12:44 PM ET What appeared inevitable in recent days became reality Tuesday as the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed, thus meaning another big event on the golf calendar will not take place as scheduled. The decision is understandable in light of the coronavirus pandemic, but still heartbreaking for the dozens upon dozens of athletes whose
7:30 AM ET It’s 4 a.m., and Robert Esche is writing thank-you letters. Like many, he isn’t getting much sleep. The president of the Utica Comets uses these early hours to acknowledge hundreds of strangers for their generosity since the American Hockey League suspended its season on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. He’s
1:00 PM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Tim Bontemps On Tuesday, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were officially postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For USA Basketball, the postponement of the Games means the men’s
10:55 AM BST The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) on Tuesday postponed the semifinal and final of this season’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic. Quarterfinal fixtures of both tournaments from April 3-5 were already postponed last week. The organisers have now added the finales of the competitions, which had
2:57 PM GMT The Lions and Dolphins have been crowned champions of South Africa’s first-class and the one-day competition respectively after both events were suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The two franchises each finished at the top of the points’ tables of the respective competition and acting director of cricket, Graeme Smith,
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL draft is less than a month away. With that in mind, we wanted to look back to last season’s draft and assess how each first-rounder played. In addition, we will look ahead at expectations for 2020. Will Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones take the next step for
9:01 AM ET Associated Press The Tokyo Olympics have been officially postponed until 2021. The International Olympic Committee along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers have decided that the Tokyo Games cannot go ahead as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The IOC says the games will be held “not
7:30 AM ET There’s a nostalgic grin that crosses the faces of NHL players when you ask about their first linemates. It’s like they’re opening up a pack of old hockey cards or thumbing through their high school yearbook. These are the teammates who were in the proverbial delivery room when they were born into
8:40 AM ET Thank goodness. I’m sorry. I meant THANK. GOODNESS. 2 Related Seriously, what would we be doing without NFL free agency? It’s obviously an unprecedented time in recent memory in our country. We are being told to stay home and practice social distancing (as we should be. Be smart and safe, my digital
9:35 AM ET Novak Djokovic might secure one of the most cherished records in tennis history in the coming weeks, all without lifting a finger or swinging a racket. It’s yet another unexpected result of the postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic. Top-ranked Djokovic has spent a grand total of 281 weeks spread out over
8:58 AM ET Steve KimESPN As Buddy McGirt watched the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, a thought came to the trainer’s mind. “I told my wife in the second round, I said, ‘Something’s not right.'” McGirt said he thought Wilder looked unsteady — his legs were not underneath him. He looked rather flimsy.
7:00 AM ET This was supposed to be Opening Week, the time when MLB fans everywhere look forward to making a season’s worth of memories. Since we won’t have games to get excited about for a while, we thought it’d be fun to take a walk down memory lane by reliving some of our personal
7:45 AM ET We’re now less than a month away from the 2020 NFL draft kicking off, and things have changed since the combine, which feels like it happened months ago. The coronavirus pandemic has ended all pre-draft visits for prospects, and the draft, which was supposed to be showcased in Las Vegas on April
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
7:45 AM ET Time for NFL Mock Draft 3.0, projecting every first-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft. As we enter uncharted territory on the draft calendar — the league has prohibited all pre-draft visits between prospects and teams due to the coronavirus pandemic — we can still look forward to Day 1 of the
8:46 AM GMT A postponement in moving Cricket Australia’s headquarters and a drastic cut down in travel may be among the measures the governing body will make to save cash in the time of coronavirus, while any decisions to reduce staff or salaries will be delayed as CA attempts to “absorb” the global pandemic within
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
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