Month: March 2020

4:30 AM ET The women’s Kunming Open tennis tournament scheduled to begin in April in China’s Anning city has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the WTA Tour said on Tuesday. The April 27-May 3 claycourt event, which features 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams, is the second 125K series tournament to be
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12:15 AM ET MIAMI — It felt like a statement win at the perfect time Monday night, but according to Miami Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo, his team’s 105-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks shows the Heat’s potential yet doesn’t change their underdog status. “We’re always the underdog. I feel like we can play with anybody.
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7:50 AM ET HE WILL LIKELY have his number retired in Miami, deserves a statue in Cleveland and has left an indelible mark on Team USA. But now, 17 years in and past his 35th birthday, the word “Lakers” across LeBron James‘ chest seems to have inspired a transformation. James has embraced playing a position,
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10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Captain Gabriel Landeskog withstood a crunching hit while making a pass that sprang Logan O’Connor for a breakaway goal in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the
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8:11 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The opening of Ohio State‘s spring practice Monday began the competition to determine the Buckeyes’ likely starting quarterback of the future. Coach Ryan Day got an initial look at Jack Miller and C.J. Stroud in the first of 15 practices that culminate in the spring game April
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8:00 AM ET When it comes down to player evaluation in college football, the quarterback position is the most difficult to project future production and success. A great deal of it is dictated by circumstance, scheme fit and enrolling early to get adjusted to the speed of the college level with new terminology. Some quarterback
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6:41 PM ET Hard-hitting super middleweight prospect Edgar Berlanga will be featured on the undercard of featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson’s first defense, on March 14 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, Top Rank announced on Monday. Top Rank said Berlanga’s opponent for the scheduled eight-round bout will be finalized
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3:39 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays minor league outfielder Garrett Whitley was struck by a foul ball in the dugout Monday during the team’s spring training game with the Orioles. The team said Whitley has “a right facial injury” and will undergo further testing. Orioles infielder Renato Nunez fouled a ball off and sent it
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3:33 PM ET ESPN News Services HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago. Christopher Hawkins faced four counts tied to providing cash to three former Tar Heels football players in 2010. But
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9:18 AM ET The future of the NBA is bright. The short list of emerging basketball superstars age 22 and under includes Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, Jayson Tatum and Trae Young. But while four of those guys are playing meaningful games right now, Young and his Atlanta Hawks teammates are careening toward the
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