8:29 AM ET As we approach the one-month mark since the night the NBA stopped, let’s look back on some of the good and bad of the 2019-20 season so far: 1. The state of the Spurs I found it — the precise moment the Spurs defensive backslide hit its nadir: The Gregg Popovich we
Month: April 2020
9:00 AM ET “We literally met with every network, every sports network — from the big broadcasters, NBC, ABC, CBS, the obvious, ESPN — multiple times,” said Lorenzo Fertitta, the CEO of the UFC in 2004. “Met with anybody that would take a meeting. We couldn’t get anybody to bite because everybody was very concerned
9:00 AM ET When the NBA was placed on an extended hiatus in mid-March, Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker‘s thumbs were twitching on a gaming console. In between maneuvering massive, digital war tanks and in front of a camera for the world to see online, Booker was told that games would be suspended until further
Apr 6, 2020 Former McLaren boss Ron Dennis has donated £1 million as part of a new initiative he has created to help National Health Service frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Dennis’ family foundation has raised the money to support SalutetheNHS, which aims to to provide food to key NHS staff as
7:21 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1993, Bo knows Bo Jackson was one of the most amazing players in major league history; at one
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Revolutionary? That’s so 2019 for Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. General manager Eric DeCosta set a new goal heading into an NFL draft, where the Ravens must infuse more young talent into the NFL’s highest-scoring offense. “Hopefully we can build our offense to the point where —
5:43 AM ET Formula One is facing a new reality and must make deeper cost cuts to ensure the sport emerges intact from the coronavirus crisis, FIA president Jean Todt has said. Nine Formula One Grand Prix races have been cancelled or postponed since the start of the season in Melbourne last month and the
3:39 AM ET It is likely the new Formula One season will get underway without spectators as the sport’s organisers remain optimistic about salvaging as many as 19 races this year. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the first nine races being either postponed or cancelled, leaving the 2020 F1 calendar in tatters. 1 Related
8:02 AM GMT Australia’s Test captain Tim Paine has rejected his predecessor Michael Clarke‘s contention that some members of the national team had been “too scared” to take on Virat Kohli too aggressively in their 2018-19 encounters for fear of what it would do to potentially lucrative IPL deals. With India scheduled to tour Australia
11:21 PM BST Wales’ top rugby players will take a 25% pay cut after the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with the Welsh Rugby Players’ Association (WRPA) to reduce salaries during the coronavirus crisis. The PRB, which represents the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and the four professional regional