3:11 AM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea. After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, a hushed atmosphere allowed for sounds like the ball hitting the catcher’s mitt and bats smacking
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11:36 PM ET Although United States Tennis Association’s CEO and executive director Mike Dowse said last week that the US Open could conceivably be played in November in the California desert at Indian Wells, that is just one of several options the USTA is contemplating in its effort to host the final Grand Slam event
9:08 PM ET The San Jose Sharks signed goaltender Alexei Melnichuk to a two-year, entry-level contract on Monday, the team announced. Melnichuk, 21, played with SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League this season. He went 8-5-1, posting a 1.68 goals-against average to go with a .930 save percentage before the season was canceled
9:35 PM ET As he rehabilitates from offseason surgery, Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is predicting big things in 2020. “Right now what I’m trying to do is hit the reset button,” Beckham said in a video posted to his YouTube channel Monday. “Being able to just get everything fixed. Shoulder, arms,
8:32 PM ET UFC 251, originally scheduled for June 7th at Perth’s RAC Arena, has been postponed due to ongoing government restrictions on mass public gatherings. While Australia has managed to dramatically reduce the number of COVID-19 infections, laws still prohibit gatherings of more than 10 people in Western Australia, and thus the event would
7:00 AM ET With the 2019-20 NHL season on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic (here’s the latest update on where things stand), we’ve started the NHL Viewers Club, highlighting some of the most rewatchable games from this season — such as when EBUG David Ayres beat the Maple Leafs — along with some cool
7:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN A short training clip of Mike Tyson recently went viral, and according to the man who was catching the former champ’s punches, the iconic heavyweight still has some fight left in him at age 53. “I didn’t know what to expect,” trainer Rafael Cordeiro told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday.
7:04 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Novak Djokovic apparently broke confinement rules in Spain by going back to a tennis court on Monday. Djokovic posted a video on Instagram showing him exchanging shots with another man at a tennis club in the coastal city of Marbella, where the Serb has reportedly stayed. Djokovic filmed
5:53 PM ET LSU added ESPN 300 quarterback Garrett Nussmeier to its 2021 recruiting class Monday when the 6-foot-2, 185-pound signal-caller announced his decision to pick the Tigers over offers from the likes of Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor and others. Nussmeier is the No. 62-ranked prospect overall out of Marcus High School in Flower Mound,
5:50 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have given fans options if they have tickets to postponed 2019-20 NHL games, ranging from full refunds to ticket donations for front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. Most NHL teams have opted not to address what fans can do with their tickets to games that were postponed in
6:54 AM ET JUSTIN GAETHJE WAS 18 years old when he spent a summer working at the Morenci copper mine, located about an hour’s drive from his hometown of Safford, Arizona. Safford is a small town of approximately 10,000, in the southeast portion of the state. One of its largest employers is FreePort-McMoRan, a Phoenix-based
3:26 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — A 21-year-old Egyptian professional tennis player once ranked in the top 300 was banned for life — just like his older brother was in 2018 — after an investigation found evidence of match-fixing. The anti-corruption Tennis Integrity Unit announced Monday that Youssef Hossam cannot compete in or even
10:25 AM ET Don Shula, the NFL’s winningest coach who led the Miami Dolphins to the league’s only undefeated season, died on Monday. He was 90. The Dolphins issued a statement saying that Shula died “peacefully at his home.” “Don Shula was the patriarch of the Miami Dolphins for 50 years,” the statement said. “He
1 bosses will meet this week to discuss a reduction of the budget cap figure to $145m (£117m) in 2021. The new level has been arrived at after a meeting on Monday between F1 chairman Chase Carey, managing director Formula Ross Brawn and FIA president Jean Todt. F1 is also closing in on plans to
11:25 AM ET Associated Press World TeamTennis is in discussions with several cities in an attempt to find one to host the league’s full nine-team schedule in one venue without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic. WTT still hopes to start play on July 12, as scheduled. But that could change, as could the length of
8:29 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN May 5, 1862: The French were heavy favorites that day, as it was long before they went on their losing streak in international competition. Sportsbooks don’t keep odds that far back, but the troop ratio was probably about two-to-one. Still, Mexico won the Battle of Puebla in just a matter
9:12 PM IST Zimbabwe Cricket have voided the 2019-20 domestic season and will not declare winners in either the first-class competition or the 50-over tournament. Cricket in Zimbabwe has been suspended since March 18 and the country has been on lockdown since March 30. The stay-at-home order was due to end on May 3, but
8:44 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Gloucestershire have become the latest county to cancel the contracts of all their overseas signings, with Qais Ahmad and Andrew Tye‘s deals terminated. Ahmad and Tye were due to play for the club during the T20 Blast, with the Afghanistan legspinner also set to appear in the County Championship. The