5:02 PM ET The UCLA Bruins have come together to demand their health and safety is protected as they approach a return to campus, workouts and eventually practice. In a document obtained by ESPN and first reported by the Los Angeles Times, 30 current players and one former player signed a document asking that third-party
5:45 PM ET Watford defender Adrian Mariappa has been through a lot in 2020. Remember Watford’s win over Liverpool on Feb. 29? That seems like a lifetime ago. Having tested positive for COVID-19 and seen the pandemic sweep the country, then the death of George Floyd in America and the anger and drive for change
4:06 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Nick Watney became the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for the coronavirus, and he withdrew from the RBC Heritage before his Friday afternoon tee time. Watney, 39, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, indicated before arriving at Harbour Town Golf Club that he
10:19 AM ET Projected top-five NBA draft pick Deni Avdija will resume his season with Maccabi Tel Aviv when the Israeli basketball league returns Sunday, he told ESPN. “Before I go to the U.S., I have a job to finish here in Israel,” Avdija wrote in an email. “As a competitor I am committed to
1:28 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Canada has approved a National Hockey League plan to play in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday. The plan required an exemption as the U.S.-Canada border is currently closed to all non-essential travel until at least July 21 and those who enter
1:43 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have temporarily shut down their training facility after several players and staffers have tested positive for coronavirus, a source confirmed to ESPN. Other players and staffers who have been at the facility are being tested. The Lightning and NHL will figure out how to proceed based off of
5:07 PM ET Another big-time field has signed up for the PGA Tour’s third event of its rescheduled events, with nine of the top 10 in the world scheduled to play next week’s Travelers Championship. But just like the first two weeks, Tiger Woods will not be part of the field at TPC River Highlands
11:32 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Tennis authorities suspended Venezuelan referee Armando Belardi for two years and six months on Friday for not reporting approaches to him to alter match scores. Belardi was approached twice in 2018 by unidentified parties, the Tennis Integrity Unit said. The investigation found that Belardi did not alter the
11:21 PM ET One of Tampa Bay’s assistant coaches has tested positive for the coronavirus and two other Buccaneers assistants have been quarantined, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The one unidentified Buccaneers assistant who tested positive is asymptomatic, sources said. The news comes just days after Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians and his staff returned
2:44 PM ET Associated Press Texas Motor Speedway is planning to have some fans in its massive grandstands when NASCAR runs its rescheduled Cup race there July 19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a comprehensive action plan to allow fans for the race. The track said the grandstands and suites would be open to