Mar 9, 2020 NFL NationESPN The deadline for the NFL franchise tag has been extended to Monday. Six teams — the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers — already have decided to use the franchise tag, which binds the player to the team for one season.
3:50 PM ET The SEC has suspended all sports-related activity on or off campus until at least April 15 as it attempts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, a source told ESPN’s Chris Low. The conference decision includes spring football practice. The SEC had previously cancelled all sports until March 30. Alabama announced that
3:00 PM ET ESPN staff The NFL offseason is in full swing, and 2020 NFL free agency kicks off next week. Teams can begin to negotiate with free agents on Monday afternoon, but they’re already striking deals to re-sign players — and make trades — and rumors are flowing on all the latest news across
2:19 PM ET The NCAA is suspending on- and off-campus recruiting for all sports through April 15. In the wake of the coronavirus threat, the NCAA has taken measures to mitigate any and all risks associated with the virus and that now includes recruiting. The NCAA recently cancelled remaining winter and spring championships, while some
2:11 PM ET Associated Press The NHL is telling its players and staff to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while hockey is on a hiatus of unknown length during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday he was not aware of any player or league employee testing positive for the new coronavirus,
1:47 PM ET LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, there was a brief moment when people in the NBA felt like they had a plan. Facing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, the Golden State Warriors had announced that they would host the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday with no fans at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Then, at
1:51 PM ET Bellator MMA has ultimately decided to postpone Friday night’s event in Connecticut. Less than 24 hours after Bellator president Scott Coker announced that Bellator 241 would proceed without fans in attendance at Mohegan Sun Arena, the promotion has decided to postpone the event due to the threat of the coronavirus, sources say.
Mar 13, 2020 James Harrington The coronavirus outbreak has already claimed France vs. Ireland and England vs. Italy on what would have been the final weekend of the 2020 Six Nations — but Wales vs. Scotland is still scheduled to go ahead on Saturday as planned. This weekend’s game will mark the final match of
12:28 PM BST The loose forward has 76 international caps with South Africa. Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images South Africa and Bath player Francois Louw will retire at the end of this season, his club Bath confirmed in a statement on Friday. Louw is one of the club’s longest serving players having been with Bath for
12:34 PM ET Associated Press Horse racing is continuing to operate in North America and abroad without fans in the stands. Races at Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields in California, Aqueduct in New York, Gulfstream Park in Florida, Oaklawn Park in Arkansas, Laurel Park in Maryland and Turfway Park in Kentucky will go on
11:59 AM ET NASCAR has postponed its next two race weekends, calling off events at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the series announced Friday. “We believe this decision is in the best interest of the safety and well-being of our fans, competitors, officials and everyone associated with our sport,”
1:12 PM ET Augusta National announced on Friday that it is postponing the Masters because of the coronavirus pandemic, likely meaning the tournament will be played outside of its traditional April time slot for the first time since before World War II. The announcement came a day after the PGA Tour announced the Players Championship
5:28 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The ECB are preparing themselves for the possibility that portions of the English domestic season could be played behind closed doors, postponed or cancelled outright, as the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to sweep the game. In the wake of this morning’s postponement of the Test tour of Sri
11:26 AM ET Kevin Lee has missed weight prior to a UFC fight for the second time in his career. Lee weighed in at 158.5 Friday morning in Brasilia, Brazil, prior to his lightweight fight on Saturday against Charles Oliveira. The lightweight limit for non-title fights is 156 pounds. Lee weighed in publicly two minutes
9:59 AM BST The Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland on Saturday in Cardiff has been postponed, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed in a statement. All other Six Nations games planned for this weekend have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. 2 Related “Whilst medical advice remains consistent, we have decided that
9:59 AM BST The Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland will go ahead on Saturday in Cardiff, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed in a statement. However, no interviews will be held with players at the traditional captains run on Friday as a precaution. All other Six Nations games planned for this weekend have
10:04 AM ET The Masters, golf’s first major tournament of the year, has been postponed due to fears of the coronavirus. The Masters was scheduled to be played April 9-12 and becomes the fifth straight tournament on the PGA Tour schedule to be put off due to the global pandemic. Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta
9:43 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy awoke early Friday morning ready to go through his routine to prepare for the second round of the Players Championship. With a scheduled 8:46 a.m. tee time, he had gone to bed early Thursday evening — and missed the text from the PGA Tour that