6:51 AM ET DWYANE WADE SPENT just one season playing alongside Jimmy Butler in Chicago, but that was all that was needed to form a deep — and familiar — impression. “He’s a Heat guy,” Wade later told Erik Spoelstra, the coach of Wade’s longtime franchise, the Miami Heat. Spoelstra probably didn’t need the future
9:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders Kevin Harvick picked up his ninth victory of the season last week at Bristol, Tennessee, and now the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs begins with the South Point 400 in Las Vegas on Sunday (7 p.m. ET). Who will take the checkered flag? Senior writer Ryan McGee and editor
8:00 AM ET Compiled by Mauro Diaz The Latino presence in professional baseball has grown to become an integral part of the game ever since Lou Castro donned a Philadelphia Athletics cap at the outset of the 20th century. Still, its history is usually broken down into two parts: before Roberto Clemente and after. For
7:00 AM ET It appears the band might be getting back together after all. After months of hemming and hawing about if, when and who their teams will play, all five FBS power conferences have committed to playing football this fall. All Group of 5 conferences might end up patching a schedule together, too. Now
Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. Filippo Ganna won gold in the men’s time trial as Geraint Thomas finished fourth at the Road World Championships in Italy. Ganna claimed Italy’s first ever time trial gold medal,
9:46 AM ET Steve KimESPN FOR THE EIGHTH time in their careers, identical twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo will appear together on the same card as they headline Saturday’s pay-per-view at Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime PPV, 7 p.m. ET). The event will be divided into two segments, separated by
3:51 PM ET “What is it about you and Germany?” This is a question I get rather a lot. As a Scot whose broadcasting travels have taken me around the world since first picking up the microphone professionally in 1986, no country has had a hold on me quite like the land of bratwurst, BMWs,
Former Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has been appointed as Formula 1’s new chief executive. The sport’s owners Liberty Media announced that the 55-year-old will take over from Chase Carey in January 2021. The Italian, who left Ferrari in 2014, having been there since 2008, is the chief executive of sports car manufacturer Lamborghini. Carey will
8:28 AM ET The French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris, is working like most every other sporting event under strict health protocols because of the coronavirus pandemic. The organizers of the event, which was postponed from its late spring time slot because of the health crisis, are hoping to make a bold statement. “We
Valtteri Bottas set the pace ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second practice at the Russian Grand Prix despite scruffy sessions for both Mercedes drivers. The Finn was top by 0.267secs despite sliding wide at the final corner, while Hamilton abandoned what would have been his own best lap after an error. Hamilton locked a front
7:01 AM ET Steven Stamkos made his long-awaited postseason debut for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Wednesday’s Game 3 win. It was a triumphant return for the captain, but also painstakingly short; could it be the last we see of him this summer? Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars look to even up the Stanley Cup Final
7:28 AM ET In February 2012, a 20-year-old realtor from Contagem, Brazil, made a quiet professional debut in mixed martial arts inside a modest gymnasium in nearby Santa Luzia. His name: Paulo Henrique Costa. Costa’s skills were raw, but he took his opponent down and won via first-round TKO. A ring girl appeared and placed
Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul has said that not to play a “match-winner” like Chris Gayle is a “very hard decision” for them. The captain also said that Gayle is getting fitter and stronger each day and will have a “huge role to play” in the tournament. “Chris Gayle has been the biggest match-winner
British talent Tom Pidcock and ex-Team Sky rider Richie Porte will ride for Ineos Grenadiers next season. Pidcock won this year’s Under-23 Giro d’Italia, came third in the 2019 under-23 road race World Championships and is an ex-world junior time trial champion. The 21-year-old took silver at the 2020 World Cyclocross Championships and is the
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas was fastest in an incident-packed first practice session at the Russian Grand Prix. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz and Williams driver Nicholas Latifi both crashed, while Alpha Tauri’s Daniil Kvyat and Haas’ Romain Grosjean spun on the Sochi track. Lewis Hamilton was only 19th fastest after a difficult session for Mercedes. Both drivers cost
2:44 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — If Jamal Murray was going add yet another comeback victory to the Denver Nuggets’ dream postseason run, he was going to have to go through LeBron James to do so. With the Los Angeles Lakers clinging to a four-point lead with just more than five minutes remaining
Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. American Chloe Dygert has had leg surgery after crashing during the World Championships time trial in Italy. The defending champion, 23 was on target to retain her title in Imola
3:04 AM ET Pep Guardiola is treading new ground as he leads Manchester City into the 2020-21 campaign. For the first time in his glittering managerial career, the City boss is embarking on a fifth season in charge of a club and within that, he’s also having to rebuild and launch a second cycle of