11:41 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Kent have dropped 19-year-old batsman Jordan Cox from the squad for their next Bob Willis Trophy match, after he broke social-distancing protocols by agreeing to a request for a photo with some young fans. Cox became the first player born in the 21st century to hit a first-class hundred on
Month: August 2020
1:47 PM ET Associated Press The path to landing a Cup Series ride with Joe Gibbs Racing was bumpy for Christopher Bell, who was hired for the coveted job after the team told Erik Jones he was being let go at the end of the season. The decision by Gibbs blindsided Jones, who thought talks
1:07 PM ET The chair of the ACC medical advisory group believes a fall season can be played safely, which is one of the biggest reasons the league remains on course to start the season in September. Dr. Cameron Wolfe, a Duke infectious disease specialist, told Sports Business Daily that doctors have learned enough over
1:32 PM ET President Donald Trump said he thinks college football would be making a “tragic mistake” if the sport was not played. Appearing Tuesday morning on Fox Sports Radio, Trump cited the youth and overall health of college players as things that will help them avoid the most serious symptoms of the coronavirus. “These
10:47 AM ET Associated Press Spire Motorsports said Tuesday it has purchased the NASCAR charter and assets of Leavine Family Racing, which is closing its team at the end of this season. The purchase of the No. 95 from Bob Leavine gives Spire a second guaranteed spot in Cup Series races, the Leavine race shop
12:20 PM ET Associated Press Justin Thomas shot only one round in the 60s at the PGA Championship at Harding Park, tied for 37th and lost the No. 1 ranking that he had held all of one week. The week wasn’t a total loss. Thomas has played so well this year, with a PGA Tour-best
11:33 AM BST Gallagher Premiership clubs could go bust if fans are not allowed into stadiums by the end of the year, Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe has said. The Premiership, which has been suspended since March, will resume later this month but games will be played without supporters as part of measures to curb
10:20 PM IST Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Opening batsman Xavier Marshall is the highest profile casualty from USA
11:45 AM ET North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Tuesday that the ACC wants to play this season, but he added that he did not think it was feasible to play if several other Power 5 leagues decided to suspend sports for the fall. As conversations in the Pac-12 and Big Ten focus on whether
11:07 AM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey told ESPN that he will watch the other Power 5 conferences “with interest” regarding their upcoming decisions on whether to play football this fall, but his focus is on his own conference. “We believe we set a responsible plan,” he said Tuesday. “We have delayed our kickoff to