6:20 PM ET NBA commissioner Adam Silver and National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts will host a call for all players on Friday, sources told ESPN. That’s the same day the league has permitted teams to reopen practice facilities for voluntary, social-distanced workouts in areas where that has been permitted by local public
Month: May 2020
6:13 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA approved a waiver that will allow schools to spend below the minimum level on athletic scholarships required to compete in Division I. The Division I Council Coordination Committee approved two other blanket waivers Wednesday that had been requested by several conferences in recent weeks in response to the
6:54 PM ET The Big 12 is canceling its preseason football media days, set for July 20-21 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and instead will hold the event virtually, the league confirmed to ESPN. The league proposed the change Wednesday to its football coaches and athletic directors, who agreed during a virtual meeting to
6:44 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1 million in welfare money that he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi state auditor said Wednesday. Auditor Shad White said his office received $500,000 from Favre on Wednesday, plus a commitment that Favre
5:04 PM ET IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin said Wednesday that he doesn’t expect his first bout coming off the coronavirus pandemic to be against boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, since Golovkin has an agreement in place to face undefeated mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta when the schedule resumes. That would open the door for Alvarez, the
5:48 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Texas high school quarterback Calder Hodge, who plays football despite having both legs amputated above the knee when he was young, received a surprise Skype call from New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees last week. “Welcome to the QB brotherhood, man,” Brees said to Hodge, who was born with
4:59 PM ET Atlanta Falcons six-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack, who has one year remaining on his contract, said he is “taking it one year at a time” regarding his NFL future after the team drafted his possible replacement. Mack, who turns 35 in November, had hoped to play at least 10 years when
5:07 PM ET Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard has won the Cornish Trophy, presented annually to the top Canadian player in NCAA football. The announcement was made via YouTube on Wednesday. Hubbard was the AP Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy
4:22 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN FLINT, Mich. — Cars continue to form long lines to get free water bottles at local distribution sites here — even amid the coronavirus pandemic — with the water crisis continuing to plague the city since April 2014. So two-time super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell is trying to help his
8:00 AM ET We gathered ESPN’s college football writers to break down Mel Kiper’s initial 2021 NFL draft rankings. Who’s ranked too high and whose stock will rise by the time the draft rolls around? Which under-the-radar players should you keep an eye on? And how will the battle between Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields