12:19 AM ET Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning players said they found out about the NBA and other sports leagues’ postponing games only when they got to the rink Wednesday night. By that point, they didn’t have sufficient time to discuss following suit. “It was so close to our game that we were just
9:00 PM ET The National Hockey League held a moment of reflection before the Stanley Cup playoff game between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night, while games in the NBA, WNBA and MLB were postponed as teams from those sports protested the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Before
7:55 PM ET Kenny Smith walked off the TNT “Inside the NBA” set on Wednesday night as a show of solidarity with NBA players who are not playing games as a form of protest because of the Jacob Blake shooting. Smith, one of the analysts on “Inside the NBA” with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal,
1:13 AM ET Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard will leave the NBA’s bubble in Florida and return to Portland for further examination of his sprained right knee, the team announced Wednesday. The announcement came hours after the Trail Blazers’ scheduled first-round series playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers was postponed, along with
10:22 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Tim Bontemps When Milwaukee Bucks players were able to speak to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Wednesday, they had one main goal. “They just wanted to know
1:18 AM ET Tim Bontemps Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA’s board of governors and the players still inside the
10:08 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Naomi Osaka, the two-time major tennis champion, announced that she would not play in Thursday’s Western & Southern Open semifinal match in reaction to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Several hours later, the tournament announced that it was pausing play for a day. “As a sport, tennis is
10:50 AM IST The women’s game needs to ensure there is clear communication and a smarter approach to scheduling in the future to avoid clashes of domestic competitions such as the WBBL and T20 Challenge according to former Australia player and now CA board director Mel Jones. CA hopes that the doubling up of two
7:40 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Messi tells Neymar of Man City move The talk of Wednesday was about
6:50 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain are closely monitoring the situation around Lionel Messi, sources have told ESPN, after the Barcelona talisman told the club that he wants to leave. There have been no offers at the moment for the Argentina international or even discussions with his entourage, but the French champions would put themselves in