Month: June 2020

11:01 AM ET The first major championship to be contested in 2020, the PGA Championship, will be played at San Francisco’s Harding Park but without spectators. The PGA of America announced the decision on Monday after spending months considering other scenarios, including moving the tournament to another venue such as Valhalla in Kentucky or Quail
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5:48 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Trevor Ariza is opting out of participation in the NBA’s Orlando restart of the season, committing instead to a one-month visitation window with his young son, sources tell ESPN. Ariza, a starter, has been involved in a custody case over his 12-year-old son, and the mother’s decision to
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2:45 PM ET Steve KimESPN Javier Martinez, USA Boxing’s top-rated boxer at 165 pounds, has signed a multiyear contract with Top Rank. The Milwaukee native will make his professional debut on June 30 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Conference Center. Martinez, 24, won the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials, but he was only selected
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5:20 PM ET Lewis Hamilton has shared a message of support for NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace after a noose was found in the stock car driver’s garage stall Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace, who is NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, successfully pushed the racing series to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks and facilities earlier
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1:04 PM ET Super Bowl hero David Tyree is no longer with the New York Giants organization as director of player development. It’s a role he’s held since 2014, after spending most of his playing career with the team. Tyree, best known for the helmet catch in the Super Bowl XLII upset of the New
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11:48 AM ET ESPN News Services Racing icon Richard Petty will attend Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway to stand in solidarity with Bubba Wallace, sources tell ESPN’s Marty Smith. Petty decided to travel to the Alabama superspeedway after a noose was found in Wallace’s garage stall Sunday. Sources tell Smith that Petty
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1:46 PM ET Associated Press The National Hockey League has begun winnowing its possible locations to restart the season amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Blue Jackets were informed Monday that Columbus will not be one of the NHL’s hub cities. Columbus was one of 10 finalists, including seven in the U.S. Las Vegas is now
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12:39 PM ET Associated Press The ATP men’s tennis tour says it is continuing to “plan and adjust” its precautions and protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic with an eye to its planned Aug. 14 resumption of competition. The tour issued a statement Monday following word that two top-35 players tested positive for COVID-19 after
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