3:05 PM ET The NCAA is encouraging its member schools to designate Nov. 3, the date of the U.S. presidential election and other major national and local races, as a day off for major college athletics. “We encourage all member schools to assist students in registering to vote in the upcoming national election and designate
Month: June 2020
3:13 PM ET Former Arkansas coach Bret Bielema is suing the university’s foundation for allegedly breaching his buyout agreement after his firing in November 2017. In the lawsuit filed against the Razorback Foundation in federal court in Arkansas on Friday, Bielema’s attorneys indicated he was seeking just over $7 million. Bielema, now an assistant with
2:49 PM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Homestead, Florida, on Sunday for the Dixie Vodka 400. Martin Truex Jr. got his first win of the season Wednesday night at Martinsville, his second consecutive at the track. Who will take the checkered flag in Sunday’s race at (3:30 p.m. ET) at
1:33 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers prospect Cooper Marody has written a song in memory of teammate Colby Cave to raise money for a memorial fund. Cave, from Battleford, Saskatchewan, died April 11 in a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed. He was 25. Marody’s song “Agape” will be released
12:46 AM IST Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has quashed speculation linking the West Indies tour of England to a US$3 million loan to CWI by the ECB in May, a loan that eventually became the subject of an ICC ethics inquiry. Skerritt also denied that the loan ensured CWI’s backing for Colin
11:42 AM ET A new Florida law will allow college athletes in the state to make money from endorsements starting next summer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill Friday afternoon, adding an expected increase in urgency to the nationwide movement toward creating more opportunities for athletes to benefit from the billions of dollars generated
2:42 PM ET Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky still feels the Bears are his team, despite the fact Chicago general manager Ryan Pace announced in April that the team intends to hold an open preseason competition between Trubisky and veteran Nick Foles, who the Bears acquired from Jacksonville at the onset of free agency. “Yeah, it was
1:07 PM ET LSU added to its future quarterback room Friday when Walker Howard from the Class of 2022 announced his commitment to the Tigers. Howard is a 6-foot-1, 185-pound QB from St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana, and held offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, TCU and
Jun 12, 2020 Steve Kim Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Thursday’s Top Rank Boxing card offered significantly more competitive fights than Tuesday’s return to action in Las Vegas. With the exception of a
9:02 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR Cup Series champions Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano were joined by drivers Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney in cutting ties Thursday with Jason Beam, the well-known helmet artist who used his Twitter account to rip NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and