5:30 PM ET Josh Bailey of the New York Islanders called it “normalcy.” Matt Benning of the Edmonton Oilers called it “different.” The reopening of NHL training facilities this week, for the teams that opted to participate, had players feeling a mix of emotions. The NHL announced last week that it had moved into Phase
Month: June 2020
8:06 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. is the second major league baseball owner in a week to say that the sport doesn’t produce a lot of profit as labor negotiations between the owners and players continue, with the 2020 season hanging in the balance. “The industry isn’t very profitable, to be
7:27 PM ET UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, is “progressing” in a Moscow hospital, Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz told ESPN on Tuesday. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was hospitalized last month and underwent a procedure on his heart, due to complications from a previous ailment and falling ill with the coronavirus. Nurmagomedov, 31, confirmed his father
7:09 PM ET Associated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua — A Nicaraguan Hall of Fame baseball manager was fired Tuesday, days after publicly speaking about being hospitalized with the coronavirus along with his son and coach. Norman Cardoze Sr., manager of the San Fernando Beasts, was not given a reason for his firing, but his wife, Fátima
7:34 PM ET Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Paul “Rocky” Rochester, a defensive lineman on the New York Jets‘ Super Bowl-winning team in 1969, has died. He was 81. The team announced Rochester’s death on its website Tuesday, saying it happened last weekend but did not provide additional details. Rochester began his pro football
5:37 PM ET Featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson goes up in weight to face Felix Caraballo in the main event of a Top Rank card on Tuesday at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Before that, a few good prospects will showcase their skills on the undercard. In the co-main event, heavyweight Jared
12:22 PM ET UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday that the trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set for Aug. 15. Cormier, 41, has said this will be his last fight before retiring. Miocic beat Cormier by fourth-round TKO on Aug. 17, 2019, to regain his belt after Cormier knocked
5:34 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have hired former Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns executive Alonzo Highsmith as a full-time member of their scouting department. The team’s website lists Highsmith’s title as personnel executive. The Seahawks brought him on earlier this offseason in a consulting role. Highsmith spent 19 seasons in the
4:03 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR is set to allow fans back at the track for races this month at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR will allow up to 1,000 Florida service members, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and U.S. Southern Command in Doral, to attend the Cup Series
2:12 PM ET UFC president Dana White made some news Tuesday morning, and while much of the focus was on the cards he announced for the highly anticipated Fight Island, he threw in a nugget that arguably dwarfs any other fight mentioned. The trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set