8:37 PM ET Associated Press The USGA is investing $5 million in a relief fund for 59 members in its Allied Golf Association, which represent state and regional golf associations. The fund goes to grants to help keep businesses running and people in their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual associations can apply for up
8:13 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Might Mike Mayock’s history as a “virtual general manager” for all 32 teams in his previous role as the NFL Network’s draft analyst uniquely prepare him for next week’s unprecedented “virtual NFL draft” and his role as the GM of the Las Vegas Raiders? Mayock laughed at that notion.
7:25 PM ET Associated Press The parent company that oversees the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres announced a series of cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and furloughs affecting 125 employees as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Pegula Sports and Entertainment said 104 employees are being furloughed, and another 21 were laid off Tuesday. A person told The
7:26 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White has promised his company will be the first major sports organization to return to a normal schedule amidst the coronavirus, and he’s already planning his next event on May 9 at a location to be determined. White told ESPN on Tuesday he is already deep
7:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Sergio Garcia now is part of his own foursome, and the timing couldn’t have worked out any better. Garcia took to Twitter to announce his wife, Angela, gave birth to their second child on April 10, which would have been the second round of the Masters that was postponed
7:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says his state is willing to host all 30 major league teams at the time public health concerns allow, which eventually could lead to the start of the baseball season primarily in empty spring training ballparks. MLB and the players’ association have had
Apr 17, 2020 Over the past several weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has rattled the college sports landscape — along with the rest of the world — to its core. The unprecedented step to cancel March Madness might have seemed shocking at first, but after the NCAA’s spring seasons suffered the same fate, the path forward
8:54 AM ET The Ultimate Fighting Championship is in the midst of its longest hiatus in eight years (36 days). If this hiatus lasts two more weeks, which it is expected to, given Dana White’s plan for fights to resume on May 9, it will be the promotion’s longest in 13 years. In case you
6:00 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks have reached a one-year deal to bring back guard Mike Iupati, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday. Iupati signed a one-year deal worth $2.75 million with Seattle last March in what was effectively a swap of left guards with the Arizona Cardinals, who replaced Iupati by
5:59 PM ET Amid uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins remains hopeful that he’ll be playing football games this fall. While the NFL has pressed forward with plans to start the season as scheduled, Cousins noted Tuesday that he believes there are “creative and unique ways” to make certain that games