7:00 AM ET College football teams are returning to campus for voluntary workouts with the goal of an on-time start to the 2020 season. But with their return has come a handful of positive coronavirus tests, and a new series of questions about managing the virus with a large group of athletes used to being
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4:06 PM IST Vikram Solanki has been announced as the new head coach of Surrey. Solanki, the former England batsman, replaces Michael Di Venuto who was told a few weeks ago his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season. He has remained in Australia. Solanki, who has been a coach at
The Japanese, Singapore and Azerbaijan Grands Prix have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Formula 1 has tried to find a way to hold the races in 2020 but announced on Friday that was not possible in the uncertain global situation. The historic event at Suzuka is off as a result of Japan’s ban
12:44 AM ET When San Antonio Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV cut his signature hairstyle this week, he was parting with more than just several inches off the top. Walker said he was attempting to free himself of painful memories. Walker, 21, revealed on Instagram on Thursday that he started to grow out his hair
6:16 PM ET As the NBA firms up its 22-team Orlando restart schedule, 14 of the teams will be eliminated within 53 days of arriving — and only four teams will remain after 67 days, sources said. The NBA has been working to make clear to players that the actual commitment of time for most
9:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Although eerily quiet at times because of the absence of fans, golf was back to business at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Thursday as Justin Rose and Harold Varner III shared the lead at 7-under 63 at Colonial. Justin Thomas was among those a stroke back and Tom Lehman,
6:50 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Eleven people gathered behind the second hole at Colonial Country Club on Thursday for the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, fans were not allowed, but this group did not want to take no for an answer, especially as the top three
6:38 PM ET Associated Press GRAHAM, N.C. — A North Carolina judge on Thursday ordered a small stock-car track to halt racing after state health officials declared large weekend crowds at recent races violated an executive order by Gov. Roy Cooper designed to halt the spread of COVID-19. Superior Court Judge Tom Lambeth said he
5:56 PM ET Ray Borg has withdrawn from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night bantamweight bout against Merab Dvalishvili because of personal reasons, the UFC said Thursday. Borg’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN that Borg had a “family emergency.” Borg was absent from the card’s virtual media day Thursday and his withdrawal was announced after it. New
Jun 8, 2020 Former bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make her return to the Octagon against Mexican contender Irene Aldana on Aug. 1, sources said. The UFC originally planned to promote a pay-per-view event on Aug. 1, but that particular date has since been changed to a UFC Fight Night. It is expected to take
5:10 PM ET Major League Soccer’s plan for getting back on the field is now official, almost three months after the 2020 season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The return will come in the form of a World-Cup style competition to be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt
5:01 PM ET WBO president Francisco Valcarcel has stepped ahead of the curve regarding the announcement of a two-fight deal between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, insisting Thursday that the winner of the series take on Ukranian boxer Oleksandr Usyk. “I would love to see WBO champion Anthony Joshua unify titles with former WBO champion
5:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jockey Jose Ortiz notched his 2,000th career victory on Thursday, riding Creed to a win in the fourth race at Belmont. The 26-year-old rider’s win total includes 17 from his native Puerto Rico. Creed won by 7 3/4 lengths and paid $7.60 to win for Hall of
2:26 PM ET Dominic Thiem, a three-time Grand Slam finalist and the No. 3-ranked player in the ATP, has stepped in to headline the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, a 10-man round-robin-style tournament beginning on Saturday in the south of France at the Mouratoglou Academy. ‘With Dominic now, we have four of the top 10 ATP players
1:45 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour Champions Boeing Classic scheduled to be held in August outside of Seattle has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tournament director Brian Flajole said Thursday that uncertainty about the ability to hold large public gatherings in Washington state led to the decision to not hold the
6:59 AM ET Bobby Marks Who are the upcoming NBA free agents to watch? Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap
2:46 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Tigers will host Mississippi State in 2028 and visit the Bulldogs in 2029 in a new home-and-home series. The Tigers announced the games Thursday. Memphis already was scheduled to host Mississippi State in 2021 and visit the Bulldogs in Starkville in 2022. Memphis and Mississippi
7:00 AM ET The first night of the 2020 MLB draft is in the books, but there are still several big names left on draft boards whom some expected to be long gone by Day 2. Among them are prep stars expecting bigger money to lure them away from their college commitments and college players