1:34 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican and a handful of senior lawmakers in both parties are making a late-session push for legislation to create national standards for the horse racing industry to prevent fatalities and discourage illegal medication practices. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., whose state is home to the
QUINCY AVERY, WATSON’S Atlanta-based private quarterback coach, began working with Watson his junior year of high school. “He’s not the loudest or the most boastful,” Avery says, “but you’re immediately gravitating toward his energy.” Avery’s father, Wendell, was a quarterback at the University of Minnesota, the former head coach at Savannah State, current receivers coach
6:00 AM ET Just 48 days after the end of the last campaign, the 2020-21 Premier League season will get underway on Sept. 12. 2 Related If that short recess makes it difficult to tell one season from the next, don’t worry: we have a fresh batch of kits, with teams releasing their new home,
10:28 AM ET Francis Ngannou has taken over the No. 2 spot in ESPN’s heavyweight rankings, thanks to the recent retirement of former UFC champion Daniel Cormier. At light heavyweight, Dominick Reyes has grabbed the second spot after the August defeat of ex-Bellator champ Ryan Bader. Those represent the highest level of flux in the
10:27 AM ET Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for … wait, what? You can’t hear me? Oh, dang it … sorry … I had myself on mute. Anyway, I appreciate you all showing up for this Zoom call. I know my invitation was a little last-minute, but I felt it was important that, before this
Lotto Soudal’s Australian rider Caleb Ewan snatched victory on stage 11 of the Tour de France as the sprinters went toe to toe in a thrilling finish. Seven-time green jersey winner Peter Sagan edged out Sam Bennett for second after muscling aside Wout van Aert in the run-in. Irishman Bennett remains in green. Jumbo-Visma safely
9:07 AM ET The recipe for making it to the top of the sport is no secret: Win your fights. But that doesn’t always get a fighter where he or she wants to be, because there can be a traffic jam ahead in the rankings. Sometimes you just have to wait for others to fall
Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas moved up to fourth place in the Tirreno-Adriatico after coming 10th on stage three in Italy. The Ineos Grenadiers rider finished alongside fellow Grand Tour champion Simon Yates in a nine-strong group, 20 seconds behind winner Michael Woods. The Canadian EF Pro Cycling rider has a five-second lead
MS Dhoni will be leading the Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming edition of the IPL.© Instagram Former India cricketer MS Dhoni‘s wife Sakshi had a few fun questions in store for daughter Ziva, as observed in a video posted on Ziva’s official Instagram handle on Wednesday. “Papa’s biggest fan,” read the caption of the
9:28 AM ET Steve Kim Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, welterweight contender Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas and unified bantamweight world titlist Naoya Inoue are a few of the
7:00 AM ET The National League playoff race is a mess. If you like “Hoarders,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” or the finale of “Game of Thrones,” you are certainly enjoying this mad scramble of mediocrity in Major League Baseball’s senior circuit. With less than three weeks left in the season — and many
7:25 AM ET You’ve heard the maxim before: The NBA is a make or miss league. But it’s never been more true than in these playoffs. As the best basketball league in the world leans further and further into 3-point shooting, success from beyond the arc is increasingly deciding who wins the highest-stakes games to
6:36 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights evened their series with the Dallas Stars after an underwhelming Game 1 loss. Can the New York Islanders do the same in the Eastern Conference after being shelled 8-2 by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday? Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today every day of the postseason until
6:40 AM ET In advance of a 2020 NFL season in which anything and everything appears to be on the table, it only seems right to put together our annual preview of how each of the league’s 32 teams could win the Super Bowl. It might seem wild when last year’s winner wasn’t exactly an
5:48 AM BST As Rugby Australia stays quiet on whether there has been any interest in its State of the Union concept, Reds fly-half James O’Connor says his team is already “bleeding maroon” in the existing Super Rugby AU. Saturday night’s preliminary final against the Rebels looms as a big night for both the Reds
4:41 AM ET RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann has told ESPN that centre-back Dayot Upamecano will stay at the Bundesliga club for the 2020-21 season, despite interest from Manchester United. Upamecano, 21, impressed during Leipzig’s run to the Champions League semifinals in Lisbon last month and recently signed an extension to his contract until June
Former world champion Lizzie Deignan will be part of the Great Britain team for the UCI Road World Championships in Italy this month. The 31-year-old won the world title in 2015 and secured a third GP de Plouay crown in Brittany in August. Lizzy Banks, who finished second behind Deignan at Plouay, is named for
1:31 AM ET Steve KimESPN Canelo Alvarez filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions and its CEO, Oscar De La Hoya, alleging that the parties have not lived up to the terms of an 11-fight, $365 million deal that was agreed upon in 2018. Alvarez is seeking at least