4:05 PM ET Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh marched alongside the Ann Arbor police chief and county sheriff at a rally against police violence Tuesday. In addition to Harbaugh, basketball player Isaiah Livers and several football players marched at the rally, organized to show solidarity between protesters and government officials after the death of George Floyd.
Month: June 2020
2:37 PM ET The PGA Tour has sent a memo to players saying that a second event in the Columbus, Ohio, area will take the place of the John Deere Classic, which decided last week that it would cancel its tournament this year. The July 9-12 event will be played at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village
2:24 PM ET Associated Press Arrogate, winner of the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Classic and the champion 3-year-old male that year on his way to becoming North America’s all-time leading money earner, has died. He was seven. Juddmonte Farms said Arrogate was euthanized Tuesday after becoming ill. The Lexington, Kentucky, breeding farm said it was unclear
2:53 PM ET The Los Angeles Chargers‘ Anthony Lynn wants to do more than make a statement. Lynn — one of four non-white coaches in the NFL — is feeling frozen by last week’s death of George Floyd in Minneapolis while in police custody and the ensuing protests that have swept across the United States,
3:56 PM ET PITTSBURGH — People with compromised immune systems are at greater risk for infection and complications from COVID-19, but Pittsburgh Steelers running back and cancer survivor James Conner isn’t worried about the coronavirus when he eventually returns to the field. “I’m 100%,” Conner said. “I had a weak immune system four years ago.
2:55 PM ET Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy canceled team and player meetings in support of Blackout Tuesday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Celebrities, organizations and activists posted blank, black boxes on social media and refrained from further posting Tuesday in support of protests against police brutality. The demonstrations arose after George Floyd died in
3:16 PM ET After being asked to quarantine at home for 14 days before returning to campus, Louisville student-athletes were welcomed back and underwent drive-up COVID-19 testing at Cardinal Stadium on Tuesday. Over 120 student-athletes, coaches and staff were tested, as small groups of athletes representing football, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s
2:24 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie opened a team discussion on racial issues along with coach Doug Pederson Monday amid nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd in late May. Lurie does not typically take part in the Eagles’ virtual team meetings, but asked to be involved under these
2:20 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — A week after George Floyd died while in custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, an incident which sparked mass protests in the Twin Cities and across the nation, two Minnesota Vikings linebackers are speaking out in response to a statement issued by the National Football League. The league’s statement expressed
12:30 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones hasn’t fought since a razor-thin decision win over Dominick Reyes on Feb. 8, but his current war of words with UFC president Dana White is threatening to overshadow anything taking place in the Octagon. Jones is saying he will relinquish his title and has asked White