Month: March 2020

8:10 PM ET ESPN News Services NBA great Charles Barkley, who is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test he underwent after believing he was exposed, spent significant time with members of the Los Angeles Angels on March 2. Barkley, who did not appear on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” Tuesday, revealed he was self-isolating after
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7:09 PM BST The Premiership Rugby Cup final between Sale Sharks and Harlequins has been postponed after a staff member showed symptoms of coronavirus, it was announced on Friday. The match was due to take place on Sunday at AJ Bell Stadium but it becomes the latest sporting event to be cancelled due to the
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press A major prep race for the Kentucky Derby will be run as scheduled next week, without spectators. Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans is joining other tracks in banning fans through the remainder of its racing meet that ends March 29. Only essential staff and credentialed horsemen and media
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7:00 PM ET National Hockey League players will receive their final three scheduled paychecks despite the season being suspended for the coronavirus outbreak, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Friday. The players are scheduled to receive three more payments before the scheduled end of the regular season. The first paycheck, which they received today,
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5:34 PM ET Associated Press The funeral for former Montreal Canadiens captain Henri Richard scheduled Monday in Montreal will be closed to the public because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadiens announced that the decision was made in response to measures put in place by the Quebec government to prevent the spread of the virus
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5:42 PM ET Associated Press NHL Players’ Association chief Don Fehr tells The Associated Press that he expects teams will be cleared to open their training facilities to allow player workouts as early as next week. Though there is no definitive timeline, Fehr says the potential of teams opening their training facilities to players will
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4:01 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The makeup of the Minnesota Vikings defense changed in a major way Friday, when the team announced it had terminated the contracts of cornerback Xavier Rhodes and nose tackle Linval Joseph. Five days ahead of the start of the new league year and free agency, which is set to begin
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4:27 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is encouraging players to go home, a day after canceling the rest of the spring training schedule and postponing opening day by at least two weeks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Ballparks in Florida and Arizona were locked down Friday as the sport considered
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4:48 PM ET Serena Williams says she will be spending the next six weeks in “solitude,” as the tennis world goes on hiatus amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the post, Williams is seen applying makeup, writing that’s how she will spend part of her time while adding, “stay safe everyone. This is serious.” “Spending the
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3:50 PM ET The SEC has suspended all sports-related activity on or off campus until at least April 15 as it attempts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, a source told ESPN’s Chris Low. The conference decision includes spring football practice. The SEC had previously cancelled all sports until March 30. Alabama announced that
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2:19 PM ET The NCAA is suspending on- and off-campus recruiting for all sports through April 15. In the wake of the coronavirus threat, the NCAA has taken measures to mitigate any and all risks associated with the virus and that now includes recruiting. The NCAA recently cancelled remaining winter and spring championships, while some
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2:11 PM ET Associated Press The NHL is telling its players and staff to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while hockey is on a hiatus of unknown length during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday he was not aware of any player or league employee testing positive for the new coronavirus,
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1:51 PM ET Bellator MMA has ultimately decided to postpone Friday night’s event in Connecticut. Less than 24 hours after Bellator president Scott Coker announced that Bellator 241 would proceed without fans in attendance at Mohegan Sun Arena, the promotion has decided to postpone the event due to the threat of the coronavirus, sources say.
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