7:15 AM ET This is an NBA award season unlike any other. On top of that, the league has loosened positional designations, allowing voters more flexibility in crafting ballots. With MVP, Rookie of the Year and the other major awards covered last week, let’s look at the five-man teams. All-NBA First team G: LeBron JamesG:
7:00 AM ET 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 Fireworks, light shows and a view of London will form the backdrop to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn’s return to boxing — all from a
8:43 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Marlins‘ coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, although he doesn’t believe games need to stop now. More than a dozen Marlins players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19, stranding the team in Philadelphia and raising anew questions about
8:05 AM ET Ronda Rousey said it’s not a matter of whether Edmen Shahbazyan will become a UFC champ — it’s just a matter of when. But that hype train has a legitimate roadblock on Saturday night in the person of Derek Brunson. The main event of the first Fight Night back in Las Vegas
8:48 AM ET Liverpool made one of the easiest title runs in the history of the Premier League, clinching the title with seven of 38 matches remaining. They finished the season with 99 points in league play, second-most ever, and fully 33 points above fourth-place Chelsea. Does that level of dominance portend a run of
7:45 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Clayton Almeida will never forget the phone call he received from his former teammate Gustavo Zanette one Friday morning in June. “Did you hear they’re going to cut the program?” Almeida was confused. Surely he wasn’t talking about the Winthrop University tennis teams, where he had played from 2002 to
7:55 AM ET Given the lack of tournament preparation, it doesn’t say much for Tiger Woods’ confidence in his own body that he is not in Memphis, Tennessee, this week in advance of next week’s PGA Championship. Sure, there are other compelling explanations to skip the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, chief among them the fact
6:59 AM ET On March 12, the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, players will hit the ice again as the NHL’s return-to-play plan hits Phase 4 and the postseason begins. Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12
7:00 AM ET On March 12, the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, players will hit the ice again as the NHL’s return-to-play plan hits Phase 4 and the postseason begins. Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12
4:20 PM IST James Anderson says that his team-mate Stuart Broad could go yet on to outstrip his own England-record wicket tally, as he stood on the verge of becoming the fourth seam bowler in history to reach 500 Test wickets on the final day against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford. Broad went into
Ferrari chairman John Elkann says the team cannot expect to be competitive in Formula 1 before 2022. Elkaan has also expressed his “total trust” in team principal Mattia Binotto after Ferrari’s difficult start to the new season. “Today we are laying the foundations for being competitive and returning to winning when the rules change in
1:00 AM ET I turn on the television at 3:40 ET Monday afternoon and see Chris Bassitt, in that resplendent kelly green A’s jersey, warming up to face the Los Angeles Angels in an afternoon game on a bright, sunny day in Oakland, California. Mike Trout will hit second for the Angels. Shohei Ohtani is
Players with families might not want long stints away from home, David Warner feels © Getty Images David Warner believes that restrictive biosecurity bubbles of the kind Australia are expected to encounter while touring England in September may be a factor for players with families, who might choose to retire rather than face long stints
11:16 PM ET Illinois senior running back Ra’Von Bonner and a teammate will sit out the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19, Bonner told the Chicago Tribune in a story published Monday night. Bonner told the newspaper that both he and senior offensive lineman Jake Cerny have opted not to play. Illinois last week
6:51 AM ET The NBA unveiled its bubble-like campus to the 22 teams who were invited to finish the season in Orlando, Florida, nearly four weeks ago. Since then, players, coaches and other key personnel have settled in and found unique ways to keep themselves busy when they’re not practicing or working out. But what’s
9:52 PM ET If Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to retire with a professional record of 30-0 — a feat his late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, mentioned in 2019 — UFC president Dana White says he would allow the lightweight champion to choose his final opponent. Nurmagomedov (28-0) has not said much publicly since his father died earlier
12:19 PM ET The 2019-20 Premier League season came to a thrilling conclusion this weekend and Serie A saw Juventus crowned champions for a ninth consecutive season. It’s Monday, so Gab Marcotti reacts to the weekend’s biggest moments. Jump to: Ronaldo, Juve win Serie A | Rating Solskjaer at Man United | Milan’s critical summer
8:25 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Golf Australia said Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021. The tournament was scheduled for Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, which has been in lockdown due to a large increase in COVID-19 deaths