7:00 AM ET We have known since 2018 that Seattle would be the NHL’s 32nd franchise. But until Thursday, we didn’t know the team name, nor the logo, nor the colors — although speculation ran wild over what all of that would be. Now we know: It’s the Seattle Kraken, and upon the release (sorry)
Jul 22, 2020 In the first NBA game played in more than four months, LA Clippers guard Lou Williams sat in the team’s socially distanced bench area Wednesday and noticed the new atmosphere around him. The 2019-20 season is on again, as the Clippers and Orlando Magic got the season restart underway with the first
4:00 AM ET After the coronavirus pandemic saw football leagues postponed around the world, the summer transfer window will not work as it usually does. The opening dates have been pushed back across Europe as the restarted seasons come to a close — with the Premier League’s set for July 27 — and UEFA wants
3:44 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts and Mookie Betts both were raised by fathers who served in the military. A few years ago, after Colin Kaepernick took a knee to peacefully protest social injustice and police brutality toward people of color in this country, Roberts and Betts each spoke out against not standing
12:14 PM IST The 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) will most likely start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the final slated on November 8. While the IPL Governing Council will meet next week to chalk out the final details and approve the schedule, it is understood that the BCCI has
1:20 PM ET Washington’s NFL franchise announced on Thursday that, effective immediately, it will call itself the “Washington Football Team” pending the adoption of a new name, league sources told ESPN. There was plenty of reaction on social media. The temporary name change comes after completing a thorough review that began on July 3. Several
11:42 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Three straight finishes outside the top 10 for Denny Hamlin these days counts as a rough patch. He was once again as smooth as they get Thursday night. Hamlin hung around the front of the pack all night, avoiding trouble that cost several playoff contenders in
11:11 PM ET The NHL will have a five-second delay on broadcasts and artificial crowd noise when it restarts its season in Toronto and Edmonton beginning Aug. 1. The league distributed “Phase 4” information to teams and media this week, detailing life in the bubbles for the 24 teams returning to play. That includes how
11:18 PM BST English Premiership chiefs have expressed concerns regarding World Rugby’s decision to stage test matches in December as part of its revised international calendar for 2020. World Rugby on Wednesday proposed a temporary international window following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, with this year’s southern hemisphere Rugby Championship to take place
9:32 PM ET Associated Press Eleven men’s and women’s tennis tournaments planned for China in October and November — including the WTA Finals — were canceled Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than try to move or reschedule any of those events, the ATP and WTA tours announced they were scrapping all of them after