6:57 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Left-hander Danny Duffy will start for the Kansas City Royals when they open the season in Cleveland next week. Duffy, 31, will make his third start on Opening Day, although this one is far different than the others because of the coronavirus pandemic. The game July
Month: July 2020
5:23 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Right wing Troy Terry has agreed to a three-year, $4.35 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Anaheim Ducks. Anaheim announced the deal Tuesday. Terry will get $1.35 million in the 2020-21 season, $1.45 million in 2021-22 and $1.55 million in 2022-23. The 22-year-old Terry
11:53 AM ET A Canadian marketing representative who allegedly had an agreement to represent Zion Williamson and purportedly paid his stepfather $400,000 while Williamson was enrolled at Duke said he was conned by someone acting like they were in the New Orleans Pelicans star’s inner circle. In a court filing last week, Gina Ford’s attorneys
5:34 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler is hoping to keep the nameplate on the back of his jersey blank to underscore that if he wasn’t an NBA player, he would be “no different than anybody else of color.” As the league inches closer to a restart, many players have decided to wear
12:55 PM ET Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo is in an unresolved situation regarding $3 million in salary, multiple sources told ESPN. Under the rules the NBA established for its season restart in Orlando, players who were healthy but opted not to play would have to forgo their remaining salary for the season. Two weeks
6:13 PM ET Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic has cleared quarantine and will watch his team’s Tuesday night practice in Orlando, Florida. Jokic still has to undergo physical testing by the Nuggets before he can practice with the team, a source confirmed to ESPN. The team posted photos of Jokic on the NBA campus
4:48 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Tim Bontemps Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Beasley has left the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World Resort, league sources told ESPN. Sources have confirmed that Beasley tested positive for the coronavirus. Beasley, 31, was
4:18 PM ET Harrison Barnes announced Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the fourth such Sacramento Kings player in the days and weeks leading up to the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida. “I’ve been primarily asymptomatic and am doing well,” Barnes wrote in a tweet. “I’m quarantined and am abiding by
6:36 PM ET This is the 45th year of the Memorial Tournament, and host Jack Nicklaus has made a tradition of waiting behind the 18th green to congratulate the winner with a hearty handshake. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Nicklaus said Tuesday that he will not be changing anything. “I’m going to shake their hand. I
5:27 PM ET Tom Fenton Chelsea returned to winning ways on Tuesday night after a 1-0 win over already-relegated Norwich City. At times in the first half, the Blues looked a tad uninspired, with Norwich defending resolutely on the edge of their penalty area. However, the home team’s persistence paid off just before half-time, as