6:40 PM ET Hey NBA, we miss you. As we push deeper into April, we should be gearing up to see which teams will represent the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference in the NBA playoffs. But instead, the coronavirus pandemic has suspended the NBA season, and we are looking for unique and entertaining ways
9:23 PM ET Tua Tagovailoa‘s health continues to be a talking point ahead of this month’s NFL draft. On Friday night, the former Alabama star took it on himself to try to dispel any thoughts that he might be injury-prone. “I’m not playing badminton. I’m not on the swim team,” Tagovailoa said during an Instagram
8:15 PM ET Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson was awarded $475,000 on Friday to settle his lawsuit with the city of Minneapolis. Johnson filed the suit in April 2016, claiming two Minneapolis police officers used excessive force when they arrested him in October 2014. In the lawsuit, Johnson also accused the two off-duty
8:18 PM ET As the NFL draft approaches and experts debate the best overall prospect, there is no doubt in Chase Young‘s mind as to who is at the top. On Instagram, ESPN’s Maria Taylor asked Young if he thought he was the best player in the draft and his answer was concise and confident.
8:55 AM ET It’s time for the ninth annual Luke Walton All-Stars — a tribute to guys who fight for their NBA lives before landing in a role that suits them. (Read about the origins of the column here.) Erik Spoelstra sat with Robinson before Miami sent him to the G League last season, and
7:43 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Former Eagles Pro Bowl tight end Pete Retzlaff died Friday morning of natural causes, the team announced. He was 88. “Pete was a revolutionary tight end and one of the most productive players in the history of our franchise,” Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. “He
7:24 PM ET Associated Press Victor Oladipo is going to be busy on the next few Friday nights. The Indiana Pacers guard is hosting a Friday night Instagram Live concert series called BASE:LINE LIVE. Each week, three independent artists will be featured on the NBA’s Instagram account for the show. It speaks to one of
7:30 PM ET The XFL surprised its workforce Friday morning by issuing mass layoffs and implying a grim outlook for the future of the league. The XFL suspended operations, and multiple sources told ESPN that the league currently has no plans to return in 2021. Indeed, it will likely become this country’s first pro sports
6:36 PM ET Associated Press Tom Webster, the former NHL and WHA forward who went on to coach the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, died Friday. He was 71. The Carolina Hurricanes announced Webster’s death. Webster scored 53 goals and helped the franchise — then the New England Whalers — win the World
6:40 PM BST South Africa captain Siya Kolisi and his wife, Rachel, have donated 1,000 masks to a Cape Town hospital’s neonatal unit for mothers who are breastfeeding their babies amid the coronavirus crisis. The 2019 Rugby World Cup winner said that he made the donation to the Groote Schuur hospital to acknowledge the role