11:46 PM ET Associated Press Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday in a post showing him in a hospital gown. “I guess I’m not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I’m asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off!”
11:13 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN With NFL facilities shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Seattle Seahawks are holding video conferences in lieu of in-person meetings that would normally take place at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. Coach and noted prankster Pete Carroll, whose team began its virtual offseason program this week, wanted to
10:29 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has forced golf courses to get creative in order to stay open and safe. Jordan Spieth became a high-profile victim of the rules in place at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, on Thursday when he had his tee shot fly into the cup for an apparent ace, only
9:55 PM ET Associated Press MALENY, Australia — Adam Scott‘s “Nine holes with a mate” was authentic, if nothing else. With the PGA Tour suspended and sports generally shuttered globally because of the coronavirus pandemic, Scott is back in Australia and looking for ways to keep golf fans engaged. The 2013 Masters Champion livestreamed nine
9:35 PM ET Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Thursday that he’s optimistic about college football starting on time or close to it, but is skeptical of being able to go through the entire season without disruption because of the coronavirus pandemic. Bowlsby, in a 28-minute interview on SiriusXM Big 12 radio, discussed his concerns,
4:39 PM ET While a third bout between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former titleholder Deontay Wilder is contractually agreed upon, there is a chance that Fury could instead face Anthony Joshua — who has possession of the other three major belts — in what would be an all-British battle for supremacy of the
Feb 23, 2020 Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. It’s been 20 years since boxing has had an undisputed heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. Now that Tyson Fury has beaten Deontay Wilder to claim the WBC and lineal heavyweight championships, fans, promoters and fellow fighters are clamoring
7:27 PM ET Associated Press Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker thinks the US Open should not be held as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Becker, who won the title at Flushing Meadows in 1989, said: “New York was pretty much the worst city hit by the virus a couple of weeks ago. I
7:19 PM ET The PFL announced earlier this month it has suspended its entire 2020 season because of the coronavirus, and intends to pick operations back up in 2021. One of the faces of the promotion, however, is not content with that plan. 2019 lightweight champion Kayla Harrison told ESPN on Thursday she expects the
4:33 PM ET Associated Press NFL Players Association president JC Tretter is calling for a reexamination of a portion of the labor agreement with the league affecting disability coverage for former players. Tretter, a center with the Cleveland Browns, succeeded Eric Winston as union president earlier this year. Tretter wants the NFLPA’s executive board and