11:01 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers will not be among the first wave of NBA teams that reopen their facilities for individual workouts on May 8, Frank Vogel said, but L.A.’s head coach is just fine with that. “There’s a competitive balance element to this that I personally am not really all that
Month: May 2020
11:29 AM ET While the official start date hasn’t been announced, the 2020 MLB draft is reportedly expected to begin June 10 and be held virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The draft was initially scheduled to be held June 10-12. How many rounds will there be? This year’s draft will be shortened from
9:51 PM ET Steve KimESPN Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Wednesday that his company will begin putting on fight cards next month after being idle since February due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We are coming back in June,” Arum told ESPN. “These will be shows that will be on ESPN and ESPN+. They will
8:46 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball expects to offer a return-to-play proposal to the MLB Players Association within a week, as teams have begun to encourage players to prepare for a “spring” training that could
8:14 PM ET Andy Dalton already understands the Dallas Cowboys are Dak Prescott‘s team. “My mindset is, I’m going to try to be the biggest asset to this team, try to help out this offense, help out Dak, help out everybody as much as I can,” Dalton said during a conference call Wednesday. “It’s a
8:31 PM ET The NFL laid out protocols Wednesday for the gradual reopening of team facilities, a process that would begin with select staff members and eventually would expand to include players, according to a memo sent to all 32 teams and obtained by ESPN. Team facilities have been closed since March due to the
7:26 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed defensemen Christian Djoos and Jani Hakanpaa to one-year contracts. The Ducks announced the deals Wednesday. Djoos will make $1 million next season and Hakanpaa gets $750,000. Djoos had one goal and two assists in nine games with the Ducks after they acquired
7:56 PM ET The National Hockey League condemned “misogynistic and reprehensible remarks” made by Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic and Florida Panthers forward Jack Rodewald in an Instagram group chat that were leaked on Twitter and Reddit on Wednesday. Among the remarks made by the two players, they commented on the appearances of the wife
8:01 PM ET Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan — Fans will be allowed to enter baseball stadiums for games in Taiwan for the first time this season as part of a gradual easing of restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. The China Professional Baseball League said up to 1,000 people would be permitted to enter ballparks Friday
6:52 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Golden Gate Fields will resume live horse racing on May 14 after receiving provisional approval Wednesday from public health officials in Northern California. The track in Berkeley temporarily suspended racing on April 2 at the order of Alameda County public health officials in response to the coronavirus