8:44 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — They’ve been known as the Cleveland Indians since 1915. Those days could be over. Amid new pressure sparked by a national movement to correct racial wrongdoings, the Indians said Friday night they will review their long-debated nickname which has been in place for 105 years. “We are committed
4:36 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka’s cricketers and selectors have been cleared of fixing allegations and the investigation into the 2011 World Cup final dropped, after no evidence was found to support former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s allegations. Kumar Sangakkara (captain of that World Cup side), Aravinda de Silva (chief selector), and opening
8:42 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Many a fan is quick to insist they do not like politics in their sports — no kneeling, no raised fists, no T-shirt messages. Just the game or event, please and thank you. That has not been the case of late as the nation goes through a reckoning
6:41 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, The 44-year-old Johnson is the first driver in any NASCAR series to test positive and the news cast a shadow over the historic NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader races
7:48 PM ET Red Bull’s protest against Mercedes’ Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system has been rejected after the stewards of the Austrian Grand Prix declared the innovation legal. 1 Related The legality of the novel solution, which is unique to the Mercedes, has been debated since it was first spotted by rival teams during preseason
7:27 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Webb Simpson and Bryson DeChambeau were expected to be contenders at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, taking advantage of a relatively weak field and course by PGA Tour standards. Chris Kirk was not. However, a year after taking a leave of absence from the PGA Tour to address alcohol
6:30 PM ET The Washington Redskins‘ nickname has been mired in controversy for decades. Former team owner Jack Kent Cooke said in 1988: “There is not a single, solitary jot, tittle, whit chance in the world,” that the Redskins change their nickname. “I like the name and it’s not a derogatory name.” A few years
3:59 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will not play for the team for the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, he told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. Oladipo is sitting out, but he will travel to Orlando with the team to do his rehab there. He won’t play, but he will get paid. He
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take the field for training camp, they’ll be seen not only as playoff contenders with Tom Brady as their quarterback, but also as a team capable of enormous fantasy football production. Here’s a closer look at how Brady can rebound from a down year
5:50 PM ET Austin Peay football coach Mark Hudspeth, who led the program to a record 11 wins and an Ohio Valley Conference championship last season, resigned abruptly Friday. In a statement from the university, Hudspeth cited a need to spend more time with his family and said he would return to coaching “at the