6:00 AM ET It’s one thing to knock Ohio State from its perch atop the conference. It’s another thing entirely to keep the Buckeyes pinned down. That’s become doubly true in the 2000s. They slipped at the end of the John Cooper era but went straight from 7-5 to 14-0 under Jim Tressel in 2002
7:42 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Although Zach LaVine said he went into NBA free agency this summer with an “open mind,” his decision to return to the Chicago Bulls turned out to be an easy one, especially once the team offered him a five-year max contract extension with a player option for the
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Open celebrates its 150th anniversary at the home of golf this week, and its homecoming at St. Andrews couldn’t have come at a better time for the game. With LIV Golf threatening to splinter the professional tours even more, the drama takes a back seat, at least for a week,
Jasprit Bumrah produced a devastating spell of fast bowling on way to career best six-wicket haul, helping India skittle out England for 110 in the first ODI on Tuesday. Considering the overcast conditions and grass on the pitch, India decided to put the opposition in and the pacers, especially Bumrah, exploited the conditions perfectly. Bumrah
9:15 AM ET Any mixed martial arts fan will tell you that one of the best things about following this sport is the never ending string of storylines to follow. There is no off-season, and there is always something going on inside and outside the Octagon, and things can change instantly. Never a dull moment,
Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has formally left motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Masi has “decided to leave the FIA and relocate to Australia to be closer to his family and take on new challenges”. There was no mention of the Abu Dhabi controversy in the FIA statement. Masi’s failure to follow the
8:02 AM ET Count Ben Roethlisberger among those who may not be fans of the new name of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ stadium. The Steelers announced Monday that the stadium, known as Heinz Field since it opened in 2001, has been renamed to Acrisure Stadium. Roethlisberger, who played his entire 18-year career as the Steelers’ starting
5:23 AM ET Former world No. 1 Ash Barty has no regrets about retiring from tennis in March age 25 and does not plan to start playing golf professionally, ending speculation that she would now focus her career on that sport. Barty sent shockwaves around the tennis world when she unexpectedly announced her retirement at
4:05 PM ET New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso will participate in the Home Run Derby next week in Los Angeles. Major League Baseball made the announcement Monday on its official Twitter page, confirming the return of one of the Derby’s most successful hitters. “It’s a really fun event,” Alonso told reporters in the
7:31 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Paolo Banchero showed the Orlando Magic plenty in his two Summer League contests. And the Magic decided that was enough. The No. 1 pick is getting the rest of summer league off, after averaging 20 points, six assists and five rebounds in his two games in
A brilliant century from Emma Lamb and an all-round performance from Nat Sciver powered England to a five-wicket win over South Africa in the first ODI of the three-match series at Northampton on Monday. With this, England have taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Batting first, South Africa were bundled out for 218 in
12:20 AM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins signed veteran forward Rickard Rakell to a six-year contract extension, the team announced late Monday night. The contract runs through the 2027-28 season, and carries an average annual value of $5 million. Rakell, 29, among some of the trade-deadline departures from the Anaheim Ducks last season, found a fit
12:34 AM ET Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute against 10-player Mexico for a 1-0 victory in the final Group A match of the CONCACAF W Championship in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, on Monday. The United States women’s national team won Group A with nine points (3-0-0). Jamaica (2-1-0, six points) came
Queensland outcast Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has answered a SOS from the injury-hit Wallabies, with young Waratahs speedster Mark Nawaqanitawase also called up ahead of the deciding Test against England. Lock/back-rower Salakaia-Loto is in line for a bench role for the crunch match at the SCG on Saturday after being plucked out of club rugby in Brisbane.
6:52 PM ET Gary Moeller, who succeeded Bo Schembechler as Michigan‘s football coach and led the Wolverines to three Big Ten titles in five seasons, died Monday at the age of 81, the university announced. The cause of Moeller’s death was not specified by the school. “Gary Moeller was a great family man, great friend,
6:32 PM ET Evgeni Malkin will test free agency for the first time in his career as the star center and the Pittsburgh Penguins remain at a contract impasse, an NHL source told ESPN on Monday, confirming a TSN report. Malkin, 35, has spent all 16 years of his career with the Penguins. He was
2:25 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Big changes are coming to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home venue. Known as Heinz Field since it opened in 2001, the stadium will be known as Acrisure Stadium beginning this season, the team announced on Monday. Terms of the new 15-year deal were not released. But Acrisure, which operates as a
4:05 PM ET Who’s ready for some MLB All-Star Home Run Derby excitement? The most anticipated event of the summer is heading to Hollywood with some of the biggest names in the sport set to take aim at the Dodger Stadium bleachers on Monday, July 18 (8 p.m. ET on ESPN) With the first participant