12:01 AM ET NHL players that are due signing bonuses on July 1 are expected to be paid as scheduled, a source confirmed to ESPN. There is more than $300 million due to be paid to players on Wednesday, with the Toronto Maple Leafs leading the league with roughly $60 million owed. Contracts structured with
12:24 AM BST England lock Maro Itoje says the singing of ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ by fans at Twickenham makes him uneasy but the Rugby Football Union (RFU) should try to educate supporters on its origins rather than ban the popular anthem altogether. The song, believed to have been written by a slave in the
4:09 PM ET As teams finalize their traveling parties for the Orlando restart, several NBA general managers say that they’ve tried to quell concerns among staff members who might not feel comfortable attending during the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the concerned are at an age with higher risk and/or have underlying health issues. These GMs,
1:41 PM ET Let’s face it: At this point, amid the COVID-19 crisis, the first game is every team’s most important game of the season. Because that means we’re playing football. But for this exercise, let’s break it down and picture a season that goes on as it was regularly scheduled. If we can be
9:44 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich says he supports Ian Desmond‘s decision to sit out the 2020 season to focus on his young family and help rejuvenate youth baseball in his hometown in Florida. Bridich says he had a pair of recent conversations with the 34-year-old outfielder who
5:27 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former junior welterweight title contender Alex Saucedo (29-1, 19 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time in almost eight months to face Sonny Fredrickson (21-2, 14 KOs), in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday
5:36 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium thanks to two goals from Bruno Fernandes. The Portugal midfielder scored either side of half-time after teenager Mason Greenwood had opened the scoring, to leave United two points behind fourth-place Chelsea in the race
5:58 PM ET As the scheduled start of NFL training camps gets closer, the NFL Players Association has instructed player agents to talk to all of their clients about risk factors that could make them more susceptible to severe illness as a result of the coronavirus. In a letter sent to agents Monday, which was
1:45 PM ET Robert Kraft’s solicitation of prostitution case was back in court Tuesday, with the primary piece of evidence against the New England Patriots‘ owner, police video surveillance, at stake. Florida prosecutors are trying to salvage the evidence after a state circuit court judge ruled last year that Jupiter, Florida, police improperly received and
8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed a bill to retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem following widespread, increased pressure that came in part from the sports world. “This is not a political moment to me but a solemn occasion to lead