7:24 AM ET McLaren has withdrawn from this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix after one of its team members contracted coronavirus. The British team tested a member of the staff for the flu-like virus on Thursday and confirmed the result had been positive. McLaren says the team member immediately entered self-isolation as soon as they showed
1:14 PM GMT England 354 for 3 (Crawley 105, Root 90*, Pope 84*) vs Sri Lanka Board President’s XI Zak Crawley breezed his way to a fourth first-class hundred, before Joe Root and Ollie Pope finished the day in sight of their own tons as England started their four-day warm-up in brisk and impressive fashion.
7:28 AM ET The New England Patriots have officially exercised the 2020 option year on cornerback Jason McCourty, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates Thursday. While McCourty signed a two-year, $11 million contract last offseason, the presence of a $500,000 option bonus to activate the second year of the pact was notable. If the Patriots
Mar 12, 2020 Sebastian Vettel has continued the tradition of naming his Formula One cars, christening his 2020 Ferrari ‘Lucilla’. 1 Related The four-time world champion confirmed the name ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2020 season. The German uses an annual preseason meal with his mechanics to settle
2:56 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Amid growing concerns about the health risk posed by the spread of coronavirus, six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has expressed surprise and shock at Formula One’s decision to continue with this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. 2 Related The opening round of the F1 season is due to take place
2:10 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” California on Wednesday recommended a statewide limit on large gatherings through at least the remainder of March, according to a memo from the state’s department of public health, bringing into question the
1:18 AM ET ESPN News Services The PGA Tour says it is going forward with plans to open play Thursday in the Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida. “With the information currently available, The Players championship will continue as scheduled, although we will absolutely continue to review recommendations from the Centers
1:16 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Tim Bontemps Wednesday night saw the COVID-19 pandemic officially hit the NBA when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus, causing the Jazz’s game against the Oklahoma City
12:38 AM ET DALLAS — Mark Cuban’s jaw dropped when Dallas Mavericks vice president of basketball communications Scott Tomlin sat next to him early in Wednesday’s third quarter and showed him the email from the NBA league office announcing that the rest of the season had been suspended. “This is crazy. This can’t be true,”
11:04 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wednesday night’s game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings was postponed minutes before tipoff. The NBA said “the game was canceled out of an abundance of caution because one of the referees assigned to work in the game also worked a Utah Jazz game earlier