Month: July 2020

9:39 PM ET Commissioner Rob Manfred said he believes MLB’s health protocols are working despite an outbreak of COVID-19 among one of its teams, the Miami Marlins. “We built protocols anticipating that we would have positive tests at some point during the season,” Manfred said in an interview on MLB Network on Monday. “The protocols
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11:16 PM ET Illinois senior running back Ra’Von Bonner and a teammate will sit out the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19, Bonner told the Chicago Tribune in a story published Monday night. Bonner told the newspaper that both he and senior offensive lineman Jake Cerny have opted not to play. Illinois last week
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9:34 AM IST The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has abruptly sacked its chief executive officer Lutfullah Stanikzai on Monday, two years before his contract expires. In a letter written to Stanikzai, which ESPNcricinfo has seen, ACB chairman Farhan Yusefzai said Stanikzai’s contract was being terminated for “mismanagement”, “unsatisfactory performance,” and “misbehavior with managers.” The board
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6:51 AM ET The NBA unveiled its bubble-like campus to the 22 teams who were invited to finish the season in Orlando, Florida, nearly four weeks ago. Since then, players, coaches and other key personnel have settled in and found unique ways to keep themselves busy when they’re not practicing or working out. But what’s
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9:52 PM ET If Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to retire with a professional record of 30-0 — a feat his late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, mentioned in 2019 — UFC president Dana White says he would allow the lightweight champion to choose his final opponent. Nurmagomedov (28-0) has not said much publicly since his father died earlier
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12:19 PM ET The 2019-20 Premier League season came to a thrilling conclusion this weekend and Serie A saw Juventus crowned champions for a ninth consecutive season. It’s Monday, so Gab Marcotti reacts to the weekend’s biggest moments. Jump to: Ronaldo, Juve win Serie A | Rating Solskjaer at Man United | Milan’s critical summer
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Golf Australia said Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021. The tournament was scheduled for Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, which has been in lockdown due to a large increase in COVID-19 deaths
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5:34 PM ET Michigan State says 16 athletes and four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the school’s latest round of testing. The latest totals include two staff members and one athlete whose positive tests Michigan State announced last week. Michigan State on Friday announced the entire football program had entered a 14-day
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10:46 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is helping to make sure WNBA players can sit out the season and not stress about a paycheck. The Brooklyn Nets star is committing $1.5 million to supplement the income of players who choose not to play this season, whether because of coronavirus concerns or
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4:32 PM ET As the Power 5 conferences continue to navigate the return of fall sports through the coronavirus pandemic, and more decisions could be made this week about what that might look like for college football, it’s plausible each league’s plan is ultimately different — and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby told ESPN on
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3:52 PM ET Associated Press Camilo Villegas‘ daughter, Mia, has died at just 22 months old after cancerous tumors were found in her brain and spine. Four-time PGA Tour winner Villegas revealed last month that he and his wife, Maria, took their daughter to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami for scans in March as they
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