4:16 PM ET Associated Press Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons is closer to getting cleared to play, should the NBA season resume. Simmons, the league leader in steals, was sidelined with nerve issues in his lower back when the season was suspended on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. He is allowed to
Month: May 2020
4:14 PM ET New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa, who played only one game in 2019 because of a neck injury, won’t play in 2020 after being placed Tuesday on the physically unable to perform list, the team announced. This was the expected outcome for Enunwa, 27, whose once-promising NFL career could be over.
4:03 PM ET Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said he is confident the Fighting Irish can still play a full season, even if Power 5 commissioners resort to a conference-only schedule to shorten this season. If the decision is made to shorten the season because of the coronavirus pandemic, Notre Dame would lose 10
4:54 PM ET David Wilson It will be nine years this fall since Texas and Texas A&M have played each other. Yet the never-ending off-the-field rivalry continues. During a live chat with fans hosted by Texas247 Tuesday, Texas’ Chris Del Conte was asked if there were any updates to potential matchups with Texas A&M or
3:51 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show The World Boxing Council (WBC) is advising promoters and national or state commissions to put boxers and their teams into 14 days of isolation
3:18 PM ET Free-agent cornerback Logan Ryan posted Tuesday on Instagram that his “chapter in Tennessee has come to a close.” “To the @Titans fans: Thank you for all the love,” Ryan wrote. “The energy and support this past season is what led to an epic run. To my Titans Teammates: I love all y’all.
3:10 PM ET Associated Press The European Tour is going virtual until it can resume tournaments put on hold because of the coronavirus. Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Mike Lorenzo Vera and Joost Luiten will compete from their homes in the BMW Indoor Invitational. It consists of five 18-hole rounds at some of the tour’s most
2:26 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eldred “Salty” Saltwell, who worked in a variety of roles including general manager and vice president over 30 years with the Cubs, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 96. The Cubs said his death Sunday was not related to the coronavirus. Arriving in Chicago in 1958,
2:27 PM ET ESPN News Services While the possible return of the NBA season this summer remains a top question for fans, Kevin Durant‘s comeback is on the minds of those in Brooklyn. Durant ruptured his Achilles tendon while playing for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last June. Such injuries usually require
2:11 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic says he is more than willing to finish his trilogy against Daniel Cormier in 2020, provided he gets a full training camp to do so. Miocic (19-3) reclaimed his heavyweight title during their second fight by knocking out Cormier (22-2) in the fourth round at UFC 241