2:26 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eldred “Salty” Saltwell, who worked in a variety of roles including general manager and vice president over 30 years with the Cubs, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 96. The Cubs said his death Sunday was not related to the coronavirus. Arriving in Chicago in 1958,
2:11 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic says he is more than willing to finish his trilogy against Daniel Cormier in 2020, provided he gets a full training camp to do so. Miocic (19-3) reclaimed his heavyweight title by knocking out Cormier (22-2) in the fourth round of their second fight at UFC 241
1:52 PM ET Steve KimESPN A card featuring boxing, kickboxing, MMA and bare-knuckle fighting has been scheduled for June 6 at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kansas. “We’re going to have a ring and a cage side-by-side,” said John Carden, the head of Carden Combat Sports, which is staging the event. He said that the venue
1:41 PM BST The cancellation of this year’s November internationals and the 2021 Six Nations due to coronavirus restrictions would have a “catastrophic impact” on the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) finances, chief executive Bill Sweeney said on Tuesday. Sweeney told UK government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee that the RFU’s finances were in “pretty
1:31 PM ET The framework of how the PGA Tour will proceed with its planned resumption of play next month is taking shape as players are being updated on how coronavirus testing and other aspects associated with tournament play will work. Although nothing is official, the tour is looking at having players self-test for the
11:00 AM ET The regular season for the Korea Baseball Organization, the highest level of baseball in South Korea, is in full swing, making the KBO one of the first major professional sports leagues to return to action during the coronavirus pandemic. For those just getting familiar with the Korean baseball league, it’s action-packed baseball
12:07 PM ET Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia was in the midst of his second full team meeting of the offseason Monday when the reality of distance-learning showed up and sent him into a mini-panic. “We actually had a technology little mishap, I’ll call it,” Patricia said. “The call dropped and people lost WiFi and
12:01 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — If given the option, Rafael Nadal said he would scrap this season entirely so tennis could resume normally in 2021. The second-ranked Spaniard, who is 33 years old and has won 19 Grand Slam titles, said he hoped to resume playing this year but doubted it could happen
11:27 AM ET The Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer UFC women’s featherweight title fight is moving to June 6. The title fight, which was originally slated for May 9, is now signed for the promotion’s next pay-per-view event next month, according to sources. The card, UFC 250, was originally scheduled for Perth, Australia; however, it
10:51 AM ET The Giro d’Italia will start on Oct. 3 and the Spanish Vuelta will be held from Oct. 20, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Tuesday, as it published a heavily revised calendar in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. A number of top one-day races will also be held in October,