2:06 PM ET Rutgers University, which anticipates a $200 million shortfall in revenue through June 30 and additional significant losses the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic, announced that its athletics director and three highest-paid coaches are taking pay cuts over the next four months. Football coach Greg Schiano, men’s basketball coach
12:30 PM ET Steve Dalkowski, a wild left-hander who was said to have been dubbed “the fastest pitcher in baseball history” by Ted Williams, died this week in New Britain, Connecticut. He was 80. Dalkowski, who once struck out 24 batters in a minor league game — and walked 18 — never made it to
12:46 PM ET Associated Press Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo expects there to be a 2020 MLB season. Baseball has been on hold since last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, right along with most sports and other aspects of everyday life. Rizzo said on a conference call with reporters Friday: “I’m optimistic, as
12:30 PM ET On Sunday night, as Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. sat down with his family to watch the first two episodes of ESPN’s 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, he was suddenly transported to his rookie season playing alongside Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. As he watched
9:00 AM ET NFL Nation staff The 2020 NFL draft is underway, with the first round now complete. While some teams have found their new franchise quarterback — including Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert — others used their picks on elite playmakers on both sides of the ball. And how about all of
10:33 AM BST Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Tom Hamilton Close Senior
3:49 PM GMT India 275 for 4 (Tendulkar 134, Azharuddin 58, Fleming 2-47, Kasprowicz 2-48) beat Australia 272 for 9 (S Waugh 70, Lehmann 70, Prasad 2-32, Kanitkar 2-58, Agarkar 2-61) by six wickets Is sport at its best when it throws up the unpredictable? Or does it reach its heights when a genius shows
11:35 AM ET The New England Patriots traded out of the first round of the NFL draft, shipping the 23rd overall pick to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a second-rounder (37) and third-rounder (71). A good trade? Maybe, but there is absolutely no way to decisively say that just yet. They need to
3:27 PM GMT A movement appears to have begun urging the PCB to reintegrate Saleem Malik, the former batsman and captain who was banned for life in 2000 after being found guilty of attempting to fix a Test in Justice Qayyum’s report. It has gained prominence with support from Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saqlain Mushtaq and has
7:30 AM ET McLaren boss Zak Brown has accused Ferrari of being in denial about the existential threat Formula One faces from coronavirus as arguments heat up over how much teams should be allowed to spend. F1 is introducing a budget cap next year, with teams discussing lowering it from the original $175 million to