4:40 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR on Monday suspended three critical crew members for Denny Hamlin's team because a piece of tungsten fell off his car on the pace lap before the Coca-Cola 600. The tungsten is required to meet minimum weight requirements on the car and the NASCAR rule book states if…

1:45 PM ET Mike Tomlin likes the discussion around an incentivized minority hiring process in the NFL. On "Coffee with Cal," hosted by Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari, on Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach said he likes the idea of a change to the Rooney Rule that rewards…

1:11 PM ET Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball coach Patrick Ewing is "now home and getting better," according to his son. On Monday, Patrick Ewing Jr., tweeted that his father's coronavirus symptoms are being watched and they will "follow the CDC guidelines." It was announced Friday that the elder Ewing…

10:33 AM ET The NHL is ready to move to Phase 2 of its plan to return to play, and will soon allow players to train in small groups at team facilities, according to a memo circulated to teams over the weekend. The NHL didn't put an exact date on when Phase 2 will go into effect, though it said it was…

May 17, 2020 ESPN News Services Former major league outfielder Carl Crawford says his heart is "heavy" and he has struggled to keep his emotions in check after two people drowned in a backyard pool at his home in Houston earlier this month. Bethany Lartigue, 25, and Kasen Hersi, 5, both drowned on May…

9:26 AM ET The UFC is instituting stricter coronavirus testing guidelines ahead of its return to Las Vegas this weekend. The promotion sent a memo to the fighters competing on the Las Vegas card scheduled for Saturday. The memo outlining the guidelines was obtained by ESPN. The event will take place…

Apr 28, 2020 Brian Bencomo Stuck Inside With is a new series where, because we're all stuck inside, we venture off the beaten path to explore other parts of the gaming world. This week we're looking at Pokémon Go. After Pokémon Go launched in July 2016, I loved going to the Santa Monica Pier to walk…

9:40 PM ET Emily Rand Arda Ocal The Shanghai Dragons' victory over the Seoul Dynasty The Shanghai Dragons' rise from an 0-42 loss streak (that included an 0-40 season) has been well-documented and has been since they won their first match and their first stage final last year. Yet even that success…

9:09 AM ET They are the two most dramatic Champions League finals of the modern era: Manchester United's stoppage-time victory against Bayern Munich to seal the Treble in 1999 and the so-called "Miracle of Istanbul," when Liverpool overturned a 3-0 half-time deficit against AC Milan to win their fifth…

Boxing promoter Lou DiBella has been keeping constant communication with his fighters during the COVID-19 pandemic.  8:16 AM ET Lou DiBella has a small list. He keeps it close because he's never quite sure when a name will pop into his head. It could be when he's lying down to sleep or when he wakes…