Month: March 2020

2:28 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — The Perth Wildcards have been declared National Basketball League champions two days after the last two games of the finals series were canceled because the Sydney Kings refused to travel to Western Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic. Perth was leading the best-of-five game series 2-1 and was set
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2:21 AM BST ESPN staff SA Rugby is exploring various interim playing options, with plans to restructure South African rugby competitions under discussion in the wake of the measures introduced to deal with the global coronavirus pandemic. The plans could see South African franchises and other provincial teams contest a locally-based derby competition in view
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3:35 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders have reached an agreement with Eli Apple, the cornerback confirmed on Instagram. “Excited to start a new journey as a Raider,” he wrote. The deal is for one year, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Apple has shown both great potential and inconsistency while starting 51 games over
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9:17 PM ET NBA Players Association executive director Michele Roberts said she was “disappointed” in the criticism NBA teams and players have gotten from politicians such as New York City mayor Bill De Blasio for being tested for COVID-19. “There’s nothing irresponsible — if you’ve got that information [that you’ve been exposed] — about trying
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8:34 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings said Wednesday that no player in either organization has showed signs of having the coronavirus. Their announcements, in separate statements, came after an unnamed Senators players tested positive for the virus. The Ducks and Kings were Ottawa’s last two opponents before the NHL season was
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6:54 PM ET As colleges around the country continue to plot their coronavirus strategy, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated Wednesday that while spring football games are canceled, spring practice is not. While Sankey is not overly optimistic that spring practice can be rescued from postponement by the SEC’s self-imposed April 16 re-evaluation date, it has
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