The New England Patriots have named Cam Newton their starting quarterback, and was also voted in as captain. Newton signed a one-year deal with New England in the offseason after being released by the Carolina Panthers. Newton
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was named the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday. Morant was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Murray State. He collected 99 out of
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash was suspended for Wednesday’s game against the Yankees, based on his ejection and postgame comments on Tuesday. NY Yankees manager Aaron Boone also was suspended for the game, and Yankees reliever
Legendary MLB pitcher Tom Seaver, a Hall-of-Famer who led the New York Mets to their unlikely 1969 World Series championship, has died at the age of 75 after a long illness. The Baseball Hall of Fame said
Serena Williams began her quest to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title with a win over Kristie Ahn in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Williams and Ahn split the first 10 games
The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 102-99 on Tuesday, putting the reigning NBA champions in a 2-0 deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 34 points and had eight rebounds and
16-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff was knocked out of the U.S. Open after a first-round loss to No. 31 seed Anastasija Sevastova on Monday at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing, N.Y. Sevastova defeated Gauff in three sets 6-3,
Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James will need to undergo surgery on his injured right knee and will miss the entire 2020 season. League sources told ESPN on Monday that James will require meniscus surgery, a procedure
Jon Rahm sunk an amazing 66 foot putt to defeat world No. 1 Dustin Johnson in a one-hole playoff Sunday at the BMW Championship in Olympia Fields, Ill. Rahm entered the weekend tied for 51st at 6-over
The Boston Celtics earned a 112-94 Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game One of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jayson Tatum scored 21, but it was a team effort that led the Celtics to a
The NHL postponed two Stanley Cup playoff games that were scheduled on Thursday, and two games scheduled for Friday. League officials drew wide criticism for their initial mild reaction to current social justice issues, which prompted teams
The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter t-shirt across home plate after choosing not to play Thursday night. After other games around
The NBA playoffs are in limbo after six teams refused to play their games Wednesday in response to the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake. The Milwaukee Bucks began the protest when they didn’t take the floor for
The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Wednesday’s NBA play-off game against the Orlando Magic in an apparent protest against racial injustice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in their home state of Wisconsin last week. Subsequently, the NBA
The Arizona Cardinals announced on Tuesday that they have signed two-time Pro Bowl safety Budda Baker to a four-year contract extension, making him the highest-paid player at the position in NFL history. League sources told ESPN that
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the 2019-20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Antetokounmpo beat out Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis and Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert to earn the award
Bam Adebayo led the fifth-seeded Miami Heat to a 99-87 victory over the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers on Monday night, completing a four-game sweep of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at the Walt Disney World Complex near
The Philadelphia 76ers have fired head coach Brett Brown after seven seasons. Under Brown, the 76ers posted a 43-30 record this season and were expected to be serious contenders in the Eastern Conference. Instead, the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics have moved into the second round of the NBA playoffs after eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers in a 4-0 sweep on Sunday afternoon. Led by Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum, THE Celtics eliminated the Sixers
Takuma Sato held off Scott Dixon at an empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday to earn his second win at the Indianapolis 500. Sato became the first Japanese driver to win the race in 2017 and is
The Houston Rockets took a 111-98 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday near Orlando Despite once again being without Russell Westbrook, the Rockets’ James Harden had 21 points and nine assists to lift the team
Major League Baseball announced that 2 New York Mets games were being postponed, after two members of the Mets organization tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Mets game on Thursday evening with the Miami Marlins was
Update: The Reds announced they have suspended Thom Brennaman following his use of a homophobic slur on-air, saying in a statement: “The Cincinnati Reds organization is devastated by the horrific, homophobic remark made this evening by Thom
The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus Blue Jackets from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games on Wednesday, rallying from a two-goal, third-period deficit before beating the Blue Jackets with a score of 5-4. Brayden Point scored
The Boston Celtics confirmed that an ankle sprain will sideline Gordon Hayward for four weeks. Hayward hurt his ankle during Boston’s 109-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at
The Dallas Stars defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 in Game 5, and are now leading the series 3-2. For the second game in a row, Dallas scored first thanks to a pass from Tyler Seguin to Jamie
The Dallas Cowboys announced on Monday that defensive lineman Gerald McCoy ruptured his right quadriceps tendon during practice and will have season-ending surgery. McCoy suffered the injury just minutes into the Cowboys’ first padded practice of training
Boston’s Jake DeBrusk scored twice in the third period to help the Bruins rally and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Monday, taking a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Brad Marchand and Connor Clifton also
The Dallas Stars Joe Pavelski completed a hat trick in the final seconds of regulation and took the Stars to a win against the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Sunday, to even their Western Conference playoff series. Pavelski
Chase Elliott took his third straight win on a road course on Sunday in the first NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona road course. Elliott defeated Denny Hamlin with his second win of the season. He previously won