Month: May 2020

6:27 PM ET If MLB players are going to put their health at risk if/when the season gets underway, they want to be paid their full, prorated salaries, according to several players who hold key leadership positions in the Major League Baseball Players Association. Players say health is first and foremost on their minds, with
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6:51 PM ET The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Tyler Wall on an entry-level contract Friday, the team announced. Wall’s pro contract begins at the start of the 2020-21 season, so he would not be eligible for the Rangers if this season resumes. Wall, 22, was a sixth-round choice of the Rangers
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5:55 PM ET Tennessee has had a ton of momentum on the recruiting trail over the past two weeks and received a commitment Saturday from its sixth ESPN 300 commitment since April 26. KaTron Evans, the No. 15-ranked defensive tackle recruit and 231st overall prospect, announced his commitment to the Vols to continue the recruiting
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5:02 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin closed NASCAR’s iRacing Series with a victory at a simulation of throwback North Wilkesboro Speedway. The Daytona 500 winner was instrumental in organizing his fellow Cup drivers for the invitational series that started after the series was suspended. Hamlin, who races barefoot on a top-of-the-line
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3:13 PM ET Offensive lineman Issiah Walker announced he is transferring to Miami on Saturday. Walker had signed with Florida in the 2020 recruiting cycle and enrolled in January with the Gators, but had entered his name in the transfer portal on May 4. Walker was ranked No. 121 overall in this most recent recruiting
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1:08 PM ET Mary Pratt, believed to be the last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches, has died. She was 101. Her death on Wednesday was confirmed by her nephew, Walter Pratt. The Rockford Peaches were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was immortalized in the 1992 film “A League of
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11:55 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Suresh Raina feels Indian cricketers without BCCI contracts should get the opportunity to play in overseas T20 leagues. The 33-year-old Raina has played over 300 international games, but hasn’t represented India since July 2018; playing in overseas leagues, he feels, will especially help older players who are looking to make
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12:29 PM ET Associated Press The NFL’s successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final. After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL is considering having it earlier in
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12:10 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — With the end of this virus-disrupted school year drawing nearer, a predictably bleak financial outlook for major college sports has emerged from the budgeting process. There’s a $4 million deficit in the Minnesota athletic department’s forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, and athletic director Mark
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8:21 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1960, Tony Gwynn was born. Hitting is so much about hand-eye coordination, and no one had more of
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