8:28 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will open stables at the track and training center in phases starting May 11 before races are run during its spring meet without spectators. The historic track postponed the Kentucky Derby last month from May 2 to Sept. 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It
8:12 PM ET Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — Hunter Henry has already signed his franchise tag with the Los Angeles Chargers, and the tight end remains optimistic a long-term extension can still be reached. Henry said during a conference call Wednesday that both sides made progress before things were put on pause for draft
8:00 PM ET Ricky Williams smoked marijuana a few times in high school, and a couple of times when he played football for the University of Texas. But the first time he noticed the drug helped him relax was during his senior year of college. “I had a really bad breakup with my girlfriend,” Williams
7:50 PM ET LeBron James is combining two of his off-court passions — education and entertainment — in a primetime event to honor the high school class of 2020 next month. The Los Angeles Lakers star’s LeBron James Family Foundation is partnering with the XQ Institute and the Entertainment Institute Foundation to present “Graduate Together:
6:58 PM ET The NHL is hoping its players can return to local team training facilities at “some point in the latter half of May,” if local restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic will allow it. “We are not targeting a specific date at this point in time,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN via
6:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are the first Major League Baseball team known to plan furloughs of some full-time employees because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports. Temporary cost-cutting measures will take effect on Saturday, The Associated Press and the Tampa Bay Times reported Wednesday.
6:13 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Former Houston Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph told ESPN on Wednesday that he is signing with the Tennessee Titans on a one-year deal. “I’m familiar with the coaches and the division, and they
6:12 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year option for tight end O.J. Howard, the team announced Wednesday. Howard’s job security had come into question after a rocky 2019 season, his first in coach Bruce Arians’ offense, and the team’s trade for Rob Gronkowski earlier this month. Howard,
6:47 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, per the Duval County Jail’s website. Smith, 29, was booked into the jail at 5:20 p.m. ET. He is being held on a $50,003 bond and there is
6:47 PM ET Linebacker Clay Matthews is filing a grievance against the Los Angeles Rams over $2 million in unpaid guarantees, sources told ESPN. Former Rams Matthews and running back Todd Gurley — who were released by the team on March 19 — have publicly vented their frustrations over non-payments, and Matthews is doing something