5:20 AM ET Dilip Tirkey, former Indian hockey captain and one of only four men in the sport with over 400 caps, laughs when asked if earning a partial card for the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) for 2020 has made him put representing India in two sports at the Olympics as a realistic
10:37 AM ET ESPN News Services The Miami Open, scheduled to start later this month, was canceled Thursday because of the coronavirus outbreak. The tournament had been scheduled for March 23 to April 5 at the Dolphins‘ stadium complex in Miami Gardens. The tournament moved there last year from its former home on Key Biscayne.
1:23 PM ET The NHL has suspended its season due to the rapid spread of coronavirus but hopes to resume in the future, sources told ESPN Thursday. There are 189 games and three and a half weeks remaining in the NHL’s regular season. There were 10 games on the NHL slate Thursday. The decision came
10:51 AM ET The Association of Tennis Professionals has suspended the tour for six weeks due to escalating concerns over the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a news release published at the ATP World Tour’s website, ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said, “This is not a decision that was taken lightly and it
11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Mitchell becomes the second Jazz player to test positive for contracting the virus, along with Rudy Gobert, sources told Wojnarowski. Gobert’s diagnosis led to the postponement of Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma
10:53 AM ET The NBA has already suspended operations due to the coronavirus outbreak, and the NHL is telling teams to take a break Thursday while it weighs its options. “Given the uncertainty regarding next steps regarding the coronavirus, Clubs are advised not to conduct morning skates, practices or team meetings today,” NHL public relations
10:35 AM ET In the wake of the NBA’s decision to suspend its season due to coronavirus concerns, European basketball leagues have followed suit with postponements and cancellations that have brought the professional basketball world to a near-complete halt. The four major pan-European competitions — the Euroleague, EuroCup, FIBA Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup
7:30 AM ET In this most unusual NFL offseason, a familiar sight awaits. The 2020 free-agent market is set to open Monday with a three-day negotiating period for players with expiring contracts. Deals can be formalized beginning Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. To be clear, however, 2020 is no ordinary year for the free-agent market.
9:03 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Boxing is enjoying a renewed sense of excitement surrounding the sport. After a 2019 filled with thrilling and, at times, shocking results like
8:38 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players Championship began as scheduled Thursday morning, with an autograph ban in place. The PGA Tour said it continues to monitor the coronavirus outbreak and plans to deliver another update by noon ET. For now, spectators are allowed at the TPC Sawgrass, although it was a