2:48 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan and Penn State became two of the first major football programs to cancel or postpone their pro days out of caution over the coronavirus. “Based on the daily and hourly developments surrounding COVID-19, the University of Michigan football program has decided to cancel its Pro Day scheduled
6:54 PM ET Bob Harig Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida
6:39 PM GMT England’s Test series against West Indies and the T20 Blast are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic, with both events scheduled for a period that the UK government has identified as the likely peak of the virus in the country. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed at a press conference on Thursday afternoon
1:48 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR says it will hold its next two race weekends without fans in attendance but is still planning to contest the events amid numerous cancellations throughout the sports world over the coronavirus. Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the March 22 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway are among
1:25 PM ET Major League Baseball is expected to suspend the remainder of spring training Thursday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Sources tell Passan that they expect the league will likely delay the beginning of the regular season as well. The league’s owners will hold a conference call Thursday
12:05 PM BST Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes to his side ahead of their final Six Nations game against Wales on Saturday. Scotland are set to play Wales in the only Six Nations fixture scheduled to go ahead this weekend amid the coronavirus outbreak, after France vs. Ireland and Italy vs.
12:30 PM BST Wales coach Wayne Pivac has made four changes to the team to face Scotland on Saturday, with captain Alun Wyn Jones set to equal the world record for Test appearances. All Black Richie McCaw is the only person to have reached 148 caps but Jones’ appearances for Wales and the British and
9:10 AM ET The youthful exuberance of featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson is palpable. He is young and talented — and he knows it. It’s hard not to look at the 22-year-old in the ring and envision a long, glorious career ahead. That he has found professional success so quickly is not a surprise. Stardom
12:33 PM ET The NFL said Thursday it has “no plans to move the start of the league year” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL’s statement comes after several teams have restricted travel for their coaches and scouts because of the virus. The Washington Redskins, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings were
McLaren have withdrawn from this weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for coronavirus. McLaren said the infected team member was now self-isolating in Australia. The manufacturer added its choice to withdraw was “based on a duty of care” to F1 stakeholders. The coronavirus outbreak, now declared a pandemic, has led
Italian Niccolo Bonifazio won stage five of Paris-Nice in a sprint finish. The Total Direct Energie rider, 26, took the race’s longest stage – 227km from Gannat to La Cote-Saint-Andrea – ahead of Ivan Garcia Cortina and Peter Sagan. Germany’s Max Schachmann retained the overall lead with three days to go. The race is being
5:20 AM ET Dilip Tirkey, former Indian hockey captain and one of only four men in the sport with over 400 caps, laughs when asked if earning a partial card for the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) for 2020 has made him put representing India in two sports at the Olympics as a realistic
10:37 AM ET ESPN News Services The Miami Open, scheduled to start later this month, was canceled Thursday because of the coronavirus outbreak. The tournament had been scheduled for March 23 to April 5 at the Dolphins‘ stadium complex in Miami Gardens. The tournament moved there last year from its former home on Key Biscayne.
1:23 PM ET The NHL has suspended its season due to the rapid spread of coronavirus but hopes to resume in the future, sources told ESPN Thursday. There are 189 games and three and a half weeks remaining in the NHL’s regular season. There were 10 games on the NHL slate Thursday. The decision came
11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Mitchell becomes the second Jazz player to test positive for contracting the virus, along with Rudy Gobert, sources told Wojnarowski. Gobert’s diagnosis led to the postponement of Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma
10:51 AM ET The Association of Tennis Professionals has suspended the tour for six weeks due to escalating concerns over the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a news release published at the ATP World Tour’s website, ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said, “This is not a decision that was taken lightly and it
7:30 AM ET In this most unusual NFL offseason, a familiar sight awaits. The 2020 free-agent market is set to open Monday with a three-day negotiating period for players with expiring contracts. Deals can be formalized beginning Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. To be clear, however, 2020 is no ordinary year for the free-agent market.
9:03 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Boxing is enjoying a renewed sense of excitement surrounding the sport. After a 2019 filled with thrilling and, at times, shocking results like