6:20 PM ET Utah Jazz executive vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey expressed optimism about the continued partnership of franchise cornerstones Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell in the wake of their rift following their positive tests for the coronavirus. Gobert and Mitchell did not speak to each other for a month after Gobert’s positive
Month: May 2020
6:00 PM ET Canelo Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso confirmed Tuesday via social media that he would work with Andy Ruiz for his next fight. “Welcome to the team Andy. We are going to do well,” Reynoso captioned an Instagram post. Reynoso also trains former featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez, former bantamweight Luis Nery, and lightweight sensation
6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services JACKSON, Miss. — A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements, but Favre did not show up for the events, the state auditor said Monday. Details about payments to
5:46 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Florida Panthers finally have a deal with Russian forward Grigori Denisenko. The Panthers announced Tuesday that Denisenko has agreed to a three-year entry-level contract — though it remains unclear when that contract will be officially signed and begin to take effect, given the uncertainty of the current
5:08 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Larson plans to race again Friday night in a World of Outlaws event at Knoxville Raceway. The dirt track in Iowa will not have spectators at the event because of the coronavirus pandemic. Larson was fired three weeks ago by Chip Ganassi Racing for using s racial slur while
5:11 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez and a coalition of over 40 current and retired Major League Baseball players have united to launch the “Step Up to the Plate” fund to support coronavirus relief efforts in the Dominican Republic.
5:33 PM ET Associated Press Wondering what the buzz is all about on Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks’ charity effort for frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic? He’s offering to let his kid give him a buzz cut. Brooks says he, like plenty of others during the lockdown, needs a haircut — and he’ll let
5:21 PM ET The New York Giants claimed quarterback Cooper Rush off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. Rush was waived on Monday after the Cowboys signed Andy Dalton. Rush served as Dak Prescott‘s backup prior to the addition of Dalton. The move reunites Rush and former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, who was hired
5:05 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders have waived quarterback DeShone Kizer on Tuesday. Earlier this offseason, the Raiders signed Marcus Mariota to be Derek Carr‘s backup this season. Kizer was claimed by the Raiders last year after he was waived by the Green Bay Packers. He did not appear in a regular-season game. Kizer,
4:12 PM ET Associated Press More than $6 million has been raised by the governing bodies of tennis for a relief fund aimed at lessening the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic on about 800 players. The WTA and ATP tours, the International Tennis Federation and the groups that run the four Grand Slam tournaments