Month: July 2020

8:44 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has twice tested negative for the coronavirus and has been cleared to race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Johnson missed the first race of his Cup career when he tested positive Friday. He was tested after his wife received a positive result. Jimmie
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7:28 AM ET In a May Instagram chat, Chris Bosh gave voice to the gnawing sense that the Miami Heat of 2010-2014 — a supernova of sports celebrity — fell short of expectations. Bosh conceded the Golden State Warriors had surpassed that Heat team in dynastic terms, and compared the Heat to the short-lived U.K.
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9:21 AM ET Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has slammed Dominic Thiem for defending players who competed at the ill-fated Adria Tour and subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus. Kyrgios has repeatedly criticised organisers and players at the abandoned event in the Balkans, where Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all tested positive for
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8:32 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back in full swing, albeit without the crowds we’re accustomed to. Bryson DeChambeau has been on fire and notched his first win since the season’s restart, finishing 23-under after a final-round 65 to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club last weekend. ESPN.com
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10:17 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Gerrit Cole once again showed a glimpse of what New York Yankees fans can expect this season out of their $324 million ace. In his first intrasquad scrimmage Tuesday night, Cole threw five innings of one-hit ball, which required
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6:54 PM ET Brooklyn Nets forward Taurean Prince has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been ruled out of the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN. Prince is the fourth Nets player — including DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie and Wilson Chandler — who won’t participate in the league’s restart because of the
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11:44 PM ET Steve KimESPN Jose Zepeda easily outpointed Kendo Castaneda over 10 rounds in a clinical performance, earning a unanimous decision victory Tuesday night inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas. Zepeda (32-2, 25 KOs) was able to keep his focus and win by scores of 97-93, 98-92 and
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9:33 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks say they will continue to use their team name because it honors a Native American leader who has been an inspiration to generations. “The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes an important and historic person, Black Hawk of Illinois’ Sac & Fox Nation, whose leadership
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