5:01 PM ET The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play, commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. "As we seek some return to normalcy, this is an important day for NHL fans," Bettman said of the Return To…

7:03 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has extended the following invitation to Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal: Meet me in July. Usman (16-1) told ESPN on Tuesday that he's been training since February and has offered to defend his 170-pound UFC championship in April, May, June and now…

6:44 PM ET Steve KimESPN Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he was contacted about facing the man he was named after -- former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson -- but doesn't think anything has come of it. "I had a phone call saying 'would you like to fight Mike Tyson in an exhibition…

5:53 PM ET Team owners in Major League Baseball have reportedly made their long-anticipated initial proposal to the MLB Players Association about what the players could make during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Working from what details have come out from sources, we look at the key takeaways…

5:37 PM ET The Miami Dolphins will soon let fans drive their cars inside the stadium where football players typically play every weekend in the fall. The Dolphins announced Tuesday that they are launching an outdoor drive-in theater inside Hard Rock Stadium that will be used to show marquee games in…

5:01 PM ET Associated Press The NHL announced Tuesday it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the decision is not a guarantee that games are coming back. The NHL and the…

4:41 PM ET Bundesliga title No. 30 took a giant step closer to the Sabenerstrasse, Bayern Munich's spiritual home, and where the "Meisterschale" has enjoyed summering for the past eight years. Tuesday's 1-0 road win over Borussia Dortmund offered a neat summary of why it's Groundhog Day in Germany,…

4:44 PM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports" Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Major League Baseball has proposed cutting the…

3:51 PM ET Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has suggested a plan to the NBA league office that would include all 30 NBA teams playing five to seven regular-season games before a play-in tournament to determine the final two playoff seeds, he told ESPN on Tuesday. Cuban considers it a must for all 30…

2:11 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams have been in contact with Jalen Ramsey's representatives in regard to a contract extension as the All-Pro cornerback…