Month: April 2020

5:39 PM ET A Tiger Woods–Phil Mickelson golf match involving football legends Peyton Manning and Tom Brady is planned for May, according to Turner Sports. Sources confirmed to ESPN that “The Match: Champions for Charity” will benefit COVID-19 relief. The event will air live on TNT — possibly Memorial Day weekend — at an undisclosed
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Apr 22, 2020 Tennis will be one of the last sports to return to action after the world has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, former world No. 1 Andy Murray said on Wednesday. The tennis season has been suspended since March and the hiatus will continue at least until mid-July, playing havoc with the schedule
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4:52 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Rob Gronkowski–Tom Brady reunion may have become official when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded for his rights with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, but the seeds were planted two months ago. Gronkowski said Wednesday that he linked up with Brady to throw the football around prior to
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4:31 PM ET The Boston Red Sox are removing the interim tag from Ron Roenicke’s manager title, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. Roenicke had been named interim manager after the Red Sox parted ways with manager Alex Cora for his role in the Astros‘ 2017 sign-stealing scheme. Boston’s decision comes as Major League
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3:31 PM ET The WBC announced it would resume PED testing under its Clean Boxing Program and in conjunction with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. Testing was suspended for at least three weeks on March 21 as a preventative step during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN KnockOut that the organization was
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3:13 PM ET Associated Press Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego says he thinks some players could need “multiple weeks” to get back into true basketball shape if the NBA decides to return to action this season. The league hasn’t played games in nearly six weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Borrego says unlike when there
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3:06 PM ET Major League Baseball on Wednesday suspended Boston Red Sox video replay system operator J.T. Watkins without pay for one year and stripped the team of its second-round pick this year after completing its investigation into allegations the team illegally stole signs during the 2018 season. Former Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who
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2:14 PM ET The NHL has turned its attention away from neutral sites and is focusing on restarting the 2019-20 season at league arenas, sources tell ESPN. Venues like the University of North Dakota were rumored to be under consideration for “neutral site” games, in less-populated locations that weren’t as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
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1:20 PM ET Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is envisioning a return to the ring this September — provided COVID-19 conditions allow it — though he refrained from mentioning potential challengers. “In my mind, I’m fighting in September,” Alvarez told Mexican TV program Box Azteca. “Hopefully, all of this will pass and that date will still
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6:21 PM GMT Cricket has never faced a crisis quite like this. With much of the world still deep in Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns, administrators are facing an unprecedented situation. At some point in the near future, sport will resume but in what form, when and where exactly, no-one knows. On Thursday, the chief executives of
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