12:09 AM ET For roughly 40 minutes in Game 1 against Dallas, watching the Vegas Golden Knights was like watching a Las Vegas show when the understudy fills in for the headliner. From the skating to the hitting to the passion, something was just off from the norm. “It just took us too long to
12:31 AM ET NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic arrived in New York prepared to hit the reset button on his reputation and continue his quest to surpass Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on the Grand Slam board. He also sought to emerge as a political leader and reformer in the eyes of his peers. Instead,
11:07 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — There was no doubt which of his two Darlington Raceway victories this year Kevin Harvick enjoyed more. “The first thing I want to say is, ‘Welcome back fans! This is a hell of a lot more fun with you guys up there,” he told the crowd Saturday
7:06 PM ET Lou Brock, the St. Louis Cardinals’ speedster who was a first-ballot member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame, has died at 81, the team told ESPN. Brock retired in 1979 as the single-season and all-time leader in stolen bases; marks since surpassed by Rickey Henderson. He was elected into the Hall of Fame
11:09 PM ET Steve KimESPN Yordenis Ugas captured a version of the WBA welterweight title by defeating Abel Ramos over 12 clinical rounds at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night. While it seemed like Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) dominated most of the fight behind his long left jab, this fight was actually
Jos Buttler scored unbeaten 77 runs as England secured a 6-wicket win in the 2nd T20I.© AFP Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has stressed that his team will have to come up with a concrete plan for Jos Buttler if they want to make a comeback in the third T20I match against England. England have
10:08 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Matt Dumba figured out early in his NHL career that being a minority player in a predominantly white sport carried with it some extra responsibility, so he began doing community outreach in Minnesota. Dumba’s desire to take that to another level came this year, after the killing
7:06 PM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and other college football leaders driving change across the country released a statement on social media Sunday with a list of five goals for the upcoming season. #Change pic.twitter.com/6fycBPIfgu — Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) September 6, 2020 The five-part plan includes: Ensure all teammates are registered to vote and
10:26 PM ET PITTSBURGH — On the eve of the first regular-season game week, the Pittsburgh Steelers secured their defensive anchor for at least five more years with a historic contract. The Steelers and All-Pro defensive lineman Cam Heyward have finalized a four-year, $75.1 million extension, a league source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler late Sunday
7:36 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson started with the lead, matched the low round Sunday at the Tour Championship with a 6-under 64 and now is one round away from capturing the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize. Johnson missed only three fairways and putted for birdie on all but three
9:25 PM ET Lou Brock will be remembered for being part of one the most lopsided trades of all time in Major League Baseball history, the 1964 deal that sent him from the Chicago Cubs as part of a package to the St. Louis Cardinals for veteran pitcher Ernie Broglio. Brock will be remembered for
9:21 PM ET NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic, the odds-on favorite to win his 18th Grand Slam title at this US Open, is gone from the tournament in the most sensational default recorded in the Open era. Djokovic, the top-ranked player in the world, was ejected from the tournament after he inadvertently hit a line
8:47 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler acknowledged what anyone watching his team’s 118-115 Game 4 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks could see in the moment. The Heat let their foot off the gas when reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo reinjured his right ankle early in the second quarter of Sunday’s game.
8:10 PM ET ATLANTA — If you can get by the little matter that Xander Schauffele has the lowest score of the week but still trails by five strokes heading into the final round of the Tour Championship, all is good. Of course, that scenario was bound to play out when the PGA Tour reconfigured
4:39 PM ET Spain forward Ansu Fati became the national team’s youngest ever goalscorer as the 17-year-old inspired Luis Enrique’s side to a resounding 4-0 win at home to Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. Spain captain Sergio Ramos scored the opening goal with a penalty in the third minute after Fati had
From a group of 12 Western Conference teams to enter the Edmonton bubble, we are now all the way down to two. And there can be only one to represent the conference in the Stanley Cup Final. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the final four, and in the West, that has yielded a
3:27 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles are signing veteran quarterback Josh McCown to their practice squad, making him the oldest practice squad player in NFL history, league sources told ESPN. The Eagles are signing the 41-year-old as insurance in the event that one or more of Philadelphia’s quarterbacks tests positive for the coronavirus, sources say.
Team boss Toto Wolff says he will stay with Mercedes next year – but that the role he will play has not been decided. Wolff has led the team to become the most successful in F1 history – winning both drivers’ and constructors’ titles for six successive seasons – but his contract runs out this