9:00 AM ET ESPN Esports Staff The London Royal Ravens soared to new heights this weekend as they reached their first home series final, where they ultimately lost 3-1 to the Chicago Huntsmen. In a serendipitous turn of events on Sunday, which was National Brother's Day, the final had everyone seeing…

9:12 AM ET ESPN News Services LeBron James and other high-profile athletes have taken to social media to voice their outrage over the death of a black Minnesota man who was pinned down by police. George Floyd, 46, died Monday night while in Minneapolis police custody. A bystander's video showed an officer…

9:12 AM ET Moussa Cisse, the No. 8 prospect in the ESPN class of 2021 recruiting rankings, has elected to graduate from high school a year early and reclassify to 2020, he informed ESPN on Wednesday. Cisse will now be eligible to enroll in college this summer, and will have the option to enter the 2021…

8:52 AM ET Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley accused athletic director Ray Anderson of "disturbing" actions when dealing with harassment allegations against a prominent athletic booster in a December email. According to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports, Hurley emailed Anderson on Dec. 8…

9:00 AM ET The Basketball Tournament, an event that features former college stars and overseas standouts competing for a seven-figure prize, will proceed this summer with the assistance of a comprehensive health and safety plan to minimize the risk of contracting or spreading the coronavirus, organizers…

8:30 AM ET The National Hockey League has revealed its ambitious plans to complete the 2019-20 season, with the return of players to team training facilities ahead of a 24-team, conference-based postseason at two "hub" cities in North America during the summer. It's a plan that involves 25,000 to 30,000…

Since the Rio Olympics, Simone Manuel has continued her success with 13 world championship medals, including nine golds.  8:16 AM ET D'Arcy MaineESPNW Writer Olympic dreams don't stop for global pandemics. Even when said Summer Games are postponed, and athletes around the world are forced to quarantine…

6:54 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced a new format for the 2020 NHL draft lottery as part of the league's "return to play" plans for completing the 2019-20 season this summer. This version will retain some aspects of previous lotteries, with important updates to account for the unprecedented…

8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1968, Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell were born. Kevin RocheThey are Hall of Fame first basemen, two of the best…

7:39 AM ET I have a confession to make. Usually, I like social media. It's fun, it provides value, it's entertainment. Last week, I didn't like social media very much. Why? Allow me to explain that, and much more, in this week's column. Without further ado ... 1. There were way too many mixed messages…