3:48 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Jim Rutherford is not ready to blow up the core that’s led the Pittsburgh Penguins to three Stanley Cups in a little more than a decade. Still, the longtime general manager understands there’s some serious retooling necessary following a second straight playoff flameout. The issue isn’t just that
4:27 PM ET Serena Williams said on Tuesday that she has become a student of the Bible during the long lockdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and believes that the book holds the key to achieving racial justice. “A lot of my time off, I’ve been studying the Bible,’ Williams said in a Zoom call
11:33 AM ET Amid six months of near constant setbacks for college sports because of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest complaints from athletics administrators, coaches and fans has been the lack of a centralized leadership. While the professional leagues have set clear-cut plans for return to play, college sports have faced numerous cancellations/postponements.
3:03 PM ET The Big Ten announced on Tuesday the decision to postpone its college football and fall sports seasons with the hopes of playing in the spring. The announcement comes more than a month after the Ivy League became the first conference to cancel all fall sports with an eye toward playing in the
4:01 PM ET Nebraska football coach Scott Frost, president Ted Carter and chancellor Ronnie Green released a joint statement Tuesday afternoon saying they would hope to still possibly compete this fall. “We will continue to consult with medical experts and evaluate the situation as it emerges,” the statement read. “We hope it may be possible
4:05 PM ET The Pac-12 CEO group voted Tuesday to cancel fall sports and will look at options to play in the spring, sources told ESPN. Stadium first reported the news. The conference has a webinar scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the decision that will include conference commissioner Larry Scott, CEO group chair
2:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Tigers placed first baseman C.J. Cron on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a sprained left knee. The Tigers recalled infielder Willi Castro from their alternate training site in a corresponding move. Cron exited the Tigers’ 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with the injury. He
2:36 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BUFFALO, N.Y. — It took a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, bans from playing in Canada, Pennsylvania and Maryland, millions of dollars and lighting borrowed from the “Field of Dreams” for Buffalo to host its first big league baseball game in more
2:56 PM ET Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano has been suspended 6 games and Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron has been suspended 20 games for their roles in Sunday’s benches-clearing incident between the teams, according to ESPN and multiple reports. After being hit by a pitch for the third time in the series and
9:26 AM ET Orlando Magic guard Terrence Ross has returned to the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World after undergoing off-site medical tests not related to COVID-19, the team said Tuesday. Ross left the bubble after Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics because of a “personal matter” that required off-site tests. The Magic said the