5:06 PM ET Associated Press The U.S.-based National Women’s Hockey League is in the process of establishing an expansion franchise in the Toronto area, a person with direct knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. The team will be headed by Margaret “Digit” Murphy, and the former Brown University coach already has begun building
5:25 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Employees of Major League Baseball teams are participating in a massive study that will test up to 10,000 people for coronavirus antibodies and should offer researchers a better sense of how widespread
4:41 PM ET Associated Press The Nashville Predators have raised $2.7 million to help both with tornado and COVID-19 relief. The Predators started raising money after tornadoes hit Nashville and Middle Tennessee in early March. Then the franchise included help for the coronavirus pandemic once the NHL stopped play, along with the cancellation of the
3:29 PM ET Steve KimESPN Promoter Bob Arum says he is looking into the possibility of scheduling boxing events in Florida this summer, using the WWE’s facilities, with Gov. Ron DeSantis having deemed WWE an “essential business” in the state. DeSantis’ decision, outlined in a memo Thursday from the governor’s office, freed up the possibility
4:43 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Although the status on the remainder of this year’s NBA season remains unclear, Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine isn’t allowing it to kill his spirit. Amid Monday’s front-office changes — which included firing general manager Gar Forman — LaVine shared his marriage proposal to his now-fiancee, Hunter Mar, on Instagram.
4:16 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After facing a life-threatening pulmonary embolism during the 2019 offseason, left tackle Russell Okung didn’t agree to be traded to the Carolina Panthers to be part of a total rebuild under first-year coach Matt Rhule. “I made it really clear, I’m not here to just rebuild,” Okung said Tuesday
3:26 PM ET On the same day Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said the organization has communicated with Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott after a report of a party at the quarterback’s house in Prosper, Texas, on Friday that would have violated guidelines regarding the coronavirus pandemic, a frustrated Prescott issued a statement
3:26 PM ET Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said the organization has communicated with Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott after a report of an alleged party at the quarterback’s house in Prosper, Texas, last Friday, that would have violated guidelines regarding the coronavirus. “I think they’re certainly aware now of how sensitive these
3:55 PM ET Wake Forest football coach Dave Clawson will voluntarily take a 10% pay cut to help the university amid the financial fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the school announced Tuesday. Clawson made $2,189,063 in 2019, according to USA Today’s salary database. Clawson joins Wake Forest president Nathan Hatch, athletic director John Currie
3:02 PM ET Tickets to the Super Bowl. And a game of the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final. Tickets to the World Series, College Football Playoff National Championship, Daytona 500, Masters, US Open tennis championships, NCAA men’s Final Four and Olympic Opening Ceremonies. That’s one prize that Fanatics founder Michael Rubin has offered to