7:00 AM ET On March 12, the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, players will hit the ice again as the NHL’s return-to-play plan hits Phase 4 and the postseason begins. Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12
6:43 AM ET Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has said tennis is “missing a trick” by not including more team events involving both men and women on the main tours. Mixed doubles is currently played only at the four Grand Slams on the professional tennis circuit. “I think sports miss a bit of a
6:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester City are closing in on a deal for Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake, sources have told ESPN. Bournemouth are looking to cash in on the Dutchman following their relegation from the Premier League and City are close to agreeing a deal worth around £41
12:37 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former world No. 1 golfer Brooks Koepka, who will try to defend his WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational title this week and then become the first three-peat winner in the stroke-play era of the PGA Championship next week, said he still has pain in left knee, but won’t decide whether
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7:11 PM ET Arizona offensive lineman Edgar Burrola, who last week was suspended for violating the team’s coronavirus safety protocols, acknowledged to ESPN.com that he violated policy on multiple occasions but said he was distrustful of the Arizona medical staff based on general skepticism about the veracity of the protocols the school follows as well
10:42 PM ET Colorado State is voluntarily pausing team activities to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19, the school announced Wednesday. CSU has has eight positive COVID-19 tests out of more than 140 administered since testing began last month. The entire team will be tested as early as next week, and Colorado State expects to
6:42 PM ET Liam Wheeler The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Liverpool keen on versatile Kelly for backline Liverpool are set to revive their interest in AFC Bournemouth
6:48 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before an unprecedented collapse on the field extended the team’s championship drought into the new millennium, has died. He was 88. McNamara died Tuesday at his home in Tennessee,
6:45 PM ET ESPN staff World number one Ashleigh Barty has confirmed that she will not play in the U.S. Open due to the coronavirus pandemic. Barty, the reigning French Open champion, said in a statement on Thursday (AEST). “My team and I have decided that we won’t be travelling to the U.S. for the