3:56 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is purchasing a stake in the Milwaukee Brewers, sources tell ESPN. Antetokounmpo is following the model of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: small-market star investing in
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1:21 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Defending series champion Sheldon Creed won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff opener Friday night with a dominating run at Gateway. In a race interrupted by a power outage that knocked out the lights for about an hour early in the second stage, Creed swept the
MS Dhoni and CSK teammates were pictured playing football on Saturday in Dubai.© Twitter Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players, led by skipper MS Dhoni, were seen playing football in training, in pictures posted by the franchise on Twitter on Saturday. Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Karn Sharma and Robin Uthappa enjoyed a kickabout during a training session for
10:27 PM ET Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon became the first Power 5 school to announce it will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for people over the age of 12 to attend its football games. In its announcement Friday, the school said the decision was made with public health authorities
11:08 PM ET NFL NationESPN We’re in the midst of the second full week of preseason football. With three weeks remaining before the regular-season opener, expect more starters and names you know to be playing this week. Things started off Thursday with the New England Patriots rolling past the host Philadelphia Eagles, a game in
11:03 PM ET Associated Press SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Ernie Els made a 50-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 66-under 66 and a share of the Boeing Classic lead Friday with Woody Austin and Billy Mayfair. “That putt on 18 is obviously a huge bonus,” Els said. Els also had six birdies and
10:32 PM ET CM Punk is back in professional wrestling. But not with WWE. After seven years away from the ring, Punk returned Friday night with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), appearing on its television show “Rampage” in his hometown of Chicago. The promotion announced Punk, one of the most popular stars in pro wrestling through
5:00 AM ET Romelu Lukaku has a five-year contract to try and replicate the impact of his idol Didier Drogba at Chelsea but Sunday’s trip to Arsenal gives him the perfect opportunity to start. There will be a sense of foreboding among many of the home contingent at the Emirates this weekend, mindful not just
Aug 19, 2021 Major League Baseball and Nike introduced the City Connect series this season to shake up uniform design across the sport in the most dramatic fashion since the league introduced the Turn Ahead the Clock alternates in the late 1990s. Nike has been working with each MLB team to craft a uniform that
5:47 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jon Rahm has competed in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs enough times to know how the system works. And he doesn’t like it. “I don’t think it’s fair,” Rahm said Friday after a 4-under-par 67 gave him a 1-shot lead through 36 holes at The Northern Trust,
3:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN A trio of return games for All-Star point guards Russell Westbrook, Kyle Lowry and Kemba Walker highlights the NBA’s full schedule release Friday afternoon. Westbrook will head back to Washington with the Los Angeles Lakers on March 19, about a week after the teams meet in Los Angeles on March
5:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Kevin Garnett will become the 24th player in Boston Celtics history to have his jersey retired on March 13, when Boston will host the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Garnett, who won the 2008 title with the Celtics, spent six seasons of his Hall
3:10 PM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The SEC’s additions of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 sent shock waves around the
5:00 PM ET The NBA schedule is here. And unlike last season’s unveiling that broke games into first and second halves, we know all 1,230 games up front. The 2021-22 season tips off on Oct. 19 with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Brooklyn Nets on ring night. The last time these two Eastern
3:53 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tropical Storm Henri could have an impact on the Northern Trust golf tournament, and the PGA Tour will decide Saturday based on the weather forecast if it will postpone the final round of the event until Monday. Weather is not expected to impact Saturday’s third round at Liberty
9:35 AM ET Saying “it’s time,” goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has announced his retirement, ending a legendary 15-year NHL career. “For the last 30 years, I have devoted my life to the game of hockey … and now it’s time to walk away from the game I love and begin a new chapter,” Lundqvist wrote in
3:05 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he has a timetable in mind for naming a starting quarterback, but he also said the competition between Trevor Lawrence and Gardner Minshew could last a few more weeks. Lawrence, the No. 1 NFL draft pick, and Minshew will continue to alternate practice days
11:52 AM ET The overlap between when the European soccer season begins (this season: Aug. 8) and when the summer transfer window closes (Aug. 31) is ripe for confusion and overreaction — we’re responding to early impressions from a given team when we don’t even know who’s going to be on its roster for the