Month: June 2020

12:01 PM ET The Washington Redskins will retire the number worn by Bobby Mitchell, the first African American player in their history, who died earlier this year. The move, which a source said had been in the works for a while, comes one day after the statue of former Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, the
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12:48 PM ET At least two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players now have tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. In a statement, the Bucs acknowledged positive tests, but did not state whether the results were for players or staff. “The names of those impacted, as well as any additional information related
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12:53 AM ET Connor McDavid just made a retired carpenter from San Diego more than $100,000 richer. McDavid’s 2015-16 Upper Deck “The Cup” rookie patch autograph card sold for a final bid of $135,811.20 in the Lelands Spring Classic Auction on Friday. The sale price includes a 20% buyer’s fee that goes to the auction
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11:21 AM ET HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA Tour announced Saturday that 11 people who were in contact with Nick Watney were administered initial COVID-19 tests and all the results came back negative after the golfer on Friday became the first player to test positive for the virus. The PGA Tour did not
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Jun 18, 2020 ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series had to deal with weather, as Sunday’s Geico 500 in Talladega, Alabama was postponed until Monday because of rain. Denny Hamlin raced to his third victory of the season and 40th overall with his win last Sunday at Homestead, his record-tying third NASCAR Cup Series
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8:14 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 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 500th home run. It came on Father’s Day, with his father, Ken
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7:52 AM ET The Texas Rangers have no plans to change their team name, following a column this week saying the franchise should cut any link to the law enforcement agency of the same name. “While we may have originally taken our name from the law enforcement agency, since 1971 the Texas Rangers Baseball Club
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6:57 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — The Chinese basketball league has restarted after an almost five-month shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic, with fewer foreign players and no fans in the stands. The CBA was suspended on Jan. 24 after the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, a week before it was scheduled to return following a
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