5:25 PM ET FC Dallas will not participate in the MLS is Back tournament following the high number of positive tests of the coronavirus within the club, sources have told ESPN. 1 Related Dallas had three players test positive before the team arrived to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex on June 27. That has
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1:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott said the NBA giving players a list of phrases they may put on the backs of their jerseys when the season restarts in Orlando, Florida, later this month, rather than allowing players to choose what they want to say, was a “bad miss.” “They gave
6:38 PM ET As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb throughout the country, the level of concern among college football’s decision-makers has risen, too, but the Power 5 conference leaders have told ESPN they still aren’t ready to make any major changes to the sport’s calendar, instead targeting the end of July to
5:56 PM ET Associated Press Fordham’s football game against Hawaii on Sept. 12 has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Rams have now canceled their first three games. A school spokesperson said Fordham will announce later this week whether the entire fall season will be canceled or potentially moved to the spring. Fordham
7:45 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs, who wandered aimlessly for so many years without a long-term plan at football’s most important position, know how to take care of a franchise quarterback now that they finally have one. They agreed to terms of a 10-year contract extension with Patrick Mahomes that, combined with the two
12:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Colin Kaepernick will be featured in an exclusive docuseries produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick’s production arm, Ra Vision Media, and Disney was announced Monday. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that
4:23 PM ET On Monday, the ATP announced the revisions it is making in the rankings system due to the lengthy suspension of official tournament play caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The tour’s ranking system has been in place with no comparably major modifications since the rankings were first published in 1973. “In anticipation of
10:47 PM IST The outline for the county season will be decided on Tuesday following a vote by the chairs of the first-class counties. With all clubs agreed that the T20 Blast should feature, the choice facing the counties is whether to start the season with a first-class or List A competition. As things stand,
1:18 PM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced it is to cut 139 jobs in a bid to cope with a £107 million shortfall due to the coronavirus pandemic. RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney announced the cost-cutting measures in a statement on Monday. “As you will be aware the long-term financial challenges are
Ferrari are bringing forward some planned upgrades to their car after a disappointing showing at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. Lead driver Charles Leclerc was runner-up on Sunday, but the car was a second off the pace in qualifying seventh. At this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix, Ferrari will introduce some of the parts originally scheduled
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Jose Aldo steps inside the “Fight Island” Octagon on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to face Petr Yan for the vacant UFC bantamweight championship, the Brazil native will be attempting to become just the eighth fighter in UFC history to reign in more than one division. Aldo
1:56 PM ET Associated Press Frances Tiafoe will not play in the World TeamTennis season after testing positive for the coronavirus. The American was playing in a weekend tournament in Atlanta and was tested after feeling symptoms during his match on Friday. He withdrew from the event the following day and said he was following
12:46 PM BST Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw will be playing for Japanese Top League side NTT Shining Arcs when the season begins next year, the Chiba-based club said on Monday. Shining Arcs also announced the signing of Australia flanker Liam Gill and New Zealand hooker Anaru Rangi. 1 Related Scrumhalf Laidlaw won 76 test
11:23 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Brad Foster has said a sterile venue without fans will not stop him producing an exciting display in the first professional boxing event in
11:58 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — An injured crew member on Ryan Blaney‘s NASCAR team has returned to Team Penske’s headquarters in North Carolina, where he will undergo further evaluation. Zachary Price was treated and released from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and returned home with the rest of Penske’s travel party, the team said
One race in to the new season and British Formula 1 history has already been made. And no, the record breaker this time isn’t Lewis Hamilton. In fact it’s Lewis’s record that’s been broken. Lando Norris is now the youngest ever Brit to stand on a Formula 1 podium. “Yeah, that’s pretty cool to say,”
11:21 AM ET The Memorial Tournament has decided to go without spectators next week at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The tournament hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus was to be the first of the PGA Tour’s events in the reconfigured schedule to allow a minimum number of spectators. The plan was to
11:03 AM ET Associated Press ZURICH — Roger Federer is already focusing on the 2021 season, including the postponed Tokyo Olympics, as he recovers from two knee surgeries. Federer said Monday he is not yet able to play top-level tennis but he is on the mend. “I feel much better again,” Federer said when taking