10:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 1:55 PM ET Nike is doubling down on its investment in Colin Kaepernick. The world’s largest shoe and apparel brand, which got the attention of the world by

1:02 pm | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 4:45 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas ended his holdout and reported to the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Thomas went

8:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 11:50 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger is proceeding as if Le’Veon Bell won’t start Week 1, but he says the “very good” Pittsburgh Steelers offense can put

8:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 11:21 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It’s the final week of Darren Till‘s first UFC championship fight camp, and there’s an interesting dynamic playing out between two opposites.

12:02 pm | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 2:37 PM ET Tuesday’s news that Furniture Row Racing, which won the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series title with Martin Truex Jr., will close after the 2018 season has

7:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 10:59 AM ET As the 2018 season prepares to kick off Thursday, the Players Coalition is asking fans and the media to focus more on their fight for

7:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 10:50 AM ET Rick Pitino left no doubt on Wednesday, saying “I’m finished coaching” during an appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up.” The former Louisville coach is making the

7:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 9:00 AM ET The Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week: Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for meWe kindle and char, inflame and igniteDrink up, me

7:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 8:59 AM ET Don Nelson couldn’t seem to get the message to his pass-first, shoot-last point guard to sink in. Steve Nash‘s extreme unselfishness was a real problem

7:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 8:00 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Kirk Cousins must enjoy the adrenaline rush that comes with what he has gotten himself into. It’s the kind of feeling experienced by

6:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 9:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street

6:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 9:28 AM ET The point spread was invented in the early 1940s by math teacher-turned-bookmaker Charles McNeil. It is the great equalizer of the NFL. In fact, over

6:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 9:54 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Clutching his young daughter in his arms, LeBron James said on Tuesday that he “stands with Nike,” a clear

6:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 9:38 AM ET The number: $2.3 billion. That’s how much Nielsen says a fully mature U.S. sports gambling market could be worth annually to the NFL. The report,

5:04 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 7:28 AM ET To my knowledge, exactly zero national media members predicted that the Philadelphia Eagles would win Super Bowl LII. That list includes me; I suggested that

5:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 7:00 AM ET Some teams are simply counting down the days until baseball’s postseason begins. Some are still scrambling for a playoff spot or a division title. But

5:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 8:00 AM ET On Sunday, MVP candidate Matt Carpenter dug into the box against Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer at 1:06 p.m. ET. Scherzer threw the first pitch

5:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 5:50 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Barney Visser stood outside his hauler

5:02 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 9:00 AM ET Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. This story appears in the NFL Preview Issue of ESPN

2:03 am | September 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 5:03 AM ET NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal watched as his opponent hit an overhead beyond the baseline on match point, and then dropped his racket to his

11:03 pm | September 4, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 2:39 AM ET SEATTLE — To reach the WNBA Finals and finally hand Diana Taurasi’s Phoenix Mercury a loss in a deciding game, all the Seattle Storm needed

11:02 pm | September 4, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: 2:56 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal began his US Open quarterfinal as poorly as possible, shut out in a set by a 6-0 score