6:32 PM ET All winter athletes in NCAA Division I sports will be given an additional year of eligibility and all football programs will be allowed to compete in bowl games — regardless of their win-loss record — as part of one-time rules changes in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The NCAA’s Division I
Month: October 2020
5:48 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is self-isolating at home, the university announced. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne also tested positive on Wednesday, according to the school. “I found out earlier this afternoon that I had tested positive for COVID-19,” Saban said in a statement. “I immediately
5:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Not much is wrong with the New York Yankees in the view of manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman. While stung by a five-game loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series, the Yankees leadership does not appear to anticipate large-scale changes
2:33 PM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. SAN
1:18 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels have granted the Chicago White Sox permission to interview Tony La Russa for their managerial opening, a source told ESPN on Wednesday, confirming a report from USA Today. La Russa, 76, hasn’t served as a major league manager since ending a 16-year run with the St. Louis Cardinals
4:31 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw coming back to start Game 4 is “a likely possibility” but still uncertain, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday, two hours before Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers will wait to see how Kershaw’s back responds Thursday morning ahead of that
5:05 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have given a two-year contract extension to goaltender Jake Allen. The deal is worth $2.875 million per season and keeps the 30-year-old under contract through the 2022-23 season. Montreal acquired Allen in a trade with St. Louis on Sept. 2. The Canadiens hope he can
9:49 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic made the transfer market unlike any before it, but there was still plenty of action on Deadline Day. With the window closed across the major leagues in Europe, you can check out the latest major completed transfers across the globe. TOP STORY: Barca to turn to free agents Pogba
9:54 AM ET United States defender Chris Richards is unavailable for Bayern Munich‘s cup match against minnows Duren on Thursday (live on ESPN+ at 2:40 p.m. ET) due to injury, coach Hansi Flick said. The 20-year-old earned his first Bundesliga start for Bayern in the 4-3 win against Hertha Berlin on Oct. 4. – Bundesliga
4:35 PM ET Christian Eriksen‘s penalty on his 100th appearance for Denmark earned his side a 1-0 win over England in their Nations League clash at Wembley on Wednesday as the hosts played more than half the game with 10 men. Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eriksen powered his spot-kick past Jordan Pickford in the 35th