11:48 AM ET Big Ten football programs will remain in the “acclimatization period” of practices, allowed to use helmets as their only piece of protective equipment until further notice, the league announced Saturday. The Big Ten said football programs will remain in the initial phase based on advice from its COVID-19 advisory groups. Programs around
Month: August 2020
10:59 AM ET American Athletic Conference athletes have reportedly circulated their own proposal to multiple schools within the conference, listing 10 concerns, including coronavirus safety issues and a percentage of revenues, according to a report from Sports Illustrated. SI obtained the document, which also requests “hazard pay” and demands student-athletes in other conferences have requested.
10:37 AM ET The Mid-American Conference is postponing all fall sports, which includes football, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. League presidents met Saturday morning and voted not to have all fall sports, including football. The MAC is the first FBS conference to opt not to play this fall. Earlier this week, FBS independent UConn
8:08 AM ET In the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak that sidelined 18 players and two coaches, the Miami Marlins were forced to make an unprecedented number of roster moves this week. But perhaps no call-up from the taxi squad was more improbable or intriguing than Eddy Alvarez, a 30-year-old rookie who has spent most
7:00 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Inside and outside of ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, there’s far less tension over the sturdiness of the NBA bubble experiment than the uncertainty of the NBA’s next season. The league’s owners are desperate for customers returning to the stands and suites, for the NBA’s game-night
7:17 AM ET NBA Insiders Luka Doncic is just days away from his first NBA playoff series — and it should be a fun one. The Dallas Mavericks are currently seventh in the Western Conference, with a first-round matchup with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the LA Clippers appearing extremely likely. Doncic has looked the
7:31 PM IST The CWI board could be cut to nine members if governance reforms recommended by an independent task force are accepted. CWI currently features an 18-member board including 12 members put forward from the regional boards. But a task force, headed by Jamaican senator Don Wehby, has called for the board to be
7:56 AM ET The NHL postseason bubble is officially bonkers. Friday featured three series upsets being completed, and a stunning late-game rally by the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Columbus Blue Jackets that pushed their series to a fifth and final game. On Saturday, we’ll find out who the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks will
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Based on how A.J. Green sprinted, lifted, and attacked the past offseason, his longtime trainer got the sense something was different for the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver. Curtis Winters, a 61-year-old former bodybuilder whom his 32-year-old client refers to as “Mr. Curtis,” said he has worked with Green off and
7:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Artist Cody Sabol’s phone lit up with a FaceTime call from a number he didn’t recognize. When he answered, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush‘s face filled his screen. “Hey, Cody,” Bush said, “what are you doing tomorrow?” When the nation shut down in early March due to the coronavirus pandemic,