Month: October 2020

4:33 AM ET Japanese Formula Two driver Yuki Tsunoda will test with the Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri Formula One team at Imola next month. Tsunoda, currently third in the F2 standings, will drive a 2018 Toro Rosso car — the latest allowed for such a test — on Nov. 4 after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
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3:24 AM ET Associated Press Dennis Novak reached his first ATP tour quarterfinal by beating fourth-seeded Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday at the Cologne Indoors. Paire struggled with his serve, landing just 46% of first serves and double-faulting four times in the second-round match. Paire, who had a first-round bye in Cologne, is 1-5
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5:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Not much is wrong with the New York Yankees in the view of manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman. While stung by a five-game loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series, the Yankees leadership does not appear to anticipate large-scale changes
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1:11 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley wants international tennis players arriving for the first Grand Slam tournament of 2021 to be exempt from the strict, 14-day hotel quarantines that are mandatory now for inbound travelers. Tiley on Thursday said he remained “absolutely” confident the Australian Open will
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5:48 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is self-isolating at home, the university announced. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne also tested positive on Wednesday, according to the school. “I found out earlier this afternoon that I had tested positive for COVID-19,” Saban said in a statement. “I immediately
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4:37 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short, a two-time Pro Bowler, will have season-ending shoulder surgery for the second straight season, coach Matt Rhule said Wednesday. The 31-year-old suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s win at Atlanta when he hit quarterback Matt Ryan. It was Carolina’s third
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10:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The 17th NBA title in Lakers franchise history is still fresh in the minds of the fans, but any public celebration of the championship in Los Angeles will have to wait. The Lakers announced Monday that because of safety precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team will hold
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