Month: April 2020

Lewis Hamilton’s lack of unsporting moments on the race track is “unprecedented” and sets him apart from other great Formula One champions of the past, according to Mercedes technical boss James Allison. Hamilton is one championship away from matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven, while he is also eight wins away from surpassing the
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5:20 AM ET World No. 3 Dominic Thiem has rejected the notion that the top tennis players should chip in to help lower-ranked competitors who are struggling financially due to the pause in tournaments because of the coronavirus pandemic. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic last week urged players to contribute to a fund set up
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4:00 AM ET The French Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, meaning Formula One’s season is unlikely to begin until July at the earliest. Earlier this month the the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, said the ongoing coronavirus pandemic would likely extend France’s ban on public events until mid-July. The Paul Ricard
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1:42 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers assistant GM Marc Eversley has agreed to a deal to become the Chicago Bulls‘ new general manager, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Eversley will join executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas to lead a reshaped front office. Eversley, a native of Canada, will become the first black
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12:56 AM ET More than three decades after the Detroit Pistons stalled Michael Jordan’s ascending stardom by bouncing the Chicago Bulls from the playoffs in three straight postseasons, Jordan admitted he still harbors animosity for the “Bad Boys” team that threatened to derail his success. “Oh, I hated them,” Jordan said in Episode 3 of
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1:08 AM ET Rafael Nadal is very pessimistic about the possibility of tennis returning to normal any time soon because of the coronavirus pandemic that shut down the sport last month. Professional tennis has been suspended until the end of July, at the earliest, and Nadal said Sunday that serious problems stand in the way
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