While the official start date hasn’t been announced, the 2020 MLB draft is reportedly expected to begin June 10 and be held virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The draft was initially scheduled to be held June 10-12. How many rounds will there be? This year’s draft will be shortened from 40 to five […]
Mary Pratt, believed to be the last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches, has died. She was 101. Her death on May 6 was confirmed by her nephew, Walter Pratt. The Rockford Peaches were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was immortalized in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own.” […]
INDIANAPOLIS — High school freshman Michael Pittman Jr. was in denial. He didn’t want to listen to his father, even though the elder knew a lot more about football than his son. The conversation took place after a game at Valencia (California) High School when Pittman Jr. didn’t get a lot of carries out of […]
DK Metcalf says the best advice he received as an NFL rookie was to sit down last at team meetings. Metcalf shared his experience as a first-year wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks with 547 players in the NFL’s first rookie webinar after the draft last month. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew and San Francisco […]
At first glance, cornhole seems like such an easy game. All you have to do is throw a beanbag at a slanted board that has a hole near the top of it. Hit enough of those throws to get to 21 points before your opponent and victory is yours. Dominating the game in your backyard […]
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on June 17, 2015. Watch Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals at 2 p.m. ET on ABC and the ESPN app. CLEVELAND — Looking back on it now, it’s hard for Nick U’Ren to believe he even considered the alternative. But he was just 21 at the […]
Marc ter Stegen is a goalkeeper for FC Barcelona, who he joined from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014. He has won 15 trophies in his career so far. He is a popular figure among the fans, and he has a special affection for the city of Barcelona. For the past two months, he has been in […]
With almost all football postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic, star players and clubs have found themselves at a loose end. 2 Related With many training grounds off-limits, clubs have sent footballers home, where they’re adhering to an isolation period for the next few weeks. How are they passing the time? ESPN is keeping […]
Ryan Farley needs to get away as part of his writing process. Sometimes it’s as easy as pulling up his Detroit Lions hoodie and getting to work. Other times he needs a full escape, going from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe when he’s on deadline to finish his script. He’ll sit in bed, notebook out, […]
At the forefront of the Miami Dolphins’ Mount Rushmore sits legendary coach Don Shula, who died Monday at the age of 90, and his long-lasting achievement of perfection with the 1972 Dolphins. Nearly 50 years later, that period remains the golden era of Dolphins football and the greatest season any team has ever put together […]