2:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN Featherweight prospect Chris Zavala (6-0, 3 KOs) has been pulled from Tuesday’s card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas after testing positive for the coronavirus. He was scheduled to face Eddie Vazquez (7-0, 1 KO) in a six-round contest. Zavala’s trainer, Manny Robles Jr., told ESPN that
5:58 PM ET As a faction of NBA players hold conference calls to discuss uncertainty about restarting the season in the Orlando, Florida, bubble, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association are agreeing on a plan that would allow players to stay home without consequences, sources told ESPN. There were 40 to 50 players on
12:04 PM ET Nicky Bandini Lautaro Martinez did not leave much of an impression during his first visit to the Camp Nou. The Argentinian forward had played only a handful of games for Inter in the fall of 2018 before being thrown into a Champions League group-stage clash with Barcelona as a second-half substitute. His
7:15 AM ET The NHL Awards ballots were sent out this week to voters. I’m once again honored to have one through the Professional Hockey Writers Association, and have spent the past few days figuring out how to determine the regular season’s greatest performances when the 2019-20 campaign was stopped short by a global pandemic.
Jun 11, 2020 The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have announced that formal training camps for the 24 teams resuming play will begin on Friday, July 10, if conditions related to the coronavirus pandemic allow it. The league and its players are currently in Phase 2 of their “return to play” protocol, as NHL
11:03 PM IST The prospect of a domestic first-class competition in 2020 would appear to have diminished due to logistical concerns over hotels, as well as doubts among some clubs over the financial viability of a restart. While a regionally split first-class competition remains the favoured option of the Professional Game Group (PGG), an on-line
7:02 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Dana White first brought up the concept of “Fight Island,” it sounded so exotic. The intrigue intensified as the UFC president refused for weeks to share the site’s location or any other details. It was easy to conjure up images of fight teams relaxing on a beach among palm
Jun 11, 2020 ESPN News Services The coach for Simona Halep said the proposed coronavirus protocols for the US Open are “incredibly difficult” and probably won’t work for the world No. 2 player. “The restrictions are tough. They’re incredibly difficult, and every player will have their own opinion as to whether that will work for
8:44 AM BST Players are heading toward a “legal dispute” with the Premiership Rugby to stop the league from imposing permanent salary cuts following a salary cap reduction, the Rugby Players Association (RPA) said on Wednesday. Premiership clubs voted unanimously on Monday to cut the salary cap by £1.4 million from the 2021-22 season. In
6:25 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show By agreeing on the basics of a deal to meet twice, starting in 2021, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have given the sports world