7:30 AM ET Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba had found some outlets during the NHL’s pause amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dumba, who is half Filipino, found an outlet for his frustration about the sport he loves as one of several minority players who founded the Hockey Diversity Alliance, an organization with the mission to “eradicate
Month: July 2020
6:20 AM ET This week, I’m going to check in with progress reports for quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft. Five quarterbacks were drafted in the first round that year, and I’ll take detailed looks at Lamar Jackson (Tuesday), Josh Allen (Wednesday), Baker Mayfield (Thursday) and Sam Darnold (Friday). Sorry, Josh Rosen; I’ll get to
Ireland’s Nicolas Roche has been confirmed as part of Team Sunweb’s line-up for the 2020 Tour de France and Giro d’Italia races. The Tour de France starts on 29 August having been pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Giro d’Italia, postponed from May, will take place from 3-25 October. The Sunweb team, including
Throughout July, BBC Scotland’s Sporting Nation series will reflect on some of the greatest feats and personalities from Scottish sporting history. First up is Jim Clark, a two-time Formula 1 world champion and widely considered to be one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Jim Clark’s towering presence in the pantheon of iconic
11:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN Alex Saucedo scored a hard-earned decision junior welterweight victory over Sonny Fredrickson in the main event of Top Rank’s card Tuesday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Punch Stats Punches Saucedo Fredrickson Total landed 318 172 Total thrown 885 584 Percent 36% 30% Jabs landed 124 39 Jabs
5:31 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. There are no protocols that can completely eliminate the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Therefore, despite Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association having developed an extensive manual to aid in the task of resuming play in 2020,
12:01 AM ET NHL players that are due signing bonuses on July 1 are expected to be paid as scheduled, a source confirmed to ESPN. There is more than $300 million due to be paid to players on Wednesday, with the Toronto Maple Leafs leading the league with roughly $60 million owed. Contracts structured with
1:10 AM ET Steve KimESPN In soundly defeating Sonny Fredrickson over 10 rounds, Alex Saucedo showed that he has made progress under the direction of trainer Pedro Neme, but he’s still a work in progress. Under previous trainer Abel Sanchez, Saucedo had the well-earned reputation of being a fan-friendly, hard-hitting slugger. The problem was that
12:24 AM BST England lock Maro Itoje says the singing of ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ by fans at Twickenham makes him uneasy but the Rugby Football Union (RFU) should try to educate supporters on its origins rather than ban the popular anthem altogether. The song, believed to have been written by a slave in the
3:52 PM ET With coronavirus cases on the rise in the United States and some teams recently closing their facilities due to positive cases, NBA commissioner Adam Silver remains “pretty confident” about the NBA’s plan to safely resume play but admits that a spread in the NBA community could bring the league to a halt
5:36 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium thanks to two goals from Bruno Fernandes. The Portugal midfielder scored either side of half-time after teenager Mason Greenwood had opened the scoring, to leave United two points behind fourth-place Chelsea in the race
8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed a bill to retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem following widespread, increased pressure that came in part from the sports world. “This is not a political moment to me but a solemn occasion to lead
1:45 PM ET Robert Kraft’s solicitation of prostitution case was back in court Tuesday, with the primary piece of evidence against the New England Patriots‘ owner, police video surveillance, at stake. Florida prosecutors are trying to salvage the evidence after a state circuit court judge ruled last year that Jupiter, Florida, police improperly received and