2:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said Tuesday morning that the NBA has told the league’s general managers that the 2020-21 NBA schedule could be more condensed in order to allow the league to remain as close as possible to its current schedule format. “Because of this circumstance, I think
Month: June 2020
1:44 PM ET New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said the efforts by commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL to support players fighting for social justice have fallen short because they have yet to properly address their handling of Colin Kaepernick. “I still don’t think [the NFL has] gotten it right. Until they apologize, specifically,
10:52 PM IST The England team could wear blue armbands during the Test series against West Indies in recognition of the contribution of NHS workers and other care staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tributes to care workers, who have borne the brunt of the virus in their efforts to keep others safe, have been a
8:51 AM ET Associated Press The LPGA Tour lost its first major because of the COVID-19 pandemic when it announced Tuesday the Evian Championship in France has been canceled this year. The LPGA Tour cited ongoing travel and border restrictions, along with government quarantine requirements, for not holding the tournament on Aug. 6-9. It will
7:31 AM ET With the NBA schedule determined for the coming months, the league’s annual coaching carousel is once again firing up. The New York Knicks are reportedly ready to begin the process of finding their next head coach. Other teams that held off because of the optics of handing out a pink slip during
7:00 AM ET Maybe the most remarkable aspect of the Great Home Run Chase of 1998 was that everyone expected Roger Maris’ record to fall. Mark McGwire hit 58 the previous season and Ken Griffey Jr. 56, putting Maris’ mark of 61 in obvious jeopardy. Sports Illustrated put McGwire on the cover of its baseball
11:50 AM ET Former Miami tight end Michael Irvin II announced he is transferring to Florida Atlantic for his final season. In a social media post, Irvin said he was granted an opportunity he could not pass up to join FAU, which is about 50 miles north of the Miami campus. “I have received unparalleled
11:27 AM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player will get $5 million and the rights to his name and likeness back from a company operated by one of his sons, according to court documents filed in Florida. The 84-year-old golfer and the South Carolina-based Gary Player Group
7:00 AM ET It was 10 years ago today that Patrick Kane helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup with an overtime goal that hardly anyone realized he scored. He snapped a quick shot at Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and circled around the net. The first player to raise his hands in victory
7:00 AM ET ESPN national recruiting director Paul Biancardi scouted LeBron James in the early 2000s, back when Biancardi was a college assistant at Ohio State and LeBron was a high school sophomore. Biancardi has more recently had several opportunities to scout James’ son, Bronny James, who is about to enter his sophomore season at