Month: April 2020

10:05 PM ET With Major League Baseball mulling its options on returning to play amid the coronavirus pandemic, Buck Showalter, who managed the only game in MLB history played without spectators, said fans are a critical component, and having games without them would affect players. “You need people there and saying, ‘Hey, it’s important what
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10:27 PM ET The New York Giants exercised fifth-year options on the contracts of tight end Evan Engram and safety Jabrill Peppers. Teams had until May 5 to decide whether to use the option on first-round picks from the 2017 NFL draft. Engram was the 23rd overall selection that year by the Giants. Peppers, acquired
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8:58 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson often are at the forefront of the Rookie of the Year conversation, but another talented member of the 2019 NBA draft class isn’t just sitting back and waiting for the season to resume. Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro,
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8:12 PM ET Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — Hunter Henry has already signed his franchise tag with the Los Angeles Chargers, and the tight end remains optimistic a long-term extension can still be reached. Henry said during a conference call Wednesday that both sides made progress before things were put on pause for draft
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7:50 PM ET LeBron James is combining two of his off-court passions — education and entertainment — in a primetime event to honor the high school class of 2020 next month. The Los Angeles Lakers star’s LeBron James Family Foundation is partnering with the XQ Institute and the Entertainment Institute Foundation to present “Graduate Together:
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6:58 PM ET The NHL is hoping its players can return to local team training facilities at “some point in the latter half of May,” if local restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic will allow it. “We are not targeting a specific date at this point in time,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN via
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6:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are the first Major League Baseball team known to plan furloughs of some full-time employees because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports. Temporary cost-cutting measures will take effect on Saturday, The Associated Press and the Tampa Bay Times reported Wednesday.
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