Month: March 2020

7:39 PM ET Promoters of the April 22nd Jeff Horn vs. Tim Tszyu fight have postponed the event, hours after communicating it was going ahead as scheduled. The U-turn comes as the coronavirus pandemic grips the world and just two days after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison banned mass gathering of 500 or more people
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has suspended its season until May as part of the CDC’s recommendation to postpone gatherings for the next eight weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic The decision came after at least two Monday conference calls between the sanctioning body and its team owners. It affects seven
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1:54 PM ET The UFC is scheduled to hold an event this Saturday, but the venue and the main event aren’t known, as the coronavirus pandemic has shut down most sporting events throughout the world. What is known is that Las Vegas, the world capital of fighting, is off limits, with the state of Nevada
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5:30 PM ET The UFC has postponed its next three events, the last of which was scheduled to take place on April 11, due to the ever-growing impact of the coronavirus. UFC president Dana White alerted his entire staff of the decision on Monday, via email. According to White, the company was prepared to do
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4:36 PM ET Three days after announcing that the Masters Tournament would be postponed indefinitely, Augusta National will close the club to members later this week, according to a Golf Digest report. The home of the Masters traditionally closes for the summer months in late May and re-opens in mid-October. Due to the coronavirus pandemic,
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3:26 PM ET Associated Press Brown promoted Heather Marini to quarterbacks coach on Monday, making her the first female position coach in Division I football. Marini joined the Bears’ staff last year as the offensive quality control assistant coach. Prior to coaching at Brown, the native Australian worked with the New York Jets as a
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3:25 PM ET Even by Bill O’Brien’s standards, the Cardinals and Texans made a stunning trade on Monday afternoon. Houston traded away arguably its second-most valuable player, star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, netting oft-injured running back David Johnson and a second-round pick in the process. While I appreciate O’Brien’s thoughtfulness in giving us a fascinating
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2:23 PM ET The Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals made a blockbuster trade on Monday, with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins headed to Arizona and running back David Johnson bound for Houston. It felt like a fantasy football trade, and it caught the NFL world by surprise. Players were quick to crown a winner. A look
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2:09 PM ET The slew of boxing postponements and cancellations because of the coronavirus pandemic, including multiple world title fights, continued Monday. Top Rank postponed three events, most notably an ESPN card due to take place on March 28 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada, headlined by unified light heavyweight world champion Artur
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1:16 PM ET Greg Wyshinski K’Andre Miller has officially joined the New York Rangers after two seasons with the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team. The 20-year-old defenseman has signed an entry-level contract with the Rangers that begins in the 2020-21 season. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound native of St. Paul, Minnesota, was selected No. 22 overall
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11:57 AM BST The European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarterfinal fixtures have been postponed indefinitely on Monday due to the coronavirus outbreak, while England’s Premiership Rugby also suspended competition. The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quaterfinals were scheduled to take place on April 3-5, but have been postponed, the competitions’s governing body European Professional
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10:42 AM ET The NHL has told its players they are allowed to leave their NHL cities as long as they self-isolate in their new location until at least March 27. That’s a reversal from the NHL’s initial directive, which asked players to stay in their home NHL cities as the league sorted out what
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10:04 AM ET The Women’s Tennis Association has suspended play until May 2 as the coronavirus pandemic continued its unprecedented shutdown of world sport on Monday. WTA said in a statement that tournaments in Stuttgart, Istanbul and Prague will “not be held as scheduled”. “We will make a decision in the week ahead regarding the
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A member of tyre supplier Pirelli’s Formula 1 team has tested positive for coronavirus in Melbourne. It is the second positive test by an F1 team member, after a McLaren employee’s illness led to the cancellation of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Pirelli said the person is “following all the relevant procedures put in place
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