2:32 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Sports around the world have been on hiatus only since mid-March, but when the numbers are crunched, the coronavirus pandemic‘s impact on the industry will be felt for years to come. Only 53% of the major sports events originally scheduled for 2020 are likely to take place this calendar year.
Month: April 2020
2:00 PM ET The New York Jets say they want disgruntled safety Jamal Adams to be part of their long-term future, but they’re not willing to declare him an untouchable. Addressing trade speculation, general manager Joe Douglas reiterated Monday the goal is to sign Adams to a contract extension, but he hedged by saying he
1:36 PM ET Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie admits that if the NHL decides to restart its season with empty arena games at neutral sites, he has a preference on the location. “I want to play. Doesn’t necessarily matter too much where it is. But obviously, North Dakota is the No. 1 place I’d want
1:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Marlins CEO Derek Jeter told team employees during a conference call Monday that he is indefinitely forgoing his salary during the coronavirus pandemic, a source told ESPN confirming multiple reports. Jeter, who has a reported salary of $5 million annually, told members of baseball ops on the
1:39 PM ET PITTSBURGH — For the first time since 1967, the Pittsburgh Steelers are planning a quiet night for the first round of the NFL draft. With the COVID-19 outbreak forcing a virtual draft setup, coach Mike Tomlin is just fine with observing on opening night until his team goes on the clock night
7:28 AM ET A few days after the Bulls won their sixth championship, Phil Jackson organized a dinner for players, coaches, and their wives at a Chicago restaurant. Midway through, he gathered the players into a private area. They sat in a circle, drinks and cigars in hand. Each made one toast. “It was so
12:07 PM ET Steve KimESPN Ali Salaam, the father and trainer of former WBC junior middleweight champion Tony Harrison, has died because of the coronavirus. He was 59. The Premier Boxing Champions confirmed the death of Salaam, who was a professional welterweight from 1984 to ’89 and compiled a record of 11-7 with 5 KOs.
12:17 PM ET Corey Gauff, the father and coach of teenage tennis phenom Coco Gauff, said Sunday that his daughter sometimes struggled with the pressure of her meteoric rise, but never was diagnosed with depression. In a post Gauff wrote for Behind The Racquet last week, the 16-year-old said she had a “dark mindset” before
12:45 PM ET Associated Press Top 100 tennis player Nicolas Jarry was given an 11-month doping ban by the International Tennis Federation on Monday, stemming from a failed test at the Davis Cup Finals in November. In separate statements, Jarry, a 24-year-old from Chile, said he “accepted” the punishment, which will keep him from playing
12:04 PM ET FIBA’s Basketball Arbitration Tribunal (BAT), the legal body charged with resolving labor and financial disputes among international teams, players, agents and coaches, has issued guidelines outlining its intentions for future cases affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “Given the extraordinary situation caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic and in order to provide greater
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