7:30 AM ET In 2013, director Kevin Connolly’s “Big Shot” was released as part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series. It chronicled the fraudulent attempt by a Dallas businessman named John Spano to buy the New York Islanders for $165 million, and the subsequent fallout. It was notable for featuring a sit-down interview with
7:31 PM ET UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo says he is still willing to defend his 135-pound title on the originally scheduled date of May 9 but would like the promotion to let him know soon if it’s feasible. Cejudo (15-2) was scheduled to face Jose Aldo at UFC 250 in Rio de Janeiro, but
8:22 PM ET Mississippi State defensive lineman Fabien Lovett, who entered the NCAA transfer portal after criticizing Bulldogs coach Mike Leach’s tweet that showed a meme of a woman knitting a noose for her husband during self-quarantine, announced Monday that he’s transferring to Florida State. Lovett, a redshirt freshman from Olive Branch, Mississippi, will have
8:17 PM ET Associated Press Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook has donated 650 computers to children in need so they can continue learning with schools shut down because of the new coronavirus. Westbrook’s Why Not? Foundation teamed with Comp-U-Dopt and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office of education to provide computers to underprivileged children across the
7:17 PM ET Associated Press Nebraska fans can scratch their football itch Saturday when the school’s athletic department streams a virtual spring game on its social media platforms. All 39 spring games scheduled this week have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Nebraska spring game typically draws as many as 85,000 at Memorial
11:04 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Nick Friedell Close ESPN Staff Writer Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse
6:06 PM ET Hundreds of cars lined the shoulder of Highway 16 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, on Monday to honor Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave as his family returned to their hometown. Cave, 25, died Saturday at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. According to a memo posted to
6:11 PM ET Steve KimESPN Keith Thurman has made it clear whom he wants to line up against when the boxinschedule resumes — the man who handed him his first professional loss last summer. “Every day no one is allowed to do anything, it makes me feel like I’m one day closer to my rematch
6:55 PM ET Associated Press The PGA of America established the Golf Emergency Relief Fund on Monday by donating $5 million and pledging to match up to an additional $2.5 million given by other groups in hopes of providing support for the golf industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA’s contribution included every member of
5:54 PM ET On the four-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s surreal NBA sendoff, the Los Angeles Lakers star’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, looked back on her late husband’s retirement, which was cut short when he died in a helicopter crash in January. “My husband worked his ass off for 20 years. Gave it his all,” she