7:45 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Darlington Raceway president Kerry Tharp said he and NASCAR felt a responsibility to get the return to live racing right with the rest of the sports world watching during the coronavirus pandemic. “When we found out about a month ago we were going to be doing these events, I
6:45 PM BST Gallagher Premiership Rugby clubs will be unable to resume training for at least another two weeks, according to the Professional Game Board Chair Chris Booy. The league was originally scheduled to restart on April 24 but it has since been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus: Postponements and cancellations in
1:53 PM ET Miami Dolphins veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was excited for Tua Tagovailoa‘s arrival just like many fans, but that doesn’t mean he’s laying down for Tagovailoa to become the team’s Week 1 starting quarterback. “I’m as competitive as they come, so I want to go out and start. I know there’s a lot
May 20, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Jared Dudley says it’s a “misconception” that the NBA would resume its season in a bubble location that is so closely monitored that players would be restricted from exiting the premises until all the games are finished. “You will be allowed to leave,” Dudley said Wednesday on
3:26 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Coming to America from Greece as a teenager was not always the smoothest transition for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Before “Giannis” became a household name, those who couldn’t pronounce his last name often called the NBA’s reigning MVP the “Greek Freak,” because of his rare, freakish athletic ability and
4:35 PM ET Clemson receiver Justyn Ross will have surgery in early June, a school spokesman confirmed Thursday. The surgery relates to stinger symptoms Ross felt during spring practice in March. At the time, coach Dabo Swinney said Ross got banged up in practice without going into detail about the exact injury, saying only it
4:19 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates are trimming payroll while they await word on the fate of the Major League Baseball season. The Cubs are instituting pay cuts because of the coronavirus crisis, but there will be no furloughs through the end of June. The Pirates announced Thursday
4:25 PM ET Associated Press The European Tour hopes to resume its season the first weekend in August in England as part of a four-tournament “bubble” in England and Wales, Golf Digest reported Thursday. The magazine cited sources with knowledge of the plans in saying the British Masters, scheduled for July 30 to Aug. 2,
4:30 PM BST South Africa’s World Cup hero Cheslin Kolbe has said he would rather play against the British and Irish Lions next year and forego the chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. The winger, whose try in the closing stages of last year’s World Cup final in Japan sealed success against England, will
May 18, 2020 Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Monday confirmed reports of his father being in critical condition due to the coronavirus. Speaking on Instagram in Russian, Nurmagomedov, 31, confirmed that his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, recently underwent heart surgery due to complications stemming from a previous ailment and the coronavirus. He went on