6:59 PM GMT The remaining games of rugby’s Six Nations Championship will, subject to future government intervention, go ahead, despite the coronavirus outbreak that has led to the postponement of this Saturday’s Ireland v Italy match, organisers said on Monday. There had been fears that the games on March 14 between Italy and England in
Month: March 2020
6:09 PM ET BOCA RATON — The NHL is “starting to explore contingency plans” should the coronavirus become a more significant health threat in North America ahead of the 2019-20 NHL playoffs, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Monday. Daly did not rule out several options, such as postponing or canceling games, or even
7:30 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — An open secret wafted through the hallways of the NFL scouting combine last week. It had nothing to do with player medical reports or negotiations to complete a new collective bargaining agreement. Instead, it was a general understanding that the league is contemplating a leadership shakeup in its officiating department,
5:54 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies signed veteran forward Anthony Tolliver to a 10-day contract, the team announced Monday. They took advantage of his addition immediately. Tolliver had 12 points and three rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench and was 4-of-5 from 3-point range as Memphis defeated the Hawks in Atlanta 127-88. 2 Related
4:33 PM ET In the aftermath of a wild and brutal slugfest against Dan Hooker on Feb. 22 in Auckland, New Zealand, Paul Felder hinted that he was contemplating retirement after the 35-year-old Philadelphia native had just lost a split decision by the thinnest of margins. But with a couple of weeks to think it
5:50 PM ET Watch a replay of the show here. UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya said Monday that the circular mark on his left forearm is just “a little scrape” and that his title defense against Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday is not in jeopardy. “It’s just a little
3:10 PM ET BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL general managers discussed the league’s emergency backup goaltending protocol at their regularly scheduled March meetings on Monday but decided not to make any changes to the procedure. “At the end of the discussion, the majority was happy with where we are at on it,” NHL director of
3:39 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays minor league outfielder Garrett Whitley was struck by a foul ball in the dugout Monday during the team’s spring training game with the Orioles. The team said Whitley has “a right facial injury” and will undergo further testing. Orioles infielder Renato Nunez fouled a ball off and sent it
3:33 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are not exactly sure what will happen with quarterback Dak Prescott and tight end Jason Witten over the next few weeks, but the team is prepared to at least secure that their 2019 backups are under contract for 2020. The Cowboys are likely to use the
3:33 PM ET ESPN News Services HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago. Christopher Hawkins faced four counts tied to providing cash to three former Tar Heels football players in 2010. But