2:17 PM ET Less than a month after advising that all combat sports should be postponed due to COVID-19, the Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) is relaxing its stance. On Saturday, the ARP released a statement that is more agreeable with combat sports resuming — as long as added precautions are taken. The ARP is
Month: May 2020
2:07 PM ET Shaquill Griffin and Shaquem Griffin were used to hearing cheers from students while playing for the UCF Knights prior to their NFL careers. On Saturday, they returned the favor. The identical twins, who both play for the Seattle Seahawks, delivered an unscripted 8-minute commencement speech for the university’s virtual graduation ceremony that
1:15 PM ET As the NBA seeks solutions to return to action during the coronavirus pandemic, teams are weighing scenarios for potential games with only essential personnel present. Perhaps a key factor in such decisions, beyond titles or responsibilities, is the health and age of those staffers, NBA general managers told ESPN. One NBA general
10:30 PM IST England batsman Jason Roy has conceded that it might “make sense” to postpone this year’s men’s T20 World Cup, with the possibility of travel restrictions and biosecurity issues around the spread of the coronavirus set to have an impact on the viability of Australia hosting the tournament in October and November as
1:40 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas and Missouri are resuming their football rivalry after the former Big 12 foes agreed to a four-game series in which each school will play two home games beginning in September 2025. The fourth-longest rivalry in college football dates to 1891, but it has been
12:58 PM ET Former Chicago Bears tight end Ryan Wetnight died Friday of cancer at age 49, the team announced. Wetnight played eight seasons in the NFL (1993 to 2000), his first seven with Chicago. He had 175 receptions for 1,542 yards and 9 touchdowns during his career. Wetnight, who was undrafted out of Stanford,
10:29 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Representatives from England and West Indies, including Test captains Joe Root and Jason Holder, have been involved in “positive ongoing discussions” about rescheduling their forthcoming series, the ECB has said. West Indies were due to arrive in the UK this month ahead of a three-Test tour, but that has now
UFC lightweight star Tony Ferguson isn’t someone who’s confined by conventional norms. He has been known to wear dress clothes, sunglasses and fighting gloves while carrying a baseball to an indoor news conference. He zigs while others zag. Perhaps his most famous creative outlet is his workouts. From tossing around huge tractor tires to swinging
8:52 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs added to their depth at defensive end by agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with Taco Charlton, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Chiefs have veterans Frank Clark and Alex Okafor as their starting ends, with a pair of former second-round draft picks, Tanoh Kpassagnon and Breeland
9:10 AM ET The NFL isn’t altering its fall plans. The league will release its 2020 schedule late next week without any major changes, league spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed — including a Sept. 10 opener, the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 and visions of fans in the stands. “We plan to start on time,” McCarthy