11:22 PM ET The 2020 Open Championship scheduled for Royal St. George’s in July will be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Golf Digest. The decision comes in the wake of the Wimbledon tennis tournament being canceled earlier Wednesday, a development the Royal and Ancient, the group that organizes The Open, was waiting
Month: April 2020
9:46 PM ET The NFL Players Association sent a letter to all NFL players Wednesday in response to a claim by attorneys for Eric Reid that last month’s vote on the league’s new CBA should be invalidated because of a change in language, saying the claim was “completely false.” Attorneys for Reid, a free-agent safety,
10:08 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The five 3D printers at NASCAR’s Research & Technology center — two delivered in February and installed less than two weeks ago — are typically focused on composite parts and working on an updated stock car. But when racing came to a stop March 13 amid the
8:38 PM ET UFC president Dana White once said he would never book Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson again. That was after cancellation No. 4. We appear to be at cancellation No. 5. Nurmagomedov is in Russia, apparently no longer in the mix for UFC 249 because of how the global coronavirus pandemic is shutting
7:23 AM ET The UFC’s middleweight division left fans with a bitter taste from its last fight. Rising superstar Israel Adesanya made his first title defense a forgettable one with a lackluster unanimous-decision win over the defensive-minded Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on March 7. The fight’s lack of action was
6:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel has purchased 5,000 personal protective equipment masks to be distributed to local hospitals dealing with shortages as a result of the coronavirus. Eichel purchased the masks from Bauer Hockey, which has shifted its production from making sports equipment during the pandemic. “Thank you to
6:02 PM ET With Khabib Nurmagomedov off the embattled UFC 249 card, his would-be challenger, Tony Ferguson, is saying the UFC lightweight champion should be stripped of his title. Nurmagomedov wrote Wednesday on social media that he is in quarantine and essentially out of what would have been his UFC lightweight title defense April 18.
5:19 PM ET The Division I council coordination committee and the Division II administrative committee collectively announced Wednesday that the recruiting dead period will be extended through May 31. A dead period had initially been created on March 13 that would last through April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the committees left the
8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash Chase Young might not be rejoining the college ranks in 2020, but there’s no shortage of talent among edge defenders as we look forward to the upcoming college football season. Using a combination of Pro Football Focus grades and PFF’s wins above average (WAA) metric, we present the top 10
4:46 PM ET It’s not surprising that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is working out with Marquise “Hollywood” Brown this offseason. What’s created a buzz is Jackson tossing passes to his top wide receiver’s famous cousin. Antonio Brown, a free-agent wide receiver, caught a 50-yard pass from the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player on a
3:04 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said Wednesday that he still sees spots in his left eye from a torn retina that was surgically repaired. He said there’s no timetable for his return to the Octagon, but in the meantime, he wages a different kind of battle as a part-time firefighter with the
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz are to take a pay cut as the team put some staff on furlough during the coronavirus crisis. McLaren are the first team to ask some of their workforce to take an enforced absence. Those employees who remain at work will have their salary reduced. The drivers volunteered
2:34 PM ET The Ottawa Senators said four more members of the organization who were part of their California road trip in March tested positive for COVID-19, though they have recovered. The Senators previously said two of their players had tested positive. The only other known coronavirus cases among NHL players are two members of
7:30 AM ET Admitting you own a Peloton bike is a lot like plastering a “26.2” sticker on your car. You get some approving nods, the way Volvo drivers wave at each other, and a whole lot of smirks that mock privilege, trend-chasing and passive swagger. The guys in the office think it’s hysterical to
1:18 PM ET Wimbledon, tennis’ premier summer event, was canceled on Wednesday for the first time since World War II, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Britain imposed a nationwide lockdown just over a week ago, and the All England Club announced after a two-day emergency meeting that the event it refers to simply as “The
1:03 PM ET A Tiger Woods–Phil Mickelson match that would include other players has been in the works for some time, but the coronavirus pandemic has put scheduling such an event on hold and it has yet to receive PGA Tour approval. Mickelson acknowledged the possibility on Twitter on Sunday when he responded to a
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL draft is a few weeks away. Last week, we looked back at how each 2019 first-round pick performed in his rookie season. Today, we move on to the second-round picks from last year. The second round was bountiful, with 20 starters coming from the 32 picks and
7:00 AM ET With no spring football to keep us entertained, it’s time to look back at the classics. Tonight, we debut Throwback Thursday: CFB Classics with perhaps the greatest of them all, Texas vs. USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl (8 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN App). Before you watch Vince Young and Matt