4:32 PM ET As several NBA teams traveled to Florida on Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver expressed concern that potential positive coronavirus cases following quarantine inside the league’s campus setup will reveal “in essence a hole in our bubble.” In a virtual interview with Fortune Brainstorm Health, Silver said the NBA expects more positive coronavirus
Month: July 2020
6:54 PM ET Brooklyn Nets forward Taurean Prince has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been ruled out of the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN. Prince is the fourth Nets player — including DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie and Wilson Chandler — who won’t participate in the league’s restart because of the
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has hinted that John Stones could be allowed to leave Manchester City. Stones has struggled with injuries this season and has not started a Premier League game since January. What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues He is set to start against Newcastle on Wednesday
4:34 PM ET Frank Lampard hailed the growing influence of Christian Pulisic after he scored again in Chelsea‘s 3-2 win at Crystal Palace on Tuesday. Pulisic has scored three goals in five games since the Premier League restarted last month to keep Chelsea in pole position for a place in the Champions League next season.
5:13 PM ET VAR took centre stage again as Jamie Vardy scored late to earn Leicester a 1-1 draw at Arsenal. The Gunners saw Edward Nketiah sent off following a VAR review, before Vardy levelled with a length delay for possible offside. Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho had early chances as Leicester started well, but it
3:46 PM ET Lazio‘s fading Serie A title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow when they lost 2-1 at relegation-threatened Lecce and their frustration boiled over as defender Patric bit an opponent and was sent off in the closing moments on Tuesday. Felipe Caicedo gave Lazio a fifth-minute lead, gifted to them by Lecce goalkeeper
4:27 PM ET LAFC‘s Bradley Wright-Phillips has expressed his concerns over playing the MLS is Back Tournament in the confines of the bubble in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and questioned whether the league should be returning with coronavirus cases on the rise in the United States. FC Dallas was forced to withdraw
7:22 PM ET Jamie Vardy opted not to join Arsenal in 2016 because he believed Leicester City offered the better chance of Champions League football. It has taken longer than anyone at either club would have liked but after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at the Emirates, he may just be proved right. Neither the Foxes nor
8:44 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The New York Mets will host the crosstown Yankees on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 next season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The clubs will play at Citi Field in a game sure to be full of emotions for the city
9:33 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks say they will continue to use their team name because it honors a Native American leader who has been an inspiration to generations. “The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes an important and historic person, Black Hawk of Illinois’ Sac & Fox Nation, whose leadership