'Absolute genius' Haaland going right to the very top Don Hutchison lauds Erling Haaland after he and his Dortmund side thrash rivals Schalke 4-0. Borussia Monchengladbach coast past Eintracht Frankfurt Borussia Monchengladbach stay in the thick of the title race with a 3-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.…

10:34 AM ET Watching the ball rolling in the Bundesliga as football in Germany resumed will no doubt further increase the impatience in South America to get football restarted. Last week CONMEBOL, the continent's federation, held a video conference meeting to discuss a possible timescale for resuming…

9:52 AM ET From the moment DaMarcus Beasley retired from professional soccer at the end of the 2019 Major League Soccer season, he felt a low rumble of unease. Granted, this is a man used to playing in front of tens of thousands in some of the biggest competitions the game had to offer, but he was stepping…

10:45 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports" What's most striking about Major League Baseball's 67-page health-and-safety protocol outlining an attempt to return amid the coronavirus pandemic isn't its…

8:42 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 1948, the 17th day of the month, Carlos May was born. The number mattered. He was a good hitter for several…

8:57 AM ET THE MOVIE THEATER was empty when the Chicago Bulls walked in. It was Nov. 23, 1995, and the Bulls, in Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz the following night, decided to catch the 5 p.m. showing of "Casino" after the team's Thanksgiving feast. By the time they left the three-hour movie,…

Chicago's "Last Dance" almost ended in May 1998. The Pacers and Bulls recount a Game 7 each team thought it should win.

7:30 AM ET Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver was arrested Saturday night in his hometown of Houston on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. Oliver is currently being held at Montgomery County Jail after being pulled over on State Highway 242. Both charges are…

6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Closer look at 2019: One of the hot-button questions after quarterback Tom Brady's free-agent departure to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is how much the Patriots' offensive struggles last season were a result of subpar weapons…

2:07 AM ET UFC president Dana White said late Saturday night that if the promotion can't hold its May 30 event at its Apex building in Las Vegas, then the card will take place in Arizona. Combat sports remain suspended indefinitely in Nevada, but Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday that sports can…