4:57 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Horses are thundering down the stretch again at Santa Anita. There are no fans or owners cheering them on. No photos in the winner’s circle. No bets placed at the track’s windows. Still, it’s a win for the sport to be back racing against the backdrop of
4:21 PM ET Associated Press Jockeys and stalls handlers in Britain will be required to wear masks when horse racing hopes to resume next month during the coronavirus pandemic. The British Horseracing Authority is hoping to get government approval to return on June 1 for the first time since March. Completion of an online education
1:55 PM ET If the idea of late-night batting practice or eating a meal at home plate sounds appealing, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are willing to make that a reality. The team, the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, has listed Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Florida, on Airbnb. The Blue Wahoos say it is
1:06 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Nationals have changed their plans for their virtual World Series ring ceremony after players decided they would rather wait and receive their new jewelry when they could reunite in person. The Nationals had announced they were going to give out the rings during a show to be
6:12 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks and running back Carlos Hyde have reached an agreement on a one-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Hyde, who turns 30 in September, scored six touchdowns and ran for a career-best 1,070 yards on 245 carries for the Houston Texans last season and played in
10:41 AM ET ESPN News Services Jerry Sloan, a bulldog as a player for the Chicago Bulls and coach of the Utah Jazz, died Friday at the age of 78. The Jazz announced that Sloan had died from complications from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, which he had revealed diagnoses of in April 2016.
1:52 PM ET Eli Manning creatively announced that he is joining Twitter by paying homage to the movie “Hoosiers” on Saturday, and Tom Brady chimed in with a humorous touch. To paraphrase Jimmy Chitwood, “I don’t know if it’ll make any change, but I figure it’s time for me to start playing social media.” pic.twitter.com/Af8IFMOiEQ
12:35 PM ET The NBA has entered into exploratory conversations with the Walt Disney Company about restarting the remainder of its season at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, in late July, NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said Saturday. “The NBA, in conjunction with the National Basketball Players Association, is engaged in
11:09 AM ET Patrick Mahomes advised graduating Texas Tech students to “go out and win your Super Bowl” at the university’s virtual commencement ceremony Saturday. “I know this isn’t the graduation ceremony that you and your families had envisioned, but that doesn’t change the outcome or all the hard work, long hours and sacrifices that
Watch highlights as British driver Oliver Rowland takes advantage of a coming together between Stoffel Vandoorne and Daniel Abt to win round five of the Formula E Race At Home Challenge in Berlin. After the race Abt was found to have used a ringer to drive instead of him and has since been suspened by
10:02 PM IST Even though the ICC has set guidelines for cricket in the pandemic period, Shakib Al Hasan, one of the game’s most experienced exponents, is hesitant about how cricket will be played in this new era. The game’s governing body released a string of protocols designed to minimize the risk of contracting Covid-19
9:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Finally the ugliness is starting to abate. Because strife and discord are foundational elements of the relationship between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, the possibility of them reappearing out
7:18 AM ET Kentucky linebacker Chris Oats has been hospitalized with an undisclosed medical issue, according to the school. A Kentucky spokesperson said Friday that Oats’ hospitalization is not related to the coronavirus. “Chris is expected to move to a physical rehabilitation center in the near future,” the spokesperson said. “The family requests that their
9:31 PM ET Caylin Newton is going to follow in the footsteps of his brother and play football at Auburn after all. Newton, whose older brother Cam won the Heisman Trophy and led Auburn to a national championship in 2010, announced Friday that he’ll be heading to The Plains as a graduate transfer. The 6-foot
8:00 AM ET Kimberley A. Martin A farm. A field. A canyon. A pool. Even a driveway. As NFL players wait for a return to normalcy before the 2020 regular season begins, they have had to get creative with how and where they train. The ripple effects of these unprecedented times — nationwide social distancing
8:20 AM ET Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson might just be one of the most high-profile golf foursomes in history. Let’s do the math: Woods and Mickelson combined for 20 major championships and 126 PGA Tour victories. Brady and Manning have eight Super Bowl wins and eight Most Valuable Player awards.
5:33 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Kyle Coetzer has expressed concern that with no cricket in Scotland until at least August, the sport could well “start to be forgotten in some ways”, and cricketers who are not getting a chance to do what they do best might just move away from the game. “Any sport that
12:49 AM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Robin Trivette is a popular person this week with the Coca-Cola 600 approaching, and it has nothing to do with her bubbly personality. It’s all about her connections. Trivette lives in a condominium built on Charlotte Motor Speedway property, which makes her one of the first spectators