7:50 AM ET On March 7, Kendall Coyne Schofield was eating breakfast in Tempe, Arizona — in town for the final stop of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association’s Dream Gap Tour — when she got word that the IIHF Women’s World Championships were canceled. “Initially, we were heartbroken,” Coyne Schofield said. “But with it
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1:11 AM ET The NFL Physicians Society is discontinuing physicals for players amid the coronavirus pandemic, the group told both the league and its players’ association, according to a letter obtained by NFL Network. The decision will likely affect free agents who are awaiting physicals to officially sign contracts with new teams, as well as
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12:12 AM ET Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has made steady progress this month with his strained right calf injury, New York manager Aaron Boone said Monday. In an interview on the YES Network, Boone spoke about Stanton’s road back from a Grade 1 strain, diagnosed last month, saying “if we were ready to start spring
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12:34 AM ET South Korea’s basketball league, the KBL, has elected to cancel the remainder of its season due to safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, a source told ESPN. The KBL has been suspended since Feb. 29. Officials from all 10 teams met Tuesday morning in Seoul to discuss whether to resume play
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11:58 PM ET Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is recovering from a hip injury, posted a video to social media on Monday that shows him throwing during drills. “Practicing social distancing with the long ball today. Feels good to spin it again. #Process,” Tagovailoa wrote on Twitter. He also posted videos to his Instagram account that
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9:09 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils have notified non-contracted employees they will be subject to pay cuts starting as soon as next month, sources confirmed to ESPN. Both teams are owned by billionaire Josh Harris. The cuts will affect full-time employees who make $50,000 or more and would go as high
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9:14 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC is closing in on a location for its lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson on April 18, according to UFC president Dana White. White told ESPN on Monday that the location is “99.9%” confirmed, though he did not wish to disclose it until it’s
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7:12 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to sign college free-agent forward Dawson DiPietro to a one-year, entry-level contract. DiPietro just completed his senior season at Western Michigan. He had 12 goals and 17 assists to finish second on the team with 29 points in 35 games. Overall, he
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7:29 PM BST Gallagher Premiership organisers are determined to finish the season and could schedule multiple matches to be played behind closed doors at one venue, league chief executive Darren Childs has said. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 domestic rugby season last week, excluding the Gallagher
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6:48 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick announced his retirement via Twitter on Monday. The move came as something of a surprise to the Cowboys, but sources said there had been rumblings that Frederick, who just turned 29, had been contemplating walking away. In his announcement, Frederick made reference
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8:34 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 1979, Earl Weaver won his 1,000th game as a manager. Weaver was a top-five manager of all time.
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7:38 AM ET The UFC heavyweight title picture was set to become clearer with Francis Ngannou scheduled to face ascending star Jairzinho Rozenstruik this weekend. But because of the coronavirus pandemic forcing the cancelation of sporting events worldwide, we’re left to speculate about how the division will look once the fights resume. Will 41-year-old Daniel
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