Month: May 2020

6:05 PM ET Two years after signing a four-year, $38 million contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars, wide receiver Marqise Lee finds himself in a much different place as he hopes to revive his career. He’s at the bottom with the New England Patriots. And embracing it. Lee, who was selected in the second round
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6:05 PM ET American Hockey League president David Andrews wouldn’t rule out the 2020-21 season having less than 31 teams participating if fans aren’t cleared to return to arenas. “I would say there’s a chance … you know, anything can happen. There’s so much uncertainty. But we’re hoping that isn’t the case,” Andrews told the
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1:37 PM ET The PGA Tour is stressing the importance of various social distancing measures and stay-in-place initiatives as the organization attempts to return in June after what will be a three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. And some of that will be unrealistic as players and caddies attempt to go about their normal
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11:52 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with the 1964 Boston Celtics and helped Canisius to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances in the 1950s, has died. He was 86. Canisius announced that McCarthy died Saturday of natural causes in the Buffalo suburbs, where he grew up
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5:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Wilson will begin manufacturing game balls for the NBA again starting with the 2021-22 season. Next season will be Spalding’s 37th and final season in that role for the NBA. Wilson, the NBA’s original manufacturer, will also provide game balls for the WNBA, the G League and,
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4:41 PM ET The contract dispute between former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck and league owner Vince McMahon spilled into the public eye Wednesday through a response to Luck’s wrongful termination lawsuit. McMahon’s attorneys said he fired Luck “for cause” and cited three examples of what he called a failure to follow “multiple” XFL policies and
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5:10 PM ET Times have changed. So much so that New York Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones is calling on Tony Romo, one of the franchise’s old rivals, for help. Running back Saquon Barkley expects to reach out to current Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott at some point as well. Jones had a conversation
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