4:16 PM ET THE FIRST REPORTS started landing in NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s inbox at about the same time he was writing the eulogy for his mentor, David Stern. It was mid-January, and news of the coronavirus in China, where the NBA has 200 employees at offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Taipei, had
The Dutch, Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, Formula 1 bosses have announced. The first four races in Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam and China had already been called off due to the pandemic. The sport’s governing body, the FIA, says it expects the 2020 season to begin “as soon
8:47 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Before the NBA suspended its season due to the coronavirus pandemic, LeBron James posted his best weekend of the 2019-20 season. He put up 37 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, and followed that with a 28-point, 8-rebound,
2:00 PM GMT Despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding the English season due to the coronavirus outbreak, a handful of counties concerned by changes to the structure of women’s cricket are planning to launch a new 50-over competition this summer. With the 50-over Women’s County Championship and the T20 Kia Super League discontinued from 2020, and eight
Formula 1 teams are working with government and health authorities to increase the supply of ventilators during the coronavirus crisis. Ventilators are a device used to help supply more air to patients with breathing difficulties, one of the effects of severe coronavirus symptoms. The majority of F1 teams are aiming to work out ways to
11:59 PM ET Wide receiver Josh Gordon intends to play in 2020 as he works his way back from indefinite suspension, according to a source. Commissioner Roger Goodell will oversee Gordon’s reinstatement attempt, during which the player must prove he’s making steady progress away from the field. Gordon, who played for the New England Patriots
5:14 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Canterbury and New Zealand bowling allrounder Andrew Ellis has retired after to end a career he had started in 2002-03. Ellis played 15 ODIs and five T20Is in 2012 and 2013. Ellis is only the second player in New Zealand domestic history to have played over 100 games in each
7:00 AM ET No one needs to admit how much they miss hockey right now. First, because if you’re a hockey fan, that’s inferred. The National Hockey League season was paused for the coronavirus outbreak just as the playoff races were rounding the corner. It’s like you’re watching “Star Wars” and the film just stops
9:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a SportsCenter interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols on Wednesday night that as the league attempts to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, one potential option for bringing back the sport would be some kind of charity competition — one separate from regular play — in order
8:34 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings said Wednesday that no player in either organization has showed signs of having the coronavirus. Their announcements, in separate statements, came after an unnamed Senators players tested positive for the virus. The Ducks and Kings were Ottawa’s last two opponents before the NHL season was
7:00 AM ET Uncertainty is never easy to deal with, even considering that a built-in amount of it hangs over our heads every waking moment of our lives. Right now, suffice to say, most of us are collectively dealing with more uncertainty than we’ve ever encountered. That’s true not just for those in and around
6:54 PM ET As colleges around the country continue to plot their coronavirus strategies, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated Wednesday that though spring football games are canceled, spring practice is not. Although Sankey is not overly optimistic that spring practice can be rescued from postponement by the SEC’s self-imposed April 16 reevaluation date, it has
6:44 PM ET NEW YORK — Several Brooklyn Nets players and staff were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, prompting the team’s traveling party to get tested for the virus, the team said in a statement Wednesday. The statement from the Nets came on the heels of public outcry about NBA players having disproportionate access to scarce
8:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Saturday night is fight night. Every fan of mixed martial arts and boxing, not to mention the esteemed Sir Elton Hercules John, knows that. But as the world pauses to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, combat sports and all other sports have shut down. For MMA fans, that means no
8:40 AM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The conditions are pristine, and there are plenty of golfers who are taking advantage, enjoying the pure, slick greens — maybe not so much the thick Bermuda rough. The Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort still looks primed to host the best golfers in the world, but obviously
5:35 PM ET The Boston Bruins signed prospects Jeremy Swayman, a goaltender, and Nick Wolff, a defenseman, to entry-level contracts as teams around the NHL continue to monitor the college free-agent field. Wolff was one of those, having just completed his senior season at the University of Minnesota Duluth. His one-year contract was announced by
5:06 PM ET American Kickboxing Academy, one of the premier MMA gyms in the country located in San Jose, California, is closed indefinitely for about 22 hours per day. During those other two hours, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been training with a skeleton crew of sparring partners and coaches. “Just Khabib,” AKA head
In the days since the coronavirus pandemic brought America to a standstill, a pastoral sporting scene in Southern California has offered an idyllic atmosphere to overtake apocalyptic thoughts, if only for a moment. “It’s like being at a mountain lake,” veterinarian Jeff Blea said. “Peaceful, serene, holistic. Horses and riders in a beautiful setting, with