4:18 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — After years of infighting over $112 million in legal fees in the NFL concussion case, a federal appeals court has approved a plan that gives nearly half the money to a single law firm. The decision Thursday grants New York-based Seeger Weiss over $51 million, more than 10
Month: May 2020
4:40 PM ET Alabama has gotten off to a slow start in the 2021 recruiting cycle, but added to its class on Friday with ESPN 300 wide receiver Jacorey Brooks. The No. 52-ranked prospect overall, Brooks is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound receiver from Booker T. Washington High School in Miami. He released a top seven in
2:52 PM ET Jimmie Johnson has been hunkered down during the coronavirus pandemic, logging virtual practice laps for what should be an unpredictable first race back for NASCAR, and reflecting on what could have been and what might still be for what is supposed to be his final full-time season behind the wheel. “It’s going
2:27 PM ET In municipalities where coronavirus testing has become readily available to at-risk health care workers, NBA teams opening facilities for voluntary workouts will be allowed to administer tests to asymptomatic players and staff, sources told ESPN. The Orlando Magic have been approved and plan to administer testing to players prior to a Tuesday
4:30 PM ET Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said Friday that the league won’t have sports in the fall if students aren’t allowed back on campus. During a conference call with reporters, Ackerman stressed that the geographic footprint of the league — the 11 schools cover 10 states and the District of Columbia — increases
2:27 PM ET In municipalities where coronavirus testing has become readily available to at-risk health care workers, NBA teams opening facilities for voluntary workouts will be allowed to administer tests to asymptomatic players and staff, sources told ESPN. The Orlando Magic have been approved and plan to administer testing to players prior to a Tuesday
2:34 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Austin Carr‘s wife, Erica, tested positive for the coronavirus before giving birth to their first child, Clive, last month. Carr and his newborn son both tested negative. But Carr said he believes he had COVID-19, since he had experienced symptoms about two weeks before the
1:38 PM ET Associated Press The Players Coalition and dozens of professional athletes sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting an immediate federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Deputy Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband also was sent the letter on Friday. It
1:14 PM ET Golden State Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers said his organization will be “good partners” if and when the NBA regular season resumes. On April 28, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said the team (15-50) had been operating as if its season was over despite having 17 games remaining on the
12:54 PM ET ESPN News Services With NASCAR set to resume racing with four Cup Series events later this month, officials announced Friday three races at other tracks that were being replaced in the 2020 schedule. Races at Chicagoland Speedway and Sonoma Raceway and Richmond Raceway’s spring event are off the calendar for 2020. “Due