1:49 PM ET Kansas suspended its voluntary workouts for football on Friday after an increase of positive coronavirus tests within the program, the university said in a statement. According to the Kansas athletics department, 162 student-athletes have been tested with 16 total positives, including 12 in football. There were positive test results in four other
Month: July 2020
12:10 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout says he “still doesn’t feel comfortable” with MLB’s plan to play a 60-game season, citing concerns with safety for his family. “Honestly, I still don’t feel comfortable,” Trout told reporters Friday. “Obviously, with the baby coming, there’s a lot of stuff going through my mind
12:59 PM ET William Weinbaum Two days after the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, 22 minor league baseball teams filed lawsuits Thursday against insurance companies over rejections of business interruption claims. Fourteen of the 22 teams withdrew the federal suit filed last week in Pennsylvania in favor of the new
1:08 PM ET Associated Press Chicago White Sox prospect Michael Kopech missed the start of summer camp Friday due to a personal matter. General manager Rick Hahn said he doesn’t have a timeline for the return of the 24-year-old right-hander. “Given the time we’re living through together, I will try to answer the question that’s
1:17 PM ET One of America’s oldest stadiums is adapting to the coronavirus. In recent days, the Boston Red Sox converted several areas of Fenway Park to support a safe opening of summer camp and allow for social distancing among the players as Major League Baseball continues to ramp up to attempting a start to
1:19 PM ET Associated Press Indians outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. has tested positive for the coronavirus and is being quarantined from his teammates. Chris Antonetti, the team’s president of baseball operations, said DeShields tested positive before coming to Cleveland. The Indians held their first workout at Progressive Field on Friday. Antonetti said DeShields is doing
9:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Training camps around Major League Baseball officially open Friday, marking another step toward the game’s return. As momentous as that might sound, as positive as that might seem, Friday is a vital
11:50 AM ET Associated Press ZURICH — Seven ice hockey players have been suspended during an investigation into match-fixing in the Belarus league. The players — five from Belarus and two from Russia — told a domestic investigation they were paid to help arrange the outcome of a game in November, the International Ice Hockey
1:31 PM ET Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has died in Moscow, the fighter’s manager Ali Abdelaziz confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The elder Nurmagomedov had been hospitalized in Moscow since May, when he was diagnosed with coronavirus. He also underwent heart surgery for a pre-existing condition
12:35 PM ET Red Bull has launched a protest against rivals Mercedes over its use of its Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system during Friday practice at the Austrian Grand Prix. 1 Related Mercedes caught the attention of the F1 paddock in testing earlier this year when it first ran the system that allows the driver