8:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald both announced Tuesday night that they are leaving Donda Sports, the agency founded by the artist formerly known as Kanye West, due to antisemitic comments he recently made. The announcements came hours after Adidas terminated its relationship
11:39 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Attorneys for Deshaun Watson filed a series of court exhibits Monday, which they’ve offered as evidence to undermine allegations from the latest woman to
2:31 PM ET Mired in a three-game losing streak, Texas A&M has indefinitely suspended three players, all true freshmen, for violating team rules, sources told ESPN. TexAgs.com was first to report the suspensions, which sources told ESPN stem from a postgame locker room incident. The suspended players are defensive back Denver Harris, receiver Chris Marshall
2:02 PM ET Ohio State star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba did not reinjure his left hamstring or sustain any other setback in last Saturday’s win against Iowa, and he is on track to play this week at No. 13 Penn State, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said. Smith-Njigba, a third-team AP All-America selection in 2021, has
4:17 PM ET The Miami Marlins have hired Skip Schumaker as the team’s new manager, the team announced Tuesday. A first-time manager, Schumaker played 11 seasons in the majors, with the first eight coming with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a part of two World Series-winning Cardinals teams in 2006 and 2011. “As we
5:45 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers veteran forward James van Riemsdyk will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a broken finger suffered in Sunday’s loss to the San Jose Sharks. Van Riemsdyk, 33, will miss roughly a month after a solid start to the season under first-year coach John Tortorella. The left wing has two goals,
4:23 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — On a stellar day for veteran Grand Slam champions, Stan Wawrinka beat third-ranked Casper Ruud and Andy Murray rallied to win in three sets in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. Wawrinka, 37, hit his ninth ace to seal a 6-4, 6-4 win over
5:04 PM ET We’re into the closing matches of the Champions League group stage, and many teams have booked their places in the round of 16. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Here we take a look at the state of play across all eight groups. The group winners and runners-up will
3:46 PM ET Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia — Professional tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has been acquitted of domestic violence charges in his home country of Georgia in a case involving his former wife. The 30-year-old Basilashvili has been as high as No. 16 in the ATP rankings and is currently No. 94. He is playing
2:17 PM ET Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year A week after being in the middle of an incident with
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Emmitt Smith swears he wasn’t going through a midlife crisis last month. “I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo for many years,” the 53-year-old said. “It’s just been weird in my head, ‘Go ahead, do it. Go ahead.” And so, on a September trip to Las Vegas, he did
Australia’s Marcus Stoinis said “backs are still against the wall” when they face England on Friday at the Twenty20 World Cup after the all-rounder led the holders to victory over Sri Lanka. The hosts and defending champions bounced back from their opening-day hammering to New Zealand to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Perth
1:12 PM BST Italy lock Sara Tounesi has been suspended for 12 matches for biting a player from Japan at the women’s Rugby World Cup, meaning she miss Saturday’s quarterfinal against France. Tounesi was cited for biting an unnamed opponent during Italy’s 21-8 win on Sunday. The tournament’s judicial committee upheld the citing complaint, World
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The more things change, the more they stay the same in this year’s Heisman race. Quarterbacks Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), C.J. Stroud (Ohio State) and Bryce Young (Alabama) have all solidified their spots in the top five this season — while guiding their teams to a combined 21-1 record — but
7:45 AM ET INSTEAD OF A bank vault or a Brink’s truck, the betting slips from what could be the largest payout in sports gambling history are being guarded by nothing more than an old, tattered Houston Astros backpack. On a recent Tuesday afternoon in Houston, with the MLB playoffs about to begin, the faded
7:00 AM ET Phil Kessel is set to play in his 990th consecutive game Tuesday night (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), meaning the Vegas Golden Knights winger will pass retired defenseman Keith Yandle to become the NHL’s all-time iron man. It’s the latest, and perhaps greatest, moment in a career that’s been equal parts eclectic and
6:35 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through seven weeks. The New York Jets and New York Giants continue to win, while the Green Bay
8:50 AM ET Just over a year ago, Rory McIlroy was at a low point. The four-time major champion was moved to tears at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, after he went 1-3 and could do nothing to stop the U.S. team’s historic 19-9 beatdown of the Europeans. At one point in 2021, McIlroy