12:59 PM ET The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be played without its traditional pro-am format next month when the event is contested over two courses in Northern California. The PGA Tour announced the change due to local COVID-19 circumstances in the Monterey Peninsula area. 2 Related The professional portion, featuring 156 players, will be
Jan 11, 2021 The Edmonton Oilers have two of the NHL’s top-scoring superstars on their roster in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Unfortunately, two elite players does not a championship roster make, as the Oilers found out with their qualification-round ouster in the 2020 postseason (on their home rink, no less). Did GM Ken Holland
News Squad will be allowed to train in quarantine and avoid bio-secure bubble afterwards if Covid-free A chance to “live as normal human beings” again is a huge attraction of England Women’s upcoming tour of New Zealand, captain Heather Knight says. After spending a New Zealand Government-mandated 14 days in quarantine upon arriving in the
1:20 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Madison Keys, currently ranked No. 16 in the world, revealed she has tested positive for COVID-19 in a post on her social media accounts on Thursday and was unable to make her scheduled flight for Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. “I unfortunately tested positive for [COVID-19] before I was
1:13 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have placed captain Jonathan Toews and young center Kirby Dach on long-term injured reserve. The move means that each player must miss at least 10 games and 24 days. The Blackhawks also gain some financial flexibility to go over the salary cap while the players are out. Toews announced
9:42 AM ET Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering mild symptoms. Leclerc was tested after he learned he had been in contact with a positive case. He confirmed the news in a social media post, adding that he is “feeling OK”, suffering mild symptoms and currently self-isolating
9:43 AM ET Everything you’re about to read can change in a cough. That’s the reality of the 2021 NHL season, which is being played inside (mostly) empty arenas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league released the names of 27 players who began the season with a “COVID Protocol Related Absence,” and that’s not including
8:26 AM ET World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and last year’s Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem have both suffered setbacks with their coaches unable to make the trip Down Under for the year’s first tennis Grand Slam. Players and officials have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival in Australia before they participate in
Jan 13, 2021 The NHL dropped the puck on its abridged, 56-game season on Wednesday, and one thing became clear: The next 115 nights — which will cram in 863 games — are going to be doozies. Opening night brought us a little bit of everything: a banner raising without fans, a highly dramatic puck
7:46 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders As the UFC looks to kick off 2021 with two elements that were sorely lacking for most of 2020 — Conor McGregor and fans in attendance — this brief pause in the calendar offers the perfect window to take stock and look ahead. So who will have the best