11:22 PM ET Associated Press Austin’s public health authority said the city was “caught a little off guard” by the recent announcement by Texas that the school planned to allow 50% stadium capacity at Longhorns football games this fall. Travis County Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott spoke with county commissioners Tuesday, and said it’s
6:30 AM ET The NBA restart begins Thursday night, as the Utah Jazz–New Orleans Pelicans and LA Clippers–Los Angeles Lakers showdowns welcome fans back to basketball after the league’s four-month hiatus. Will we be watching an all-Los Angeles Western Conference finals? Plenty of our experts think so. Meanwhile, the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks don’t begin their
9:48 PM ET Robert Whittaker says he is ready for another middleweight title shot and would jump at the chance to face off with the winner of Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa before the end of the year. Whittaker, 29, has returned to Sydney following his unanimous-decision victory over Darren Till as part of the
3:45 PM ET Philadelphia Union midfielder Warren Creavalle‘s preparation for the MLS is Back Tournament didn’t mean just getting as close as possible to full-game fitness and making sure he was mentally ready to enter the Florida bubble. Creavalle also had some T-shirt design projects on his plate. The Black Players for Change (BPC) was
9:54 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Left wing Sonny Milano has agreed to a two-year, $3.4 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks announced the deal Tuesday night. Anaheim acquired Milano from Columbus in February in a trade for Devin Shore. Milano contributed two goals and three assists in nine games
8:41 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA has decided that players who make their NBA debut in the bubble — a group most notably led by Denver Nuggets forward Bol Bol — will remain eligible for the Rookie of the Year award for the 2020-21 season, league sources told ESPN. Bol, a 7-foot-2 forward on
6:07 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers receiver Devin Funchess, who had first-hand experience with COVID-19 this offseason while caring for family members with the disease, has opted out of the 2020 season. The 26-year-old veteran was the only experienced addition the Packers made to their receiving corps, which was viewed as
7:59 PM ET Associated Press Jimmie Johnson finally fulfilled his childhood dream of driving an Indy car with a test session Tuesday. When the seven-time NASCAR champion finished turning laps, he was sold on figuring out how to race next year in the IndyCar Series. “It only lit the fire more. I want to do
9:25 PM ET Steve KimESPN Unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and former junior welterweight and welterweight titlist Danny Garcia have agreed to meet in a fall pay-per-view event, a source confirmed to ESPN. The fight — which needs a negotiation of final contract numbers — is expected to take place in November at the
1:29 PM ET The UFC’s lightweight title will be unified on Oct. 24, Dana White announced on Tuesday, and compelling storylines surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his belt against interim champ Justin Gaethje serve as a backdrop for what is likely to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. The most poignant question mark