Month: June 2020

12:54 PM ET McLaren drivers Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris tested F3 cars at British circuit Silverstone on Thursday in preparation for Formula One’s return to racing. Ahead of the start of the season, Haas boss Guenther Steiner opens up on the future-proofing measures taken by F1 to ensure the long-term stability of the sport
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6:48 AM ET Former Formula One driver and twice Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi remained in serious condition in intensive care on Saturday after suffering severe head injuries in a road accident while racing his handbike in Italy the day before. The 53-year-old Italian, who lost both legs and nearly his life in a 2001
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4:02 PM IST Mashrafe Mortaza has tested positive for Covid-19 following tests last week. Mortaza, 36, is currently in the capital Dhaka. Mortaza has been quite active with humanitarian efforts during the pandemic, although it is not known how he contracted the virus. Covid-19 cases have crossed 100,000 in Bangladesh with the government now planning
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12:53 AM ET Connor McDavid just made a retired carpenter from San Diego over $100,000 richer. McDavid’s 2015-16 Upper Deck “The Cup” rookie patch autograph card sold for a final bid of $113,176 in the Lelands Spring Classic Auction on Friday. (The purchaser will pay a total of $135,811 due to a 20% buyer’s premium
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1:01 PM ET ESPN News Services All Major League Baseball training camps will temporarily close, a source confirmed to ESPN, after multiple teams reported positive coronavirus tests Friday. The spring training facilities in Florida and Arizona will undergo a deep cleaning, and players will need to test negative before they can return, according to multiple
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1:42 AM ET Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is finalizing a one-year contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Russell should soon be in South Korea. Russell, 26, became a free agent when the Cubs non-tendered him in December. He was suspended for
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11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL announced late Friday that 11 of the 200 players tested since training facilities were allowed to open on June 8 have tested positive for COVID-19. The league said the players, who weren’t named, are self-isolating. The Tampa Bay Lightning said Friday that three players and additional staffers
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5:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Two of the three players who have been most vocal about the possibility of declining participating in the NBA’s attempt to restart its season inside a bubble next month are Avery Bradley and Dwight Howard — both members of the Los Angeles Lakers. And while their teammate, Danny Green, appreciates
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