12:11 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Tim Bontemps Amid concerns among teams over the potential for false positives impacting players returning from COVID-19, the NBA on Wednesday updated its protocols to add an antibody test for players and staff who
Month: July 2020
2:11 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo initially ruled out a return for the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, but the two-time All-Star now says there is a “strong possibility” that could change, though he remains undecided. “It was hard for me to assess where I was at from the long layover,
1:24 PM ET Orlando Magic swingman James Ennis revealed Wednesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus several weeks ago and recently rejoined his team. “It was tough,” Ennis said during a video call with reporters. “Just quarantined away from your family a little bit so I was in a separate room for about two
3:10 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus, in March, won’t be relying on the league’s anonymous safety tip line to hold others accountable within the Orlando bubble. “I don’t know if someone’s gonna use it, but I think it’s sort of
6:33 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Dwyane Wade deleted a tweet in support of TV host Nick Cannon in the wake of the entertainer being fired for making anti-Semitic remarks on a podcast. After initially tweeting at Cannon, “We are with you,” followed by a black fist and “Keep leading!” Wade later deleted the tweet and
6:15 PM ET Miguel Marriaga’s 10-round featherweight fight against Mark John Yap has been canceled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after Yap weighed in 8.7 pounds over the limit Wednesday. Yap weighed in at 136.7 pounds for the 128-pound fight, while Marriaga was at 127.3. The fight was scheduled to headline a Top Rank
12:00 PM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Having picked his top 36 players age 21 or under earlier this year, former scout and sporting director Tor-Kristian Karlsen turns his attention to the CONCACAF region, identifying and breaking down the skill sets of 15 players, who are from the region and play club soccer in North and Central
6:07 PM ET Jurgen Klopp was right: records don’t inspire Liverpool. A sense of embarrassment almost did after uncharacteristically gifting Arsenal their two first-half goals, but they failed to rally sufficiently and this 2-1 defeat ends any chance of surpassing Manchester City‘s record 100-point mark this season. Nobody should be too hard on Liverpool after
5:51 PM ET College football teams can count two games against qualifying FCS teams toward bowl eligibility during the upcoming season, the NCAA’s Division I Council announced Wednesday. The council approved a blanket waiver request for only the 2020-21 bowl season, which allows all FBS teams to count two games against FCS opponents that average
5:00 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One objective became clear for the Tennessee Titans during their surprise run to the AFC Championship Game last season: Make running back Derrick Henry the focal point of their