8:45 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs were unable to reach a long-term deal with Chris Jones before Monday’s deadline to use the franchise tag, so they placed the tag on their star defensive lineman, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tag numbers have not been released yet, but last season defensive ends got $17.128
7:30 AM ET Formula One drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were racing on Sunday but, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix cancelled due to the coronavirus, it was against invisible opponents on virtual racetracks. The world of esports came to the rescue in the absence of a race in Melbourne or indeed of any
6:20 AM ET The McLaren team member who contracted the coronavirus on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix is “recovering well” and is now free of symptoms, team boss Zak Brown has confirmed. Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix was cancelled after news broke that a McLaren team member had tested positive for Covid-19 on the
6:30 AM GMT The Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket boards have agreed to postpone the upcoming third leg of their series, of one ODI and and Test in Karachi in early April, in light of growing concerns around the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and travel restrictions around the world. The boards will explore windows to
11:22 PM ET A member of the Vancouver Canucks full-time office staff has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Sunday night. 2 Related The individual does not have a fan-facing role, Canucks chief operating officer Trent Carroll said in a statement, and is not in contact with the players, hockey operations personnel or
11:15 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA sent out a memo Sunday night giving its teams further instructions over how to handle the sudden and indefinite suspension of the league season — including allowing players the ability to travel out of market under certain conditions and extending indefinitely the ban on full team practices. With
10:11 PM ET These are uncertain times in the sports world, and the NBA has been at the center of adjusting to life without the normal routine of games. The league is on an indefinite suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, and many personnel have been recommended to self-isolate for the near future. Players have
10:03 PM ET Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, NBA owners and executives are bracing for the possibility of mid-to-late June as a best-case scenario for the league’s return, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Fears exist of a season completely lost, especially based on what some experts see as the slow response of the
8:48 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 NBA teams operating G League franchises expect the rest of the minor league season will be canceled because of
7:00 AM ET NHL experts When the NHL announced that the 2019-20 season would undergo a “pause” due to the coronavirus outbreak, there was an indication that the season would resume at some point and that a 2020 Stanley Cup champion would be crowned. As with much of the sporting world, there’s a great deal