Month: May 2020

10:58 PM ET University of Minnesota board of regents chair Ken Powell said despite comments made by regent Michael Hsu on the Paul Finebaum show, the regents and university have made no decisions on the future of fall sports or in-person classes. While on the Finebaum show Tuesday, Hsu was asked where he was in
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10:00 PM ET Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley admits he’s still “really, really sad” about the fact that his longtime friendship with Michael Jordan deteriorated years ago because of critical comments Barkley made about the way Jordan ran the then Charlotte Bobcats franchise. But Barkley doesn’t sound optimistic about a reconciliation in the future.
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8:35 PM ET Associated Press While planning to play a full regular-season schedule, the NFL has formulated a ticket refund plan for canceled games or those held without fans. In a memo sent to the 32 teams by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, a uniform baseline for full refunds
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6:20 PM ET Utah Jazz executive vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey expressed optimism about the continued partnership of franchise cornerstones Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell in the wake of their rift following their positive tests for COVID-19. Gobert and Mitchell did not speak to each other for a month after Gobert’s positive test
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6:00 PM ET Canelo Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso confirmed Tuesday via social media that he would work with Andy Ruiz for his next fight. “Welcome to the team Andy. We are going to do well,” Reynoso captioned an Instagram post. Reynoso also trains former featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez, former bantamweight Luis Nery, and lightweight sensation
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5:46 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Florida Panthers finally have a deal with Russian forward Grigori Denisenko. The Panthers announced Tuesday that Denisenko has agreed to a three-year entry level contract — though it remains unclear when that contract will be officially signed and begin to take effect, given the uncertainty of the
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5:11 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez and a coalition of over 40 current and retired Major League Baseball players have united to launch the “Step Up to the Plate” fund to support coronavirus relief efforts in the Dominican Republic.
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5:08 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Larson plans to race again Friday night in a World of Outlaws event at Knoxville Raceway. The dirt track in Iowa will not have spectators at the event because of the coronavirus pandemic. Larson was fired three weeks ago by Chip Ganassi Racing for using a racial slur while
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4:54 PM ET It will be nine years this fall since Texas and Texas A&M have played each other. Yet the never-ending off-the-field rivalry continues. During a live chat with fans hosted by Texas247 Tuesday, Texas’ Chris Del Conte was asked if there were any updates to potential matchups with Texas A&M or Arkansas. Del
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4:12 PM ET Associated Press More than $6 million has been raised by the governing bodies of tennis for a relief fund aimed at lessening the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic on about 800 players. The WTA and ATP tours, the International Tennis Federation and the groups that run the four Grand Slam tournaments
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