Mercedes have backed the decision to highlight the potential consequences of dirty driving before the Formula 1 title decider in Abu Dhabi. Governing body the FIA emphasised rules for powers to take points away for “unsportsmanlike” driving or behaviour “contrary to sporting ethics”. Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said it was “a good deterrent for
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8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN More than five years after winning his second Most Valuable Player award, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry could be on his way to claiming a third. Curry, who is second in the NBA in scoring and first in both 3-pointers made and attempted, got 94 of the 100 first-place
8:00 AM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Dustin Poirier was at a crossroads early in his career. It was May 2012, and he had just lost his first UFC main event to Chan Sung Jung. It was Poirier’s third UFC fight, and he was only 23 years old. But he felt like he needed a
1:07 AM ET MEMPHIS — After the Los Angeles Lakers squandered an early lead against an undermanned Grizzlies team in Thursday’s 108-95 loss, Anthony Davis said L.A.’s identity is far from the championship contender it’s supposed to be. “These guys already feel like they’re the underdogs when they’re coming in, especially when they’re without their
8:04 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko steps back into the ring Saturday night at Madison Square Garden to face Richard Commey (9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+). It will be Lomachenko’s second fight since a shocking loss to Teofimo Lopez that stripped Lomachenko of his three lightweight titles. In his first fight
7:00 AM ET Stan Fischler entered the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on Thursday, enshrined there after a career in sports media that has spanned seven decades and continues on today with a new gig at The Hockey News. “There’s also a sentimental aspect to it that,” said the 89-year-old. “I was an original THN
7:01 AM ET Sidney Crosby hears a lot on the ice during an NHL game. Cheers and jeers. The cacophony of trash talk, interrupted by a few goal horns. But as the years have passed, Crosby’s started to hear something else: Opponents openly confessing that they had the Pittsburgh Penguins star hanging on their bedroom
6:49 AM ET ESPN News Services The NCAA is stopping the fake slide that Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett used to score a touchdown in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday. According to a memo from NCAA national coordinator of officials Steve Shaw, referees should interpret a fake slide as a player surrendering himself and end
With his tenure as Team India’s head coach ending after the 2021 T20 World Cup, Ravi Shastri has opened up about the opposition he faced when he had applied for the coach’s job after the end of his stint as Team Director in 2016. Shastri has had three stints with Team India with his first
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen led the way in the first practice session in the Formula 1 championship showdown at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He was 0.196 seconds quicker than Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, while Verstappen’s title rival Lewis Hamilton was third, 0.346secs off the pace. Hamilton had a quicker lap – just 0.033secs off
4:00 AM ET Ralf Rangnick has identified Manchester United’s midfield as an area of weakness — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Chelsea fear Azpilicueta exit | Man City keen on Arsenal’s Tavares | Van De Beek’s Everton move is off | Spurs’ Bergwijn on the move? Rangnick talks up Bellingham, Haidara, Phillips
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton face off for the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi this weekend in what is arguably the most intense title decider in the sport’s history. And if it’s not the most intense – Ayrton Senna v Alain Prost in 1989 and 1990, which both ended in collisions between
12:00 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Sitting at the dais after the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ emotional one-point win against the Baltimore Ravens, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger considered a question. Could a win like that be the springboard the Steelers needed to give their offense and defense momentum into the final five games of the season? “We’ll see,” he
10:26 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Pittsburgh Steelers star edge rusher T.J. Watt was ruled out of Thursday night’s 36-28 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at halftime with a groin injury. Watt sustained the injury midway through the first half and was initially questionable to return. In Sunday’s close win against the Baltimore Ravens, Watt racked
10:14 PM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig has signed a one-year, $1 million contact with South Korean club Kiwoom Heroes. Puig, who turned 31 this week, hasn’t played in the majors since 2019, when he played 100 games for the Cincinnati Reds and 49 for the
11:16 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves and earned his 500th win of his hockey career as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 Thursday night. As the clock reached zero, Blackhawks teammates rushed over to Fleury in celebration. “It was really special,” Fleury said. “I really thought people
Controversy erupted on Day two of the ongoing first Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Gabba on Thursday as Ben Stokes’ no-ball denied the visitors a crucial wicket of David Warner, who was batting on 17 at that time. It was later revealed that Stokes had overstepped each of the previous three deliveries,
8:38 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Jonathan Singleton, a former heralded baseball prospect who hasn’t played in the major leagues since 2015, has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Singleton signed a $10 million long-term deal with the Houston Astros in 2014 before ever playing a big league game, then hit