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9:20 PM ET Sonoma Raceway officials are conducting an investigation after “a piece of twine tied in what appeared to be a noose” was found “hanging from a tree on raceway property” on Saturday, the California track’s president said in a statement. “Our staff, on-site business tenants and local law enforcement have been contacted and
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8:28 PM ET The Dallas Stars fired Alex Kleuser, a visual effects designer for the team, after they were alerted to a racist comment he made on social media. “Alex was an employee of the Dallas Stars. This individual’s statement does not represent the culture and values of the club. As such, this employee is
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5:24 PM ET St. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko participated in his first on-ice practice session Monday since the pandemic began, and said he is on track to rejoin the defending Stanley Cup champions when the NHL begins its 24-team postseason later this summer. The 28-year-old underwent surgery on his left shoulder in late October
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4:25 PM ET The Patriot League announced Monday new guidelines for the return of sports in the fall, including restrictions on air travel. In its statement, the seven-member FCS league said: Student-athletes would return to campus at the same time as the student body; the conference schedule will begin at the end of September and
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2:45 PM ET Steve KimESPN Javier Martinez, USA Boxing’s top-rated boxer at 165 pounds, has signed a multiyear contract with Top Rank. The Milwaukee native will make his professional debut on June 30 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Conference Center. Martinez, 24, won the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials, but he was only selected
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5:01 PM ET Florida State president John Thrasher said Monday he has asked athletic director David Coburn to review whether the school should remove Doak Campbell’s name from the football stadium. Last week, former Seminoles linebacker Kendrick Scott started a petition asking for the name to come down over Campbell’s pro-segregation views while serving as
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4:27 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys have officially received Dak Prescott‘s signed, $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal, otherwise one cannot be done until after this season. News of Prescott’s intention to sign the tender first broke
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3:56 PM ET This year’s Buffalo–Northern Illinois football game, scheduled for election night on Nov. 3, has been moved to Oct. 31, the Mid-American Conference announced Monday. The rescheduling comes after the NCAA and its board of governors announced June 12 that all members are encouraged to designate Nov. 3 — the date of the
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11:23 AM ET A suspect has been arrested and charged with simple assault following a recent incident at a South Dakota bar that led to the hospitalization of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert. Security video shows that Goedert was sucker-punched at the Zoo Bar in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Friday — a blow that
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11:48 AM ET ESPN News Services Racing icon Richard Petty will attend Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway to stand in solidarity with Bubba Wallace, sources tell ESPN’s Marty Smith. Petty decided to travel to the Alabama superspeedway after a noose was found in Wallace’s garage stall Sunday. Sources tell Smith that Petty
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12:39 PM ET Associated Press The ATP men’s tennis tour says it is continuing to “plan and adjust” its precautions and protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic with an eye to its planned Aug. 14 resumption of competition. The tour issued a statement Monday following word that two top-35 players tested positive for COVID-19 after
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8:25 AM ET Steve KimESPN The International Boxing Hall of Fame’s accomplished class of inductees for 2020 includes Bernard Hopkins, “Sugar” Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez and promoter Dan Goossen, who died in 2014, among others. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremonies have been postponed and will be combined with the 2021 Hall
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