12:37 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Michael Jordan addressed one of the most famous quotes of his career — “Republicans buy sneakers, too” — in the fifth episode of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” on Sunday. Jordan, who has largely stayed away from any political commentary throughout his public life, didn’t back away from the statement —
11:22 PM ET ESPN’s documentary “The Last Dance” aired Episodes 5 and 6 on Sunday, and the series dove into everything from Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant meeting in the 1998 All-Star Game, the birth of Nike’s “Air Jordan” brand, the 1992 and 1993 Finals, stories behind the Dream Team and Jordan’s ascension into the
May 2, 2020 ESPN’s 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance,” which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, continued on Sunday with Episodes 5 and 6. Jordan and the Bulls allowed NBA Entertainment to follow them throughout the season and document their final championship together. The series features never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews
9:25 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals are declining to pick up linebacker Haason Reddick‘s fifth-year option, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Reddick, the Cardinals’ first-round pick in 2017, is now scheduled to be a free agent after this season, the fourth on his rookie contract. Reddick’s time in Arizona has been
8:58 PM ET Defensive end Najee Story, No. 250 in the ESPN’s Junior 300 rankings, committed to Northwestern, he announced on social media Sunday. Calling his recruiting process “a long journey full of twists and turns” in a tweet, Story, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound lineman from Solon High School (Ohio) chose the Wildcats over Ohio State,
7:52 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell won the inaugural MLB The Show Players League on Sunday with a three-game sweep against the Chicago White Sox‘s Lucas Giolito in the best-of-five championship series. Snell’s Rays beat Giolito’s White Sox 5-1 in Game 1, 3-2 in Game 2 and 6-0 in Game 3. The
5:24 PM ET Associated Press The NHL could face another hurdle if the league decides to continue the 2019-20 season in the near future — getting non-Canadian resident players across the border to join their teams. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that players would — at a minimum — need to follow quarantine protocols
5:12 PM ET Associated Press A couple of weeks ago, former Montreal Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque was running five or six days a week as he trained for a marathon. Now, the former NHL enforcer’s biggest challenge is trying to breathe clearly as he fights coronavirus from a hospital in Montreal. “Now I can’t
3:57 PM ET Alexander Albon won a virtual Formula One thriller, against a field that included England cricketers Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad, around Brazil’s Interlagos circuit on Sunday to deny Charles Leclerc an esports hat-trick. The Thai’s victory over his Ferrari rival gave Red Bull something to celebrate on a day that should have
3:34 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — William Byron showed he’s the sharpest gamer in NASCAR’s iRacing Series with his third victory in four events. Byron passed Timmy Hill with seven laps remaining at virtual Dover International Speedway, where NASCAR was scheduled to actually race Sunday, to win yet again on the iRacing platform.