12:25 PM ET Associated Press The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is forging ahead with its bid to establish an economically sustainable professional league in North America with or — for now — without the NHL’s full financial backing. In response to a Sportsnet report that the NHL was not in a position to operate
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12:02 PM ET Phil Mickelson will not need to qualify for the U.S. Open after all. The five-time major champion, who grew up in the San Diego area near the venue for this year’s championship, Torrey Pines, accepted a special exemption from the United States Golf Association on Friday to play in the 121st U.S.
11:23 AM ET There won’t be any superstitious drama about NHL teams touching the conference championship trophies in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs — because they won’t be awarded this season. “We’re not handing them out,” said Steve Mayer, NHL Chief Content Officer, told ESPN on Friday. The Prince of Wales Trophy, established in 1925,
10:54 AM BST The 2021 British & Irish Lions schedule has been revised to keep matches either in Johannesburg or Cape Town, with organisers admitting the new-look fixture list has been put together on the basis matches “will take place behind closed doors.” The eight-match schedule sees the tour start in Johannesburg and Pretoria, before
10:50 AM ET Associated Press Justin Haley will miss this weekend’s NASCAR races at Dover because of COVID-19 protocols. Josh Berry will make his Cup Series debut for Spire Motorsports driving for Haley in Sunday’s Cup race at Dover International Speedway. Berry has one win this season in the second-tier Xfinity Series. Zane Smith will
The Turkish Grand Prix has been cancelled just six weeks after it was put on the Formula 1 calendar and replaced by a second race in Austria. But Turkey has now become unworkable after being put on the UK’s travel red list of high-risk countries. F1 will instead run a race at the Red Bull
7:00 AM ET The last game of a bumpy, difficult and fun-as-hell spring FCS season kicks off in Frisco, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. Top-seeded South Dakota State will meet No. 2 seed Sam Houston for the first time (2 p.m. ET on ABC and the ESPN App), and the storylines overflow. Let’s lay out everything
Mike Hussey had tested negative for coronavirus last week as well.© Instagram Former Australia batsman and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey has recovered from COVID-19 and is likely to fly back home on Sunday where he will be doing his quarantine. Meanwhile, India Test keeper Wriddhiman Saha has again tested positive and
7:00 AM ET We’ve come a long way since the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup in a bubble in Edmonton, Alberta. New protocols were agreed upon, and many surprises unfolded — both good and bad — as the NHL embarked on a season like no other. Playoff darlings from last year like
6:31 AM ET The 146th Preakness Stakes marks the second leg of the Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is the favorite to win Saturday at Pimlico. Here is a breakdown of every horse in the Preakness Stakes, suggested plays and picks. Note: Horses listed in order of post position (trainer, jockey in parentheses).
6:41 AM ET Omar Uresti has gone from an obscure, little-known PGA Tour player to a full controversial PGA Professional in a very short amount of time. But through everything that’s happened to him, Uresti’s just a guy who wants to play golf for a living. Full disclosure: My journey into the professional golf world
4:00 AM ET In this week’s ESPN Insider Notebook, Paris Saint-Germain eye Mohamed Salah to replace Kylian Mbappe, while Manchester United look to agree a fee for Jadon Sancho. Jump to: Man Utd in pole position for Sancho | Porto UEFA’s third choice | Ligue 1 manager musical chairs | Salernitana fans issue threats |
3:05 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes set the record for most strikeouts without a walk to start the season Thursday, extending the record to 58 before issuing his first walk of the season in the fifth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. Burnes, 26, needed three strikeouts to pass the previous record of
1:35 AM ET With the addition of play-in games to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder — and more important — than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications. Play-in matchups following Wednesday’s games Play-in games to be held May 18-21 • How the play-in tournament
9:41 PM ET Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth had his longest stretch all day of mere pars — a whopping four holes — on the besieged new home course of the AT&T Byron Nelson when the local favorite stepped over a 55-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th. Nothing but the bottom of
2:39 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres, who was held out of Wednesday night’s game out of “an abundance of caution,” will not play in Thursday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field,
9:15 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN It took almost five months for Udonis Haslem to play in a game for the Miami Heat this season — and he didn’t last very long. Haslem, who appeared in a game for an 18th straight season, played three minutes before getting ejected early in the second quarter of Thursday
5:54 PM ET ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said Thursday he wants a “thorough assessment” of College Football Playoff expansion before making any decisions about the current four-team format. During a conference call with reporters following the league’s virtual spring meetings, Phillips said he isn’t against expansion, but he doesn’t want to rush into making a