Mar 19, 2020 Remember when LeBron James was one of the best high school dunkers around? And when that torch got passed to Blake Griffin? And when Zion Williamson entered the national spotlight less than two years ago? So do we. That’s why on Saturday, ESPN2 is airing high school basketball games and dunk contests
2:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA sent out a memo Thursday afternoon stating that, starting Friday, all 30 NBA teams must close their practice and training facilities to players and staff until further notice, sources told ESPN. Thursday’s memo was an update on ones sent out by the league earlier this week, in which
1:18 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals have signed former Atlanta Falcons linebacker De’Vondre Campbell to a one-year deal worth up to $8.5 million, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The signing comes a day after the Cardinals added former Detroit Lions linebacker Devon Kennard on a three-year contract, Schefter reported. Campbell, who
2:08 PM ET National health concerns have changed the way NFL teams are doing contracts for free agency — and some players won’t be happy about it. NFL teams are placing coronavirus-19-related provisions in their contracts stating a failed physical will result in forfeited signing bonus money, multiple league sources told ESPN. The problem is
2:01 PM ET Marvin Vettori Marvin Vettori is an up-and-coming UFC middleweight from Italy. He was scheduled to face Darren Stewart at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards on Saturday in London. Last Friday night, Vettori flew from Los Angeles — he trains at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California — to London, only to
1:55 PM ET Monaco Grand Prix organisers have confirmed the famous race will not take place in 2020 having been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, F1 postponed its three races slated for May, the Dutch, Spanish and Monaco GPs. Later that day, the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) confirmed the event will
1:34 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have informed former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Joe Flacco that he is being released with a failed physical designation, the team announced Thursday. Flacco, who was placed on injured reserve halfway through last season with a herniated disk in his neck, becomes an unrestricted free agent.
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6:49 AM ET Formula One bosses and teams have agreed to push back the radical rule changes originally planned for 2021 amid the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. F1 had set aside next year to introduce a radical overhaul of car designs, which it hoped would allow for closer racing and more overtaking.
12:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has canceled series scheduled for this season in Mexico City and San Juan, Puerto Rico, because of the coronavirus pandemic. The San Diego Padres had been scheduled to play the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 18-19 in Mexico City, and the New York Mets were supposed to