12:59 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning reopened their training facility Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news comes five days after the team announced that three players and additional staffers tested positive for coronavirus. General manager Julien BriseBois said last week that the players who tested positive were self-isolating and “are asymptomatic other
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12:36 PM BST Leicester Tigers have signed back Harry Potter from Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels, the club announced on Wednesday. Potter, who can play in the midfield and outside-back, was born in the United Kingdom before moving to Australia as a child. The 22-year-old signed his first professional contract with the Rebels last year
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11:44 AM ET New Arizona Coyotes president Xavier Gutierrez says his top focus is finding a long-term arena solution to keep the team in Arizona. It’s a years-long issue for the franchise that he now inherits. “I know there have been a lot of conversations before I’ve gotten here,” Gutierrez told ESPN. “I’m going to
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9:20 PM ET Sonoma Raceway officials are conducting an investigation after “a piece of twine tied in what appeared to be a noose” was found “hanging from a tree on raceway property” on Saturday, the California track’s president said in a statement. “Our staff, on-site business tenants and local law enforcement have been contacted and
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10:46 AM ET ESPN News Services All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to reports. A source confirmed Blackmon’s test result to The Associated Press. The Denver Post had first reported Blackmon’s condition, saying Tuesday that three
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7:33 PM ET UFC featherweight Josh Emmett recorded one of the biggest wins of his UFC career on Saturday, although it came with a price. Emmett (15-2) told ESPN on Monday he suffered a complete ACL tear in his left knee during the opening moments of his unanimous decision win against Shane Burgos at UFC
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7:26 PM ET The UFC has again altered its coronavirus protocols for upcoming events in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, sources told ESPN. Multiple sources said even more COVID-19 testing will be administered to fighters, corner people, staff and anyone else involved in the events next month, including testing prior to flying to Abu Dhabi.
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11:05 PM ET A former Invicta FC champion has agreed to make her UFC debut on less than a week’s notice on Saturday at UFC Fight Night. Jinh Yu Frey, the former Invicta atomweight champion, will meet Kay Hansen this weekend in both fighters’ UFC debut. Both Frey and Hansen announced the news on social
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