8:00 AM ET The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s are in the middle of any conversation about all-time great teams, largely because of a lineup stacked with all-time great players. There’s Johnny Bench, generally regarded as the best catcher in baseball history. Joe Morgan, a two-time MVP whose all-around ability is reflected in his career
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10:57 AM ET Associated Press Women’s golf has lost another senior major because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Senior LPGA Championship has been canceled. It was scheduled to be played July 30-Aug. 1 at French Lick Resort in Indiana. The USGA previously canceled the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The Senior LPGA will stay at French
7:00 AM ET In the 1980s, television made stars — and money — all across the college football landscape. Jackie Sherrill landed the first million-dollar contract at Texas A&M in ’82. There was even more bombast, from Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma teams to the camo-clad Miami Hurricanes under Jimmy Johnson. And at SMU, those factors combined
2:10 PM GMT Danyal Rasool PCB chairman Ehsan Mani expressed Pakistan’s disappointment with the ICC’s decision to split points for an ICC Women’s Championship series between India and Pakistan that went unplayed after the BCCI were unable to obtain permission from the Indian government to go ahead with the series. The decision meant India qualified
9:54 AM ET Associated Press The fourth edition of the Laver Cup exhibition event founded by Roger Federer‘s management company is postponed for a year because of changes to the tennis calendar caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It now will be at TD Garden in Boston from Sept. 24-26, 2021. The original dates were Sept.
9:28 AM ET Associated Press Marion Hollins financed and developed a golf course for women in New York and was the brains behind two fabled golf courses in California. And with one determined swing, she set in motion plans for the famous par-3 16th at Cypress Point. A visionary in golf course architecture, a confidante
8:00 AM ET SHORTLY AFTER HE tucks his sons into bed, Jordan Palmer climbs into his truck and drives across Orange County to keep one of his newest appointments. It’s Wine Night. On most Wednesdays in February and March, Palmer uncorked wine bottles and watched football with men who have arms worth millions of dollars
8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE in 1954, Frank Robinson made his debut. Twenty-one years later, Frank Robinson, the player-manager of the Indians, chose not
12:07 PM GMT Caribbean Premier League (CPL) organisers hope that the tournament can still take place as scheduled in September, but plans are being developed to stage it behind closed doors, without overseas players, or in a “social-distancing stadium” in Barbados if required. With the Caribbean in lockdown and attempts to stop the spread of
8:00 AM ET BACK IN 2013, Kliff Kingsbury found himself with an enviable problem. His first Texas Tech team was on its way to eight wins, and heading into Year 2, the coach was about to have an embarrassment of riches at the quarterback position. During a two-year period he calls fun but “incredibly stressful,”
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The 2020 NFL draft is now less than a week away, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ biggest priorities revolve around what they can do to help quarterback Tom Brady. The Bucs need a Day 1 starter at right tackle to protect him and a sure-handed, pass-catching running back to
British Olympic track cyclist Ciara Oliva (nee Horne) is offering free pilates classes to NHS staff to try to help health workers “switch off” during the coronavirus pandemic. The 30-year-old pilates instructor – Team GB’s reserve as they won 2016 Olympic Team Pursuit gold – has taken her business online, with people tuning in to
10:00 AM ET ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” will debut on April 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The 10-part documentary series takes an in-depth look at the the Chicago Bulls‘ dynasty through the lens of the final championship season in 1997-98. The Bulls allowed an NBA Entertainment crew to follow the
6:39 AM ET Associated Press SURREY, England — The BMW International Open in Germany and the Open de France golf tournaments were canceled on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Scottish Open was postponed. Both the BMW International Open, which was to be played in Munich from June 25-28, and the Open de
All Formula 1 races held in Europe this season could be closed to spectators, McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown says. On Thursday, F1 bosses discussed a plan to start the season with the Austrian Grand Prix behind closed doors on 5 July, then two races at Silverstone. “Everything is very tentative but [the British GP]
It’s 7.30 in the morning and an online news conference organised with Sebastian Vettel is a few minutes old when it dawns on the Ferrari driver that there are a large number of British journalists on the call. “I just realised it’s an hour behind in the UK, so it’s even earlier there,” he says
11:30 PM ET The NBA HORSE Challenge began with eight players with unique skill sets. Two NBA All-Star point guards (Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks, Chris Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder) didn’t make it past the quarterfinals. Ditto for Hall-of-Famer Tamika Catchings and future Hall-of-Famer Paul Pierce. Ultimately, Utah Jazz point guard Mike
9:21 PM ET Associated Press Former Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov retired from professional hockey Thursday. The 41-year-old Markov played 990 regular-season games for the Canadiens between 2000 and 2017 before returning home to Russia to finish his career. Markov spent his final three years in the Kontinental Hockey League, suiting up for the last