Month: May 2020

11:38 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Suresh Raina feels Indian cricketers without BCCI contracts should get the opportunity to play in overseas T20 leagues. The 33-year-old Raina has played over 300 international games, but hasn’t represented India since July 2018; playing in overseas leagues, he feels, will especially help older players who are looking to make
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1:18 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he believes the “day is coming” when NFL teams can resume face-to-face instruction, but he doesn’t know when that day will be. And, in the spirit of “competitive fairness,” he believes all facilities should reopen at the same time, even as some states’ loosening
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1:08 PM ET Mary Pratt, believed to be the last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches, has died. She was 101. Her death on May 6 was confirmed by her nephew, Walter Pratt. The Rockford Peaches were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was immortalized in the 1992 film “A League
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12:29 PM ET Associated Press The NFL’s successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final. After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL is considering having it earlier in
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12:10 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — With the end of this virus-disrupted school year drawing nearer, a predictably bleak financial outlook for major college sports has emerged from the budgeting process. There’s a $4 million deficit in the Minnesota athletic department’s forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, and athletic director Mark
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8:48 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said the prospect of taking part in a Formula One race without fans leaves him with an “empty feeling”, but the six-time champion agreed it is better than no racing at all. The first 10 races of the 2020 F1 season have been either postponed or cancelled due to
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8:21 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1960, Tony Gwynn was born. Hitting is so much about hand-eye coordination, and no one had more of
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