12:58 PM ET Associated Press Two-time Stanley Cup-winning forward Kris Versteeg is retiring after 11 NHL seasons. The 33-year-old announced his decision through the NHL Players’ Association on Tuesday, and after ending this season playing with his brother, Mitch, with Slovakia’s HK Nitra. Versteeg was a member of the Blackhawks‘ championship teams in 2010 and
12:44 PM ET Hank Steinbrenner, general partner and co-chairperson of the New York Yankees, died Tuesday at his home in Clearwater, Florida, the team announced. He was 63. The Yankees said Steinbrenner died of a longstanding health issue. Steinbrenner was the oldest son of George Steinbrenner, and he had a brash and outspoken style like
12:06 PM ET The Chinese Basketball Association is facing another setback in its efforts to resume play in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Sources told ESPN that league officials met overnight to discuss the fate of its season, which has been on hold since Jan. 24, and elected to postpone its schedule again, this
11:07 AM ET The NHL has extended its self-quarantine recommendation for players and staff to April 30. This is the third time the NHL has extended the deadline, though deputy commissioner Bill Daly said last month that the league was “biting this off in chunks.” The previous deadline was April 15. The NHL paused its
11:08 AM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chip Ganassi Racing has fired NASCAR driver Kyle Larson after he used the N-word during a virtual race, it was announced Tuesday. Larson was competing in an iRacing event Sunday night when he appeared to lose communication with his spotter on his headset. During a check
11:01 AM ET Joe Burrow understands what he will be tasked to overcome when he enters the NFL. During a radio interview on Tuesday morning, the former LSU quarterback and projected No. 1 overall pick in next week’s NFL draft was asked about playing for a franchise that hasn’t enjoyed recent success. The Cincinnati Bengals,
Apr 14, 2020 The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) said it would discuss a salary reduction programme for higher earning players and staff with the governing body’s finances badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend and the SRU board have taken a 25% wage deferral until Sept. 1 to help ease the
8:59 AM ET Steve KimESPN As boxers worldwide are sidelined while the sports world (and almost everything else) is shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, promotional companies are doing their best to keep fighters in front of the public eye. Eddie Hearn, the head of Matchroom Sports, has been conducting a regular series of
10:09 AM ET ESPN News Services The Senior Open Championship has been postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus, the R&A announced. The event was scheduled to take place from July 23-26 at Sunningdale Golf Club in England. “We will continue to investigate alternative options to host The Senior Open later in the year if
11:22 AM ET Major League Baseball is shut down right now, as are virtually all sports, because of the coronavirus pandemic. We might see baseball again as early as May, but that could be with all 30 teams in Arizona, and no fans in the stands. In the meantime, why are the parking lots at