Month: April 2020

8:58 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson often are at the forefront of the Rookie of the Year conversation, but another talented member of the 2019 NBA draft class isn’t just sitting back and waiting for the season to resume. Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro,
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6:58 PM ET The NHL is hoping its players can return to local team training facilities at “some point in the latter half of May,” if local restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic will allow it. “We are not targeting a specific date at this point in time,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN via
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6:47 PM ET Linebacker Clay Matthews is filing a grievance against the Los Angeles Rams over $2 million in unpaid guarantees, sources told ESPN. Former Rams Matthews and running back Todd Gurley — who were released by the team on March 19 — have publicly vented their frustrations over non-payments, and Matthews is doing something
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6:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are the first Major League Baseball team known to plan furloughs of some full-time employees because of the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Temporary cost-cutting measures will take effect on Saturday, the person said. The
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5:22 PM ET Kansas State announced Wednesday that football coach Chris Klieman and men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber agreed to a 13% salary reduction for the upcoming year because of financial losses related to the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, all athletics department employees making more than $150,000 per year will have their salaries reduced by 10%.
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5:13 PM ET With the postponement of the Olympic Games by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Golf Federation announced Wednesday that it was also pushing back the qualifying deadline by the same timeframe. Players will now earn Official Golf Ranking points through June 21, 2021 for men and June 28, 2021
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4:59 PM ET The New York Islanders and the NHL’s Seattle expansion franchise said their respective arena construction projects remain on schedule despite the coronavirus pandemic and are still expected to be open beginning in the 2021-22 season. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this week that restarting construction projects, with strict health guidelines, is
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