2:35 AM GMT Stood down staff at Cricket Australia may find themselves working at Woolworths after the chief executive Kevin Roberts approached the supermarket giant and cricket sponsor about temporary work opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Roberts, who has maintained there is a united front in cricket about cash-saving decisions including mass staff stand downs
7:00 AM ET With on-field sports in the U.S. still on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone is waiting for Major League Baseball to return to action. But as hard as that wait might be for fans on the outside looking in, imagine being a ballplayer whose mission, every day for eight or nine months
6:54 AM ET When Kendrick Perkins emerged as a key member of the Boston Celtics team that won the 2008 NBA championship, he credited his growth to Doc Rivers, the coach he called his “father figure.” That is, until his “father” shipped him to Oklahoma City in 2011. “Yeah, I didn’t like that,” Perkins told
3:58 PM ET The New England Patriots have agreed to trade Rob Gronkowski to the Buccaneers in a deal that reunites the retired tight end with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. Gronkowski’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Tuesday on SportsCenter that the five-time Pro Bowler has been “really invigorated” physically since he retired from football nearly
7:00 PM ET The Buccaneers added one future Hall of Famer this offseason when they signed away Tom Brady from the Patriots. On Tuesday, they made a stunning move to add another, as the rights to retired tight end Rob Gronkowski were traded with a seventh-round pick to Tampa Bay for a fourth-round selection. Gronk
7:33 AM ET NBA Insiders Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls built a dynasty in the 1990s. Their six NBA titles came in a pair of three-peats and included a 72-win season, multiple MVPs and multiple scoring titles. Our NBA experts ranked each Bulls title team from worst to best, considering the quality of each
7:02 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez, once again, wants to be like Derek Jeter. A-Rod and fiancée Jennifer Lopez have retained J.P. Morgan to represent them in raising capital for a possible bid for the New York Mets, according to multiple reports. The move was first reported by Variety. A
6:42 PM ET Associated Press Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill says his wife’s 85-year-old grandmother recently battled the coronavirus. “By the grace of God, she beat it,” Hill said. Hill has been in San Antonio during the NBA’s pandemic-imposed hiatus. Hill says he hasn’t been staying with his wife’s grandmother, although he was able to
6:19 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Players ejected from college football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sideline, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The playing rules oversight panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after targeting is confirmed. All other aspects of the
4:55 PM ET Editor’s note: Rob Gronkowski is poised to end his retirement after being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday. This piece was originally published on Jan. 30, 2018, prior to the New England Patriots playing the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. The action of forcing an object (usually a football)