6:01 PM ET Associated Press Louisville has furloughed 45 athletic department staffers for at least 60 days and eliminated 40 other support positions in the latest budget moves resulting from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Athletic director Vince Tyra also announced 4% pay cuts for staffers earning more than $100,000 in the next year,
6:24 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Jones, a former academic assistant to football coaching great Woody Hayes who went on to serve as Ohio State athletic director in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. He was 83. Jones died Wednesday in Bonita Springs, Florida, of natural causes, the university said. Jones started
Apr 22, 2020 Associated Press The U.S. Tennis Association is warning folks: “No Bryan Brothers chest bumps.” That was among the suggestions from the USTA on Wednesday when it offered return-to-play guidelines to help players and people running tennis facilities know when — and how — the sport should resume at the amateur level as
5:40 PM ET Tennis will be one of the last sports to return to action after the world has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, former world No. 1 Andy Murray said on Wednesday. The tennis season has been suspended since March and the hiatus will continue at least until mid-July, playing havoc with the schedule
7:00 AM ET PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — In the final days of spring training, before the abrupt closure of camps due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tampa Bay Rays twice deployed a four-man outfield against Ozzie Albies in a game against the Atlanta Braves. That in itself isn’t remarkably unique, as the Rays used four
5:39 PM ET A Tiger Woods–Phil Mickelson match involving football legends Peyton Manning and Tom Brady is planned for May, according to Turner Sports. Sources confirmed to ESPN that “The Match: Champions for Charity” will benefit COVID-19 relief. The event will air live on TNT — possibly Memorial Day weekend — at an undisclosed location
5:51 PM ET NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith is preparing players for the uncertainty and changes that the coronavirus pandemic has placed on the world and, in a smaller sense, the NFL. Though there haven’t been any firm decisions yet, Smith hinted toward the need for mass testing as an important step for returning to
4:52 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Rob Gronkowski–Tom Brady reunion may have become official when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquired Gronkowski’s rights from the New England Patriots on Tuesday, but the seeds were planted two months ago. Gronkowski said Wednesday that he linked up with Brady to throw around the football before the quarterback
4:31 PM ET The Boston Red Sox are removing the interim tag from Ron Roenicke’s manager title, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. Roenicke had been named interim manager after the Red Sox parted ways with manager Alex Cora for his role in the Astros‘ 2017 sign-stealing scheme. Boston’s decision comes as Major League
3:31 PM ET The WBC announced it would resume PED testing under its Clean Boxing Program and in conjunction with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. Testing was suspended for at least three weeks on March 21 as a preventive step during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN KnockOut that the organization was