10:43 PM ET Johnny Boychuk, who suffered a gruesome-looking eye injury just days before the NHL season was paused in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, told Newsday on Wednesday that he’s fully recovered and will be ready to play if the season resumes. The Islanders defenseman needed 90 stitches to repair a cut above
4:59 PM ET Trae Young had hoped the Atlanta Hawks would be included in the restart of the NBA season. Instead, 22 teams were invited to resume playing at a bubble site in Orlando — and the Hawks were not one of them. “I was mad,” Young said on a video call Wednesday afternoon. “I
5:58 PM ET As the NBA and NBPA are finalizing terms on a return-to-play plan Wednesday, there’s a faction of players discussing as a group whether restarting the season in the Orlando bubble is a good idea, sources said. Several dozen players participated in a conference call in the past 24 hours to discuss it,
9:03 PM ET Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni was like everyone else in the NBA whose world was rocked by the abrupt halt to the season on March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic. He cycled through emotions of shock, frustration, acceptance, then adjustment to the “new normal” as he prepared for a potential resumption
From the first round Wednesday night to the second through fifth rounds that follow Thursday night, the 2020 MLB draft is here and we’ve got everything you need for all 160 picks. The Detroit Tigers have the No. 1 overall pick, followed by the Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins and Kansas City Royals. It’s a college-heavy
7:56 PM ET Associated Press One player and three caddies on the developmental Korn Ferry Tour have tested positive for the coronavirus. The PGA Tour said it administered 1,559 tests — at home and at tournament sites — for the PGA Tour event in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Korn Ferry Tour event in Ponte
8:59 PM ET Fan favorite Rickie Fowler will be the lone PGA Tour player miked up when golf returns Thursday at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. “Other players have agreed to wear mics. But there’s only certain groups that are within the TV window,” Molly Solomon, an executive at Golf Channel, which
7:24 PM ET The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday responded to recent comments by former major league outfielder Torii Hunter regarding racial abuse at Fenway Park, saying they were “real” and vowing to continue to improve as an organization in that area. “Torii Hunter’s experience is real. If you doubt him because you’ve never heard
5:00 PM ET Two days after Bubba Wallace called for NASCAR to ban all Confederate flags at racetracks, the organization did just that. NASCAR communications put out the following statement Wednesday: “The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans,
10:46 AM ET The all-British heavyweight blockbuster fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury won’t happen once, but twice, according to Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn. In an interview with Sky Sports on Wednesday, Hearn said that in principle, the two sides have reached a deal for two fights in 2021. “It’s fair to say [Joshua