4:58 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell can now smile and admit, “It’s been a long few months for me.” Mitchell tested positive for the coronavirus, drew negative social media comments for addressing racial issues in America and was involved in some friction with teammate Rudy Gobert. But the All-Star guard says
Month: July 2020
5:24 PM ET DETROIT — Rickie Fowler‘s restart to golf needed a restart of its own after missing two consecutive cuts in June. Three weeks ago at the the Charles Schwab Challenge, the first event following the three-month coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Fowler finished two-over par, then shot a second-round 72 a week later in the
4:10 PM ET “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing,” traditionally known as the Black national anthem, is expected to be performed live or played before every Week 1 NFL game, and the league is considering a variety of other measures during the upcoming season to recognize victims of police brutality, a source familiar with the league’s
5:28 PM ET In an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus, NFL teams are likely to bring fewer than the regular 90 players they ordinarily bring to training camp whenever it begins, per league sources. One source said he believed it’s likely that teams will go to camp with 80-man rosters, and another source
6:08 PM ET FedEx, which has naming rights to the stadium in which the Washington Redskins play, has made a request on Thursday that the team change its nickname. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” FedEx said in a statement obtained by ESPN. The team
5:15 PM ET The European Tour has lifted Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen‘s suspension after his criminal trial in London was delayed until at least December 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Olesen, a member of the 2018 Ryder Cup European team, was suspended from playing on the European Tour on Aug. 6 after he was
5:14 PM ET Texas linebacker DeMarvion Overshown says that until “real action” is taken regarding Longhorns players’ demands that the university be more inclusive for Black athletes and the Black community, he will be “sitting out of all team activities.” “We have been told that things are being done behind close doors but have yet
3:51 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has completed radiation treatments for a rare form of bone cancer. The Flyers tweeted video Thursday showing Lindblom ringing the bell at Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, which signifies that he has completed his radiation treatments. The 23-year-old was diagnosed in December
4:10 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The PGA of America is renaming its Horton Smith Award after a review of history revealed Smith defended the Caucasian-only membership clause when he served as PGA president in the early 1950s. The PGA of America board voted to rename it the PGA Professional Development
2:11 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Roddy Estwick, West Indies assistant coach, has admitted he is slightly troubled by the top-order’s form ahead of the Test series against England but insists there is no concern over captain Jason Holder‘s form. While many have made scores of substance in the two intra-squad matches at Emirates Old