Month: April 2020

6:06 PM ET Hundreds of cars lined the shoulder of Highway 16 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, on Monday to honor Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave as his family returned to their hometown. Cave, 25, died Saturday at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. According to a memo posted to
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press The PGA of America established the Golf Emergency Relief Fund on Monday by donating $5 million and pledging to match up to an additional $2.5 million given by other groups in hopes of providing support for the golf industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA’s contribution included every member of
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5:54 PM ET On the four-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s surreal NBA sendoff, the Los Angeles Lakers star’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, looked back on her late husband’s retirement, which was cut short when he died in a helicopter crash in January. “My husband worked his ass off for 20 years. Gave it his all,” she
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5:42 PM ET The NFL and the NFLPA on Monday finalized plans for modified offseason workout rules to govern a 2020 offseason in which the coronavirus pandemic is preventing teams from gathering at team facilities. According to a league memo obtained by ESPN, under the plan all offseason work aside from mandatory June minicamp is
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5:58 PM ET The father of former Maryland offensive lineman Ellis McKennie III has been released from the hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Ellis McKennie Jr. was admitted to the hospital on March 18 after falling ill and being diagnosed with pneumonia. Doctors tested McKennie Jr. on March 21 for COVID-19 and the result
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5:19 PM ET Associated Press Washington State athletic director Pat Chun, head football coach Nick Rolovich and men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith will all take voluntary 5% pay cuts through the end of the 2020-21 academic year due to revenue reductions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a lengthy letter to fans and alumni, Chun
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