Month: April 2020

5:51 PM ET NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith is preparing players for the uncertainty and changes that the coronavirus pandemic has placed on the world and, in a smaller sense, the NFL. Though there haven’t been any firm decisions yet, Smith hinted toward the need for mass testing as an important step for returning to
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4:52 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Rob Gronkowski–Tom Brady reunion may have become official when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquired Gronkowski’s rights from the New England Patriots on Tuesday, but the seeds were planted two months ago. Gronkowski said Wednesday that he linked up with Brady to throw around the football before the quarterback
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4:31 PM ET The Boston Red Sox are removing the interim tag from Ron Roenicke’s manager title, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. Roenicke had been named interim manager after the Red Sox parted ways with manager Alex Cora for his role in the Astros‘ 2017 sign-stealing scheme. Boston’s decision comes as Major League
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3:31 PM ET The WBC announced it would resume PED testing under its Clean Boxing Program and in conjunction with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. Testing was suspended for at least three weeks on March 21 as a preventive step during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN KnockOut that the organization was
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3:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball on Wednesday suspended Boston Red Sox video replay system operator J.T. Watkins without pay through the 2020 postseason and stripped the team of its second-round draft pick this year after completing its investigation into allegations the team illegally stole signs during the 2018 season. Former Red
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3:13 PM ET Associated Press Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego said he thinks some players could need “multiple weeks” to get back into true basketball shape if the NBA decides to return to action this season. The league hasn’t played games in nearly six weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Borrego said unlike when there
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12:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL draft is complete, with all seven rounds and 255 picks in the books. While some teams have found their new franchise quarterbacks in the draft — including Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert — others used their picks on elite playmakers on both sides of the
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2:14 PM ET The NHL has turned its attention away from neutral sites and is focusing on restarting the 2019-20 season at league arenas, sources tell ESPN. Venues like the University of North Dakota were rumored to be under consideration for “neutral site” games, in less-populated locations that weren’t as impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
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8:23 AM ET ESPN’s 10-part documentary, “The Last Dance,” which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, continues on Sunday with Episodes 3 and 4. All 10 episodes will air on ESPN and the ESPN App in the U.S. and can be streamed outside the U.S. on Netflix. Jordan and the Bulls allowed NBA
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1:20 PM ET Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is envisioning a return to the ring in September — provided COVID-19 conditions allow it — though he refrained from mentioning potential challengers. “In my mind, I’m fighting in September,” Alvarez told Mexican TV program Box Azteca. “Hopefully all of this will pass and that date will still
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