7:06 AM ET The New England Patriots’ team plane is being used to transport 1.2 million N95 masks from Shenzhen, China, to the United States. According to The Wall Street Journal, the transfer was the result of multiple global negotiations and the Massachusetts governor, Charlie Baker, calling on Patriots team president Jonathan Kraft for his
Month: April 2020
9:30 AM ET Connor McDavid is the best forward in the NHL. That’s according to his peers, for two years running. McDavid won that accolade in the NHLPA Players Poll released this week, with 68.3% of the vote from 555 respondents. He won it last season, too, with 63.64% of the vote from 517 respondents.
6:18 AM ET England international cricketer Ben Stokes will join five current F1 drivers, including Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, in competing in this weekend’s F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix. After the first eight races of the Formula One season were either postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sport decided to set up esports
6:34 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Brothers Trevon and Stefon Diggs would compete in everything growing up. One of Trevon’s favorite games was knee football. They’d go in the basement, get on their knees and try to blast
12:57 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Twice a week, beginning Friday morning, Brandon McDaniel, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ director of player performance, will stream 30-minute workouts through the team’s social media outlets for everyone to partake. He wants to help fans stay in shape while they’re stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. He wants
11:22 PM ET The 2020 Open Championship scheduled for Royal St. George’s in July will be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Golf Digest. The decision comes in the wake of the Wimbledon tennis tournament being canceled earlier Wednesday, a development the Royal and Ancient, the group that organizes The Open, was waiting
10:16 PM ET Editor’s note: This timeline, that was originally published on March 6, 2018, has been updated with Wednesday’s news that Aldon Smith and the Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a one-year deal. ALAMEDA, Calif. — Perhaps the only things bigger than Aldon Smith‘s tantalizing gifts on a football field were the demons that
9:16 PM ET Associated Press The San Francisco Giants‘ owners and executives are pledging an additional $700,000 in personal donations to support game-day employees who aren’t working with the baseball season postponed because of the coronavirus. President and CEO Larry Baer said Wednesday the club will also reach out to players about contributing. Major League
9:41 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are giving Aldon Smith a chance to resurrect his playing career, signing the talented-but-troubled defensive end to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million, sources told ESPN. Smith posted a photo to Instagram on Wednesday night of him signing the contract. In the caption he
9:46 PM ET The NFL Players Association sent a letter to all NFL players Wednesday in response to a claim by attorneys for Eric Reid that last month’s vote on the league’s new CBA should be invalidated because of a change in language, saying the claim was “completely false.” Attorneys for Reid, a free-agent safety,