7:30 AM ET Connor McDavid held his fluffy bernedoodle, Lenny, as he did squats, taking an occasional paw to the face as the pooch aided in his weight training. Such are the challenges of trying to stay fit while homebound during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s tough. We don’t know what’s going to happen to the
5:03 PM ET Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won his debut Virtual Grand Prix after dominating Sunday’s online esports race among F1 drivers past and present. F1 is holding an online race in lieu of every postponed or cancelled grand prix this year, and Leclerc was among six current F1 drivers taking part on Sunday evening. But
4:42 PM ET Columbus All-Star defenseman Seth Jones, who underwent ankle surgery on Feb. 11, resumed skating on Sunday at the Blue Jackets’ facility. As an injured player, Jones is allowed to work out on team property as part of his rehabilitation process. Jones posted video on social media as he stepped on the ice
4:32 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — William Byron led the most laps in NASCAR’s first two virtual races and had nothing to show for his gaming skills. The third time out, he got the win. Byron easily won the iRacing event Sunday at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway, where NASCAR would have been really
8:00 AM ET Recruiting is one of the few aspects of sports that has not been completely shut down because of the coronavirus. College football coaches can recruit prospects over the phone and through social media, and recruits can make commitments whenever they want, so it keeps rolling along. While the recruiting process is still
2:14 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay has obtained more than 10,000 N95 masks that he plans to have distributed to medical people, he announced on Twitter on Sunday. Irsay is donating the masks to the Indiana State Department of Health so that they can be distributed to hospitals most in need. The
2:03 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt says he’s recovered from the kidney issues that forced him to pull out of a scheduled fight against Raphael Assuncao last month, and he is looking forward to booking a fight as soon as the UFC resumes operations following coronavirus-related postponements. Garbrandt is even considering booking
11:59 AM ET French point guard Theo Maledon has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for the 2020 NBA draft on Sunday. “I am excited to announce that I am declaring for the 2020 NBA draft,” Maledon wrote in an email to ESPN. Maledon, the No. 15 prospect in the ESPN
12:44 PM BST Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has said that his feud with head coach Gregor Townsend, which kept him out of this year’s Six Nations, was blown “out of proportion.” The Racing 92 fly-half left Scotland’s training camp for disciplinary reasons a week prior to their Six Nations opener against Ireland after he breached
6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Patriots open spot to add rookie QB in draft: The Patriots’ lone transaction of last week, in which they released No. 3 quarterback Cody Kessler, wasn’t a headline-grabbing move. But it was notable because it did something the club generally