8:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Florida State coaching great Bobby Bowden, 90, was admitted to the hospital Tuesday as he undergoes treatment for COVID-19. Bowden’s wife, Ann, told the Tallahassee Democrat that her husband was taken by ambulance to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare because of fatigue and was scheduled to undergo tests. “I feel sure
Month: October 2020
7:13 PM ET Associated Press Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is spending the NHL’s two-day draft in self-isolation after recently being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Yzerman is experiencing no symptoms, and he has had multiple negative test results, the team said Tuesday, a little more than an hour before
5:59 PM ET The New York Rangers selected left wing Alexis Lafreniere of the QMJHL’s Rimouski Oceanic with the first pick in the 2020 NHL draft on Tuesday. The Rangers had never previously selected with the first overall pick in the entry draft era, which began in 1979. Lafreniere, who will turn 19 on Sunday,
5:19 PM ET Tony Finau has withdrawn from this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after testing positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. “Earlier today, I received a positive result for Covid-19 under PGA TOUR on-site testing protocols and have begun a period of self-quarantine to protect others around me,” he wrote on
3:01 PM ET PSV Eindhoven have reached a deal with World Cup-winner Mario Gotze, the Dutch club announced on Tuesday. – Eredivisie on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Gotze, 28, was photographed earlier on the day in Eindhoven, sparking interest on social media. #MeisterMario = PSV’er! 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/sH5vW1UnSg — PSV International (@psveindhoven)
5:53 PM ET Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez has the requisites to step up and become a leader in Mexico‘s national team, said El Tri coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino ahead of the squad’s friendly against the Netherlands on Wednesday (watch the match on ESPN2 at 2:45 p.m. ET in the U.S.). “There are natural occurrences
7:15 PM ET Associated Press Jill Ellis never left soccer, she just shifted focus. The two-time World Cup-winning coach with the U.S. national team has turned her attention to making sure other women can pursue coaching careers in a sport where female coaches are rare. After Ellis stepped down as coach of the national team
3:57 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Edinson Cavani says he’s ready for the “responsibility” of wearing Manchester United‘s No. 7 shirt. The striker, who signed a two-year contract at Old Trafford on Monday, will follow in the footsteps of Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo by inheriting United’s No.7 and the 33-year-old is determined to
5:03 PM ET Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo‘s legal fight with a woman who accuses the international soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago is heading toward a trial before a federal judge in Nevada. No date was immediately set, but U.S. District Judge Jennifer
5:34 PM ET One of boxing’s top fighters will be back in the ring next month. Welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford will square off against former titleholder Kell Brook, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum confirmed Wednesday. The fight is scheduled for Nov. 14 at a location that is yet to be determined, a source told