36 PM ET Auburn offensive coordinator Chad Morris used his Texas connections to help the Tigers land ESPN 300 offensive lineman Jaeden Roberts from North Shore High School in Houston on Wednesday. Roberts, at 6-foot-5, 345 pounds, is the Tigers’ second ESPN 300 commitment from the high school. The No. 81-ranked prospect overall in 2021
9:21 AM ET Promoter Eddie Hearn has said he is planning to reach out to UFC boss Dana White about a potential cross-discipline clash between boxer Dillian Whyte and UFC star Francis Ngannou later this year. Responding to questions on an Instagram live chat, Hearn said Ngannou was interested in taking on Whyte in a
1:21 PM ET The UFC’s next two events have officially been approved. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) voted unanimously in a phone meeting Wednesday morning to allow a pair of UFC cards to run in Las Vegas over the next two weeks — this Saturday and on June 6. Both events will take place
1:35 PM ET Former Atlanta Braves catcher Biff Pocoroba, an All-Star selection in 1978, has died at the age of 66, the team announced Wednesday. No cause of death has been announced. Pocoroba joined the Braves in 1975 and played all 10 of his major league seasons with the team, hitting 21 home runs with
May 26, 2020 The Formula One grid will always feature a range of colour schemes — some popular, some iconic, some universally disliked. The delayed start to the season got us looking back at the liveries unveiled for the 2020 season. We wondered, could any of the teams have done it better? ESPN enlisted graphic
11:22 PM IST A five-day Lord’s final could be the centrepiece of an abbreviated 2020 county season which should also feature T20 Finals Day. Subject to government clearance and an ongoing improvement in the Covid-19 situation, ESPNcricinfo understands the ECB hope to start the domestic season in early August. The Championship is set to be
11:41 AM ET Associated Press The Kontinental Hockey League says it plans to return on Sept. 2 to open the 2020-21 season. The last KHL game was played on March 12. The season was then suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. The KHL is widely considered to be the strongest hockey league outside the NHL.