3:49 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made history Wednesday when he was named to a 16th All-NBA team in his 17-year career, which snapped a tie with Hall of Famers Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in NBA history. James was
4:26 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will split its players among several American Hockey League teams for its inaugural 2021-22 season with plans for their own AHL franchise in the Palm Springs area delayed by a year. Oak View Group and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation announced plans Wednesday
2:52 PM ET MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The USGA knows the reputation it is combating and admitted that this week for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot it might find some spots here and there to give the players a break. “We kept looking at ways [to] make the golf course a little bit easier because
2:27 PM ET United States national team trio Giovanni Reyna, Tyler Adams, and Joshua Sargent said they are seeking to improve at their respective clubs ahead of the start of the German Bundesliga season (stream matches on ESPN+). – Which German Bundesliga team should you support?– Stream Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS on ESPN+ all season–
7:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — As Mark Davis lorded over the scene — assembled players, coaches and staff members scattered about the natural grass playing surface, with their ears tuned in — the Las Vegas Raiders owner took the mic. The centerpiece of the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat, state-of-art, domed stadium with a translucent roof
1:58 PM ET Associated Press ROME, Italy — Novak Djokovic beat local wild card entry Salvatore Caruso 6-3, 6-2 in his opening match at the Italian Open — his first match back since being defaulted from the U.S. Open for unintentionally striking a line judge in the throat with a ball. Djokovic said earlier this
1:27 PM ET Dustin Johnson is the betting favorite to win this week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club, but some popular veterans are attracting notable action at sportsbooks around the U.S. More money has been bet on Tiger Woods to win the tournament than has been bet on any other golfer at William
12:19 PM ET The Australian PGA Championship has been postponed until February 2021 in the hope strict COVID-19 controls can be lifted by early next year, organisers said on Wednesday. The tournament was scheduled to take place on the Gold Coast in December but organisers said they had made the “difficult decision” to push it
12:38 PM ET A lingering lower back problem has forced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga out of his home Grand Slam at the French Open and the rest of 2020, the former world No. 5 said on Wednesday. Tsonga, 35, has not played since lower back pain forced him to retire from his first-round match at the Australian
1:13 PM ET The key light heavyweight fight between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira is off — again. Santos has tested positive for the coronavirus and is out of the scheduled Oct. 4 co-main event with Teixeira in Abu Dhabi, Santos’ manager Alex Davis confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. Santos vs. Teixeira was originally booked for
10:39 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University After what may have been the ugliest, most controversial month in league history, Big Ten college football is
11:52 AM ET As we all know, there’s a big difference between negotiating a contract and not wanting to fight. The entire MMA community — including the UFC brass — knows Dustin Poirier wants the Tony Ferguson fight. To suggest otherwise is simply unfair to Poirier, a veteran who has developed a reputation as the
Miguel Angel Lopez won stage 17 of the Tour de France as Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the race. Astana’s Lopez pulled clear of the other general classification contenders on the final climb of the day, beating Roglic into second by 15 seconds. The stage victory took Lopez into third overall, while Roglic moved
Virat Kohli took steady steps in front, before diving across to his right to complete the catch.© Twitter Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli seems to be getting even better with each training session, ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), set to take place in the United Arab Emirates
8:59 AM ET The Big Ten is expected to announce on Wednesday a return to football in October, sources confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Big Ten on Aug. 11 postponed all the fall sports seasons, including football, because of concerns about the pandemic. The league’s presidents
8:07 AM ET Steve KimESPN Mexican Independence Day weekend has become a popular time of the year to hold major boxing events. Chango Carmona defeated Mando Ramos on that weekend at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1972. Years later, the great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. staked his claim to the date, then Oscar De
Geraint Thomas will compete for Great Britain in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Imola. The 2018 Tour de France champion has chosen to sit out of the road race, however, as he continues preparations for the Giro d’Italia in October. Performance director Stephen Park said: “Geraint is in good form,
7:13 AM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has said he tried to sign Gareth Bale for Real Madrid but refused to comment on Spurs’ pursuit of the winger. Sources have told ESPN that Spurs are locked in talks with Real