5:27 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have had no discussions about returning the Jerry Richardson statue to Bank of America Stadium and the team founder has no plan to legally fight to have it returned. “He’s turned the pages,” Jim Gray, a spokesperson for Richardson, said Thursday. “He’s moved on. The statue
5:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jockey Jose Ortiz recorded his 2,000th career victory on Thursday, riding Creed to a win in the fourth race at Belmont. Ortiz’s win total includes 17 from his native Puerto Rico. Creed won by 7 3/4 lengths and paid $7.60 to win for Hall of Fame trainer
2:55 PM ET Associated Press The NFL has extended virtual offseason programs for teams through June 26, but no further. Although team facilities have opened for key personnel, coaches and players rehabilitating injuries, healthy players have been barred from those complexes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The remote programs have taken the place of on-site
3:16 PM ET Running back James White said Thursday that he expects New England Patriots players to protest during the 2020 NFL season. “I’m sure we’ll figure something out as a team. I’m not sure exactly what that will be, but I’m sure guys will peacefully protest in some type of form or fashion,” White
Apr 18, 2020 The Baltimore Ravens on Thursday waived middle linebacker Jake Ryan, just over a month after signing him to a one-year contract. The team had agreed to a contract with Ryan in April before the NFL draft, in which they selected linebacker Patrick Queen in the first round and Malik Harrison in the
12:06 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Colonial already was quiet with no spectators around for the return of the PGA Tour on Thursday. And then at 8:46 a.m., it came to a standstill. Commissioner Jay Monahan stood on the first tee for the 8:46 a.m. starting time that was listed on the
3:17 PM ET The Texas Collegiate League, a wood-bat summer circuit for college players, is being expanded to include several minor league franchises, the league announced Thursday. Five affiliated minor league teams will host newly created teams in the in a 30-game season that begins July 3. While the league is an amateur circuit, the
2:06 PM ET Formula One is still considering holding races at venues not on the original 2020 calendar and is also toying with the idea of using an alternative layout in Bahrain should a second race be held at the circuit. 1 Related The first eight races of the revised calendar were announced earlier this
1:52 PM ET U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said a recently repealed policy requiring national team players to stand for the national anthem had “missed the point completely.” – Stream the full interview on ESPN FC’s YouTube page– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Speaking with ESPN FC Daily, Parlow Cone
2:26 PM ET Dominic Thiem, a three-time Grand Slam finalist and the No. 3-ranked player in the ATP, has stepped in to headline the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, a 10-man round-robin-style tournament beginning on Saturday in the south of France at the Mouratoglou Academy. ‘With Dominic now, we have four of the top 10 ATP players