9:30 AM ET It has been 88 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there also have been continuous nuggets of new information regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft, the playoffs
Month: June 2020
1:22 PM ET Nebraska wide receiver JD Spielman officially entered the transfer portal Monday. Spielman had not been with the team since March, when he went home to Minnesota for mental health reasons. At the time, coach Scott Frost said the staff was backing off, making sure Spielman was able to get space. Frost said
7:44 AM ET For the first time in 90 days, PGA Tour players are gathering at a golf course to continue preparations for a tournament that begins Thursday and will be the first played since the coronavirus pandemic halted sports across the country. On March 12, the first round of the Players Championship was played
11:41 AM ET San Jose Sharks star Evander Kane and Akim Aliu, a player whose allegations of racism led to the resignation of an NHL coach, are the co-heads of the new Hockey Diversity Alliance, an independent organization started by minorities who play professional hockey. They’re joined by an executive committee that includes Minnesota Wild
7:13 AM ET In October 2017, J.T. Brown of the Tampa Bay Lightning tried to bring awareness to police brutality and racial inequality. He stood at the bench, lowered his head and raised his right fist in the air, becoming the first NHL player to engage in a peaceful demonstration during the national anthem in
12:55 PM ET Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk has been reinstated following his suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug program. Monk’s suspension began Feb. 26 and was set to continue until he was determined to be in full compliance with the program. “That’s been a while now,” Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak said Monday of
11:12 AM ET This year’s NFL quarterback coaching summit, an annual event designed to assist and elevate minority coaching candidates, will be held virtually later this month, league sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. The NFL and the Black College Football Hall of Fame will host the event June 22-23. The quarterback coaching summit began in
12:36 PM ET Associated Press The NFL and the NFL Players Association sent a planner to the 32 teams Monday outlining procedures for the full reopening of their practice facilities, which were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a lengthy four-part memo to the clubs written by commissioner Roger Goodell and approved by the
12:06 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Jurrell Casey said Monday that the way the Titans traded him to the Broncos after nine seasons in Tennessee was equivalent to throwing him away “like a piece of trash.” The defensive
11:35 AM ET Shaquille O’Neal urged the New Orleans Saints last Thursday not to let the media divide them in the wake of Drew Brees‘ national anthem comments, a source confirmed to ESPN. “They’re going to try to divide you, just like they divided us with the Lakers! Me and Kobe [Bryant], we had a