Month: October 2020

7:51 PM ET Padres outfielder Tommy Pham was recovering and in “good condition” after being stabbed during an altercation Sunday night in San Diego. Both Pham and the Padres confirmed the news to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Citing two people who talked to the veteran big leaguer, the newspaper reported Monday that Pham left an
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9:24 PM ET A statue depicting the Chicago Blackhawks logo outside the United Center was defaced over the weekend, the team confirmed in a statement to The Athletic. A Twitter account named “no racist mascots” shared photos of the statue being covered in orange paint with phrases like “Land Back” written on and around it.
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6:34 PM ET The NBA league office is eliminating many restrictions on in-person evaluations and interviews, according to a memo to teams obtained by ESPN. The NBA draft, originally scheduled for June 25, has been postponed several times to a tentative date of Nov. 18. From Oct. 16 to Nov. 16, teams may schedule 10
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — New Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan shook up his staff, letting assistants Karen Stack Umlauf, Dean Cooper, Nate Loenser and Roy Rogers go on Monday. A standout player for Northwestern in the early 1980s, Umlauf joined the Bulls as an entry-level ticket representative in 1985. Hall of Fame
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10:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The 17th NBA title in Lakers franchise history is still fresh in the minds of their fans, but any public celebration of it in Los Angeles will have to wait. The Lakers announced Monday that due to safety precautions related to COVID-19, the team will hold off on any
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10:09 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Peru‘s Raul Ruidiaz and Alex Valera have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) said. – Vickery: Bolivia ready to ‘eat the liver’ of Argentina The players did not take part in
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9:46 PM ET The Colorado Rapids have had three additional games postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within the organization, MLS announced on Monday. “MLS today announced that while there have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the Colorado Rapids staff and players, based on the total number of cases, Major League
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9:57 PM ET The NFL has augmented its COVID-19 testing protocol to include game-day testing for all players, coaches and some other employees of each team, according to a memo sent to teams Monday night. The league has been using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kits to test upward of 8,000 people every week. Those classified
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7:57 PM ET Never say never in combat sports, but it appears Khabib Nurmagomedov is done with Conor McGregor. In an exclusive interview with ESPN, Nurmagomedov confirmed he nixed any plans of a reboot of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series in 2021, which would have featured McGregor and him as opposing coaches. UFC president Dana
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