9:17 AM ET For the next few months, there won’t be any boxing as the coronavirus pandemic has essentially brought this once non-stop sport to a halt. During this lull in the action, Dan Rafael takes a look at the bantamweight and junior bantamweight divisions. Bantamweight What’s the biggest question you have about this division?
Month: April 2020
3:04 PM ET Associated Press The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell outlined procedures for the April 23-25 draft. The guidelines include no group gatherings. “We have reviewed this matter in the
3:45 PM BST The European Champions Cup could be replaced with a Club World Cup featuring teams around the world, French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte has said. Laporte, who is aiming to become World Rugby vice-chairman next month, has said he plans to develop a six-week club competition to be held every year, featuring
9:25 AM ET Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on June 13, 2007. MOST EVERYTHING MAKES me think about my Daddy, and this morning, of all the stupid reasons to fight back tears in public, it’s chipped beef on toast. I’m sitting at the corner table on the clubhouse veranda, waiting for Arnold Palmer
2:02 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville forward Jordan Nwora has announced on social media that he will enter the NBA draft. Nwora was selected to The Associated Press All-America third team as a junior. His decision to turn pro this year was expected after he had limited participation in last year’s NBA
1:05 PM ET Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot strode onto the sun-speckled grass at Soldier Field on Monday to make an announcement that was difficult for any sports fan to misinterpret: “We are not playing.” “We’d rather be here in Soldier Field, or Wrigley, or Sox park or at the United Center or Wintrust [Arena], cheering
7:00 AM ET While social distancing, when we’re not video conferencing with work (nice bookshelf, Bob!) or trying to figure out when third-grade math got so hard, we’re cooking. Celebrity chefs are offering shopping advice on what you need in your pantry. Everybody on Twitter and Instagram is making bread. Disney even gave out its
6:40 AM ET New England Patriots Pro Bowl special-teams player Matthew Slater bought exercise equipment online so he could stay in shape now that most gyms, and NFL facilities, are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. The Patriots captain then realized he already had workout accessories staring right at him. Slater turned his three children into
1:21 PM ET Antonio Brown has hired veteran agent Ed Wasielewski of EMG Sports to represent him in his continued desire to return to the NFL this season, the agent told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Brown, a seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, is a free agent who wasn’t on an active roster for most
12:28 PM ET Stanford freshman guard Tyrell Terry plans to enter the 2020 NBA draft, sources tell ESPN. Terry is the No. 20-ranked freshman prospect on ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony’s list of top 100 prospects. Terry, a native of Minneapolis, is considered one of the best young shooters in the country. He shot nearly