8:05 AM ET When the PGA Tour schedule was put on pause because of the coronavirus pandemic, Tiger Woods had already been out of action for a month, with questions about his health and whether he’d even be fit to defend his Masters title. Seven weeks later, and Woods’ back issues — relatively speaking —
Month: May 2020
7:00 AM ET “You’re actually rooting for the clothes, when you get right down to it.” This famous line from “Seinfeld” might have been intended to mock sports fandom, but when it comes to uniform appreciation, it’s actually appropriate. In this case, we are rooting for the clothes — the best clothes in NBA history,
6:00 AM ET Perfection. Winningest. Greatest. Words can’t quite sum up Don Shula’s impact on the Miami Dolphins, but those three are a good start. It’s impossible to write the history of the NFL, the Dolphins and the city of Miami without discussing Shula, who died Monday morning at age 90. Simply put, Shula was
8:00 AM ET Through the grief of the eulogy, we do not bury merely a winner now … not merely a leader of champions … not merely a warrior hero with more successful conquests than anyone in the forever of America’s gladiator game. No, we come with respect to bury a historic symbol … and
7:45 AM ET We just saw six wide receivers picked in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Could the 2021 NFL draft offer a similar number? In my way-too-early evaluations of next year’s class, it’s not out of the question. Let’s get into my initial rankings of another interesting draft class, with my
6:07 PM IST Tom Harrison has reiterated the ECB’s commitment to The Hundred despite facing accusations of gambling cricket’s future on the tournament’s success, but concedes that English cricket’s losses this summer could reach £380 million if the entire season is wiped out. Appearing in front of a panel of MPs as part of the
10:00 AM ET When the NHL paused its season because of the coronavirus on March 12, San Jose Sharks president Jonathan Becher was congratulated by a friend for “having summer vacation early.” Like most things related to COVID-19, there was perception, and then there was reality. “I feel busier than I have felt in a
7:00 AM ET Over the past four years, I’ve become something of a connoisseur of World Series final-out celebrations. Beginning with the last play of the 2016 World Series — the little grounder hit by Cleveland’s Michael Martinez that the Cubs’ Kris Bryant turned into a historic clinching out — I’ve taken a smartphone video
7:38 AM ET Tony Ferguson waded in with a left knee to the body. Josh Thomson saw it the whole way. He wrapped his arms fully around Ferguson and dumped him to the mat for an easy takedown in the first round of their 2015 fight. Thomson was in control, or so he thought. Ferguson
8:42 AM ET Let’s lead off our five NBA things with some vintage Michael Jordan greatness: 1. A new generation learning all things Jordan Mark Bartelstein, now one of the most powerful agents in the NBA, was just beginning his career when he walked into the Hyatt in Lincolnwood, just outside Chicago, for his engagement