11:47 AM ET Associated Press As coronavirus cases spike in other parts of the country a month before the U.S. Open is supposed to start in New York, the U.S. Tennis Association said Friday it “continues its plans” to hold its marquee event and another tournament beforehand. The U.S. Open — usually the year’s last
12:03 PM ET Racing Point F1 boss Otmar Szafnauer insists the team had no issue with the two-day trip Sergio Perez took to Mexico before the positive COVID test that sidelined him for the British Grand Prix. Racing Point has called on Nico Hulkenberg to replace Perez this weekend after the Mexican driver contracted the
12:00 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton no longer faces charges of domestic assault and public intoxication stemming from his arrest in February. Middleton faced a date in Knox County General Sessions Court in August, but the misdemeanor charges have been dismissed, attorney Gregory P. Isaacs confirmed Friday. Middleton
11:44 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills starting right guard Jon Feliciano underwent surgery for a chest injury Friday morning and will miss the next 8 to 12 weeks, league sources confirmed to ESPN. Sources told ESPN that the surgery was to repair a torn pectoral muscle. It comes six months after Feliciano underwent surgery
11:53 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Al Woods is opting out of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. “While I was excited to join the Jaguars, I have made the tough decision, given the current status of COVID-19, to opt out for the 2020 season,” Woods said in a
10:38 AM ET ACC commissioner John Swofford said Friday the scheduling arrangement with Notre Dame for the 2020 season is a win-win for both the Irish and the league, but he added that it is only a temporary deal. On Wednesday, the ACC announced a 10-plus-1 scheduling model in which Notre Dame, an FBS independent,
9:00 AM ET As it draws closer to actual football practices, the NFL is still working to answer a central question of its coronavirus mitigation policy: Is there a practical and effective way to mimic a mask for players on the field? The league’s first response, in conjunction with the NFL Players Association, was to
10:10 AM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have had multiple members test positive for the coronavirus, resulting in Major League Baseball postponing Friday afternoon’s game at the Milwaukee Brewers, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. MLB’s quick decision to postpone Friday’s game, which was scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET, comes after the outbreak within the
7:01 AM ET The NHL returns on Saturday, with a five-game slate beginning at noon ET with the New York Rangers against the Carolina Hurricanes, and lasting through the Winnipeg Jets–Calgary Flames tilt that begins at 10:30 p.m. ET. As a service to fans who have a general interest in NHL hockey but have no
7:10 AM ET IT WAS THE kind of play people see once and vow never to watch again. One second, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was flying through the air, trying to tip in an offensive rebound at the end of a double-overtime game against the Brooklyn Nets on March 25, 2019. The next,