2:08 PM ET Fighters on Saturday’s boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Managua, Nicaragua, are grateful to promoters and the Nicaragua Sports commission for giving them an opportunity to work. As the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports all over the world, they didn’t know whether they’d bring home a paycheck anytime soon. Rosendo
8:25 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 1967, Omar Vizquel was born. Omar Vizquel has the greatest hands I’ve ever seen. And, after Ozzie Smith,
8:02 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson placed high expectations on Patrick Queen on Thursday night, when the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player connected the Baltimore Ravens‘ first-round pick with one of the greatest middle linebackers to ever play. After the Ravens used the No. 28 overall pick on Queen, Jackson shouted, “Ray
8:04 AM GMT International exemptions to allow an India touring party to arrive in Australia next summer would be seriously considered by the federal government in the event of wider travel bans, strongly suggesting that Cricket Australia will be able to avoid losing up to A$300 million in revenue in the wake of the coronavirus
By Andy BurkeBBC Scotland Last updated on 4 hours ago4 hours ago.From the section Cycling Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner says Team GB sports risk having their funding withdrawn if they do not provide better care for their athletes. Skinner believes too many are left poorly prepared for life after sport after dedicating their lives
1:07 AM ET The Southeastern Conference often touts itself as college football’s toughest league, usually pointing to the number of players it sends to the NFL annually. On Day 1 of the 2020 NFL draft, the conference set a new benchmark in that department. Fifteen players from the SEC heard their names called in the
8:25 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have their next franchise quarterback. Months of speculation ended on Thursday when the Bengals selected former LSU standout Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the NFL draft. With this year’s event taking place virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, Burrow celebrated with his family and
8:00 AM ET Mark Hamilton had been around long enough to learn that on struggling affiliates, the minor league free agents are usually the first to go. The Gwinnett Braves, Atlanta’s Triple-A farm team, languished through most of the summer in 2014. Hamilton joined them over the offseason, three years after earning a World Series
6:02 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — New UNLV coach Marcus Arroyo has hired former Baylor assistant Glenn Thomas as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. “We are absolutely fired up about adding a coach with Glenn’s level of talent, pedigree and experience to the Rebel family,” Arroyo said in a statement Thursday. “He has
4:43 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The governor of North Carolina said Thursday that NASCAR teams can work in their race shops if they maintain social distancing guidelines, clearing a potential hurdle to resuming the season in coming weeks. Gov. Roy Cooper extended the state’s stay-at-home order through May 8 on Thursday and
4:51 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets signed goaltender Elvis Merzlikins to a two-year contract extension on Thursday, the team announced. Financial terms were not disclosed, but according to multiple reports, the annual average value for Merzlikins’ deal is $4 million. The 26-year-old Latvian rookie is tied for second in shutouts (5) and is fifth
McLaren say Ferrari are “living in denial” over their opposition to plans to lower Formula 1’s budget cap. McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown rejected claims by Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto that F1 should not “react in a hurry” to the coronavirus crisis. “I’m almost at a loss as to what to say to
6:06 PM GMT Abu Dhabi is set to emerge as a potential venue as attempts are made to salvage some cricket from a ravaged English season. ESPNcricinfo understands Abu Dhabi Cricket (ADC) is set to contact the ECB to offer its facilities for use between October and January. The offer could extend to both county
1:48 PM ET IBF lightweight world titlist Teofimo Lopez Jr. says he is not buying into any plans promoter Bob Arum has to hold fights in empty arenas in Florida. “I know Bob Arum wants to put on fights in June, July and August, but I do not want to fight without fans,” Lopez told
6:40 AM ET Mulitple Contributors Imagine the Iron Bowl … in May. Or, something even more inconceivable … no Iron Bowl at all. With the coronavirus pandemic affecting sports calendars worldwide, conference commissioners and athletic directors across the United States are considering every alternative to college football’s current Aug. 29 start date, including playing the
8:09 AM ET The UFC has put on eight shows in 2020, and the results have helped rewrite the record books. In January, Conor McGregor became the second fighter in UFC history to win by knockout in three divisions when he stopped Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds. February’s pay-per-view event saw Jon Jones set
1:48 PM ET NEW YORK — Select games from the final 10 days of the MLB The Show Players League, including its playoff tournament, will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and MLB Network starting Thursday night. ESPN2 will broadcast select regular-season games Thursday and Saturday, while MLB Network will broadcast select regular-season showdowns on
1:46 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, and 2019 Australian Open semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas are starting an auction to raise money for tennis players ranked outside the top 100 and in need of financial help during the coronavirus pandemic. Mouratoglou and Tsitsipas tweeted about Beyond 100 Support on Thursday. They say the