Month: April 2020

8:17 PM ET Associated Press Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook has donated 650 computers to children in need so they can continue learning with schools shut down because of the new coronavirus. Westbrook’s Why Not? Foundation teamed with Comp-U-Dopt and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office of education to provide computers to underprivileged children across the
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press Nebraska fans can scratch their football itch Saturday when the school’s athletic department streams a virtual spring game on its social media platforms. All 39 spring games scheduled this week have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Nebraska spring game typically draws as many as 85,000 at Memorial
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press The PGA of America established the Golf Emergency Relief Fund on Monday by donating $5 million and pledging to match up to an additional $2.5 million given by other groups in hopes of providing support for the golf industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA’s contribution included every member of
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6:06 PM ET Dozens of cars lined the shoulder of Highway 16 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan on Monday to honor Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave as his family returned to their hometown. Cave, 25, died Saturday at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. According to a memo posted to
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4:19 PM ET Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey is signing a four-year extension, averaging $16 million per year, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, sources told ESPN. “I’m so excited to continue my career in Carolina,” McCaffrey said Monday. “I want to thank Mr. Tepper, Marty Hurney, and Coach Rhule for the
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5:42 PM ET The NFL and the NFLPA on Monday finalized plans for modified offseason workout rules to govern a 2020 offseason in which the coronavirus pandemic is preventing teams from gathering at team facilities. According to a league memo obtained by ESPN, under the plan all offseason work aside from mandatory June minicamp is
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3:39 PM ET Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty doesn’t see how the NHL can complete its 2019-20 season during the coronavirus pandemic, even if postponed games are shifted to the middle of the summer. “Honestly, I don’t see how this season is going to return. I really don’t,” he said on a Monday conference
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