1:40 PM ET The family of late wide receiver Vincent Jackson has told detectives they believe he suffered from chronic alcoholism and concussions, the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. Jackson, 38, was found dead in a Florida hotel room Monday and his death is being investigated by the Hillsborough County
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10:45 AM ET On Monday night, Kylian Mbappe got to step onto the Camp Nou pitch for the first time. He’d never been there before; not only had he never played in this famous ground, but he’d never been as a spectator either. He found it beautiful and didn’t feel an ounce of fear or
6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The Nebraska-Illinois football game scheduled for August in Ireland has been called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Big Ten Conference game will be played Aug. 28 in Champaign, Illinois, instead. Officials said the decision was made after consultations with the Irish government, medical experts and the administrative
2:09 PM ET Associated Press The struggling New York Rangers will be without defenseman Jacob Trouba for the next four to six weeks because of a broken thumb. That’s a significant blow to an underachieving team with playoff aspirations that has lost four in a row. “Unfortunately, we’re going to miss everything he brings from
IND vs ENG: Boycott said England could use Indian conditions to their advantage by learning from Kohli.© Twitter Geoffrey Boycott has told England to learn from the example of India captain Virat Kohli when it comes to batting on spin-friendly pitches. England were twice dismissed cheaply on a Chennai pitch offering considerable turn, as hosts
12:25 PM GMT England and Wasps flanker Jack Willis will consult a specialist to determine the full extent of a knee injury that could end his season, the Premiership club’s coach Lee Blackett said. Willis injured his knee after he was twisted out of a ruck by Italy’s Sebastian Negri during England’s 41-18 Six Nations
12:20 PM GMT Scotland prop Zander Fagerson will miss the rest of the Six Nations after being handed a four-match ban following his red card against Wales, organisers said after a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. Fagerson, 25, was sent off in the second half of Scotland’s 25-24 loss at Murrayfield on Saturday, having made contact
Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar “enjoyed” Mohammed Siraj’s reaction, which came after Ravichandran Ashwin completed his century in the second Test against England in Chennai. Tendulkar further lauded Siraj and said this is what team sport is about. As Ashwin scored his 100th run in the second innings, Siraj, who was at the other end
11:26 AM ET Mike Whan, who announced last month that he will be stepping down as commissioner of the LPGA Tour, has been named to replace Mike Davis as CEO of the United States Golf Association. Whan, 56, who guided the LPGA for 11 years, will take over after Davis leaves the organization later this
11:43 AM ET For most of tennis’s existence, winning even a single Grand Slam tournament meant career affirmation. From 1990 to ’98, 16 different players won a major, six for the first and only time. If there was a big-picture narrative involved, it likely had to do with reaching No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
10:56 AM ET Adrien Broner stared straight ahead, hands slightly above his waist as he tried to wriggle through a shaky defense. But this wasn’t an arena Broner, a boxer with world titles in four divisions, was comfortable in. In front of him sat Cuyahoga County judge Nancy Margaret Russo. On this particular day this
Feb 16, 2021 High-profile Queensland Reds recruit Suliasi Vunivalu has been dropped just days out from his would-be Super Rugby AU debut for allegedly pushing a security guard in a Brisbane pub. The champion NRL winger had arrived at Ballymore fresh off a premiership with the Melbourne Storm as Rugby Australia’s big-ticket item. But on
Feb 15, 2021 Casey O’Neill may be Australia’s latest MMA prospect, but she will carry a little bit of Scottish and Thai pride, too, when she makes her UFC debut in a featherweight bout against Shana Dobson in Las Vegas this weekend (5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+). O’Neill’s journey is typical of those who graduate
10:21 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Editor’s note: This has been updated since originally running in on Nov. 25, 2020 Curtis Blaydes has won four fights in a row, two of them by knockout and the other two by thoroughly dominant beatdown. During an MMA career that spans 17 pro bouts over 6½ years, he has
7:25 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe cemented his credentials as one of the best players in the world with a virtuoso performance against Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday. After laying dormant over winter, the competition restarted with a jolt as a Mbappe hat trick propelled PSG to an
9:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training for all 30 teams, and the countdown to Opening Day is on. Between now and April 1, the league and players will contort themselves
1:06 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets are the NBA’s latest superteam, an offensive juggernaut featuring two former MVPs in Kevin Durant and James Harden and the owner of one of the biggest shots in NBA Finals history in Kyrie Irving, who also is widely considered to have the best handles the sport has seen. But
11:49 AM ET The Carolina Panthers are releasing two-time Pro-Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Short, the Panthers’ best defensive player, has played in a combined five games over the past two seasons, as his 2019 and 2020 campaigns were cut short by season-ending shoulder surgeries. He was heading into