Month: May 2020

3:49 PM ET Alabama State named former NBA point guard Mo Williams as its head coach Tuesday. “It’s a great day to be a Hornet,” Williams said. “I am extremely excited to become part of the family, and I am looking forward to the challenge. Go Hornets!” It’s a great day to be a Hornet.
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11:41 AM ET In its first statement on the matter in months, China’s CCTV said Tuesday it has no intention of resuming the airing of NBA games as the relationship between the sides remains icy in the wake of Daryl Morey’s Hong Kong tweet last fall. The NBA on Monday named Michael Ma as the
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12:00 PM ET Marc J. Spears The Mamba Sports Academy is retiring “Mamba” from its name, out of respect for the late Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. The Mamba Sports Academy was launched in 2018 as a joint athletic training business venture with Bryant and Sports Academy CEO Chad Faulkner. The name will change
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4:30 PM ET Associated Press Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance said it’s important for the NBA to crown a champion in this pandemic-altered season. Speaking on a Zoom conference call, Nance said he’s cautiously optimistic about the league resuming after pausing play for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the Cavs won’t be
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2:45 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association started polling its membership Tuesday about how individuals stand on a return to play this season, sources told ESPN. NBPA regional representatives — including Tim McCormick and Frank Brickowski — were among the union officials polling players with a yes or no question on their current desire
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3:29 PM ET Associated Press Tiger Woods was 31 when he won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills during a scorching week in 2007. He will be 54 the next time the PGA returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The PGA of America announced Tuesday that Southern Hills, which has hosted seven majors, will hold the 2030
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1:16 PM ET Associated Press Browns coach Kevin Stefanski can finally call Cleveland home. After delaying his family’s move from Minnesota because of the coronavirus pandemic, Stefanski, his wife and his young kids made the trip to Ohio over the weekend. “We did an 11-hour drive on Friday and powered through that,” he told ESPN’s
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12:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing’s calendar is about to be booked up once again, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. Arum said during a recent interview on IFL TV that he hopes to start making announcements on an upcoming schedule starting next week. “It’ll be all fighters who have either appeared on the
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