12:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN Longtime boxing referee Eddie Cotton died Friday morning after being hospitalized due to the coronavirus, the International Boxing Federation announced. He was 72. According to his wife, Ruby, Cotton was hospitalized two weeks ago with pneumonia. He was then diagnosed with COVID-19 at the hospital. The resident of Paterson, New
11:10 AM ET With the PGA Tour aiming to return to action — without fans — at Colonial Country Club on June 11, the tournament director of the Charles Schwab Challenge feels the pressure “to make sure we do it right.” The PGA Tour on Thursday announced it would try to resume its season at
11:17 AM BST Three-time World Player of the Year Dan Carter announced he was leaving Japanese Top League side Kobelco Steelers in an Instagram post on Friday. Carter, who won the Top League in his first season with Kobe last year, signed a two-year contract with the club in 2018 but, with Japan’s domestic season
7:00 AM ET In the 1980s, television made stars — and money — all across the college football landscape. Jackie Sherrill landed the first million-dollar contract at Texas A&M in ’82. There was even more bombast, from Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma teams to the camo-clad Miami Hurricanes under Jimmy Johnson. And at SMU, those factors combined
10:57 AM ET Associated Press Women’s golf has lost another senior major because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Senior LPGA Championship has been canceled. It was scheduled to be played July 30-Aug. 1 at French Lick Resort in Indiana. The USGA previously canceled the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The Senior LPGA will stay at French
8:00 AM ET The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s are in the middle of any conversation about all-time great teams, largely because of a lineup stacked with all-time great players. There’s Johnny Bench, generally regarded as the best catcher in baseball history. Joe Morgan, a two-time MVP whose all-around ability is reflected in his career
8:00 AM ET SHORTLY AFTER HE tucks his sons into bed, Jordan Palmer climbs into his truck and drives across Orange County to keep one of his newest appointments. It’s Wine Night. On most Wednesdays in February and March, Palmer uncorked wine bottles and watched football with men who have arms worth millions of dollars
9:28 AM ET Associated Press Marion Hollins financed and developed a golf course for women in New York and was the brains behind two fabled golf courses in California. And with one determined swing, she set in motion plans for the famous par-3 16th at Cypress Point. A visionary in golf course architecture, a confidante
9:54 AM ET Associated Press The fourth edition of the Laver Cup exhibition event founded by Roger Federer‘s management company is postponed for a year because of changes to the tennis calendar caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It now will be at TD Garden in Boston from Sept. 24-26, 2021. The original dates were Sept.
2:10 PM GMT Danyal Rasool PCB chairman Ehsan Mani expressed Pakistan’s disappointment with the ICC’s decision to split points for an ICC Women’s Championship series between India and Pakistan that went unplayed after the BCCI were unable to obtain permission from the Indian government to go ahead with the series. The decision meant India qualified
8:00 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 1954, Frank Robinson made his debut. Twenty-one years later, Frank Robinson, the player-manager of the Indians, chose not
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The 2020 NFL draft is now less than a week away, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ biggest priorities revolve around what they can do to help quarterback Tom Brady. The Bucs need a Day 1 starter at right tackle to protect him and a sure-handed, pass-catching running back to
8:00 AM ET BACK IN 2013, Kliff Kingsbury found himself with an enviable problem. His first Texas Tech team was on its way to eight wins, and heading into Year 2, the coach was about to have an embarrassment of riches at the quarterback position. During a two-year period he calls fun but “incredibly stressful,”
12:07 PM GMT Caribbean Premier League (CPL) organisers hope that the tournament can still take place as scheduled in September, but plans are being developed to stage it behind closed doors, without overseas players, or in a “social-distancing stadium” in Barbados if required. With the Caribbean in lockdown and attempts to stop the spread of
6:39 AM ET Associated Press SURREY, England — The BMW International Open in Germany and the Open de France golf tournaments were canceled on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Scottish Open was postponed. Both the BMW International Open, which was to be played in Munich from June 25-28, and the Open de
10:00 AM ET ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” will debut on April 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The 10-part documentary series takes an in-depth look at the the Chicago Bulls‘ dynasty through the lens of the final championship season in 1997-98. The Bulls allowed an NBA Entertainment crew to follow the
British Olympic track cyclist Ciara Oliva (nee Horne) is offering free pilates classes to NHS staff to try to help health workers “switch off” during the coronavirus pandemic. The 30-year-old pilates instructor – Team GB’s reserve as they won 2016 Olympic Team Pursuit gold – has taken her business online, with people tuning in to
All Formula 1 races held in Europe this season could be closed to spectators, McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown says. On Thursday, F1 bosses discussed a plan to start the season with the Austrian Grand Prix behind closed doors on 5 July, then two races at Silverstone. “Everything is very tentative but [the British GP]