11:52 AM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals changed course and told their minor leaguers on Monday they will receive their full weekly stipends of $400 through June after reliever Sean Doolittle tweeted that the team’s major league players would cover a planned cut in those payments. Doolittle wrote on Twitter that Nationals major
2:29 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes posted a statement to his Twitter account saying “the senseless murders that we have witnessed are wrong and cannot continue in our country.” “All I can think about is how I grew up in a locker room where people from every race, every background, and every
1:30 PM ET Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said the protesting and rioting in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd “hurts my heart and breaks my soul,” while noting “this is a time to listen” to the thoughts and feelings of his players. Fleck discussed a variety of topics related to the protests during an
2:08 PM ET Former Auburn coach and athletic director Pat Dye, who was hospitalized last month for kidney-related issues, died Monday according to a family member. He was 80. Dye had tested positive for coronavirus but was asymptomatic, his son, Pat Dye Jr., an NFL agent, told ESPN last month. Dye guided the Tigers to
1:06 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Bouts between British boxers have garnered international attention in recent years, and Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is now the sport’s most sought after
12:02 PM ET Major League Baseball players joined the wave of athletes, coaches and executives speaking out about their grief and anger over the death of George Floyd. Floyd, 46, died last week in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes. Chauvin, fired last Tuesday,
12:32 PM ET Associated Press College coaches in non-revenue sports are worried about the impact legislation allowing compensation for athletes could have on their programs. More than a dozen national associations in various sports — hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and gymnastics, among them — have signed a memo outlining “significant concerns” about effects of
1:03 PM ET ESPN 300 offensive lineman Reuben Fatheree announced his commitment to Texas A&M on Monday. The No. 157-ranked prospect overall, Featheree chose the Aggies over offers from LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas and others. He is a 6-foot-8, 300-pound lineman from Foster High School in Richmond, Texas, and is the No.
11:48 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson said “it’s definitely going to be a culture shock” if NFL teams have to play in empty stadiums this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but if that is the case, he believes players should be miked up to give fans a behind-the-scenes look they normally
12:19 PM ET Associated Press The International Tennis Federation and four Grand Slam tournaments are pledging more than $300,000 in financial support for wheelchair athletes and national event hosts affected financially by the coronavirus pandemic. Wheelchair tennis players who earned under $100,000 in prize money last year and meet certain ranking requirements can apply for