Month: March 2020

6:19 PM ET All combat sports events scheduled to take place in California through the end of March were called off Thursday as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Based on guidance issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health to protect Californians against the possible spread of COVID-19, the
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6:30 PM ET Amid the coronavirus pandemic, sportsbook operators, like businesses around the world, are facing challenges they’ve never considered before, including: What if there are no games to bet? On Thursday, the NCAA canceled the men’s basketball tournament, the biggest betting event in U.S. sports. Billions of dollars are estimated to be wagered on
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10:49 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s one-day series against New Zealand will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the T20I matches at the end of the month in New Zealand are in doubt. A few hours previously it had been confirmed that the Australia Women’s tour of South Africa would
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5:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — As Clemson’s pro day unfolded, NFL head coaches like the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Mike Tomlin and the Detroit Lions‘ Matt Patricia chatted with Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. And it never took long, Swinney said, before the Tigers’ versatile linebacker Isaiah Simmons came up in those conversations. Simmons, the All-American
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5:15 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles announced Wednesday that outfielder Trey Mancini underwent successful surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon. The tumor was discovered last week during a colonoscopy. Lab results and the timetable for Mancini’s recovery will not be known until next week. “The outpouring of love and support I have
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5:01 PM ET In his first public comments since testing positive for COVID-19, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert apologized on Instagram for his “careless” actions that exposed others to the disease, saying he hopes that his “story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously.” Gobert tested positive for coronavirus in Oklahoma
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4:27 PM ET NBA owners are encouraging commissioner Adam Silver to reevaluate the league’s suspension of play in 30 days, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The NBA is expected to make a formal announcement on an initial timetable soon, sources said. The league announced Wednesday that games had been suspended after Utah’s Rudy Gobert was
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