9:59 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Two days after a black Minnesota man died after being pinned down by police, the University of Minnesota announced it will sever its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department. School president Joan Gabel made the announcement Wednesday night in a letter that was sent to students, faculty and staff
8:20 PM ET Rain has forced NASCAR to postpone Wednesday night’s scheduled Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway until 7 p.m. ET on Thursday. The announcement came just after 8 p.m. as rain continued to pelt the 1.5-mile track which was set to host its second Cup race in four days after Brad Keselowski
7:00 PM ET NBA Media Ventures is being sued by a landlord who alleges the league has failed to pay $1.25 million in rent on its store on New York’s Fifth Avenue during the coronavirus pandemic. The suit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New York by a plaintiff identified as 535-545 Fee
6:20 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard believes a play-in tournament for teams on the outside of the playoff picture “would be perfect” as the NBA considers options for how it could potentially restart its season. The Blazers were 3½ games behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the final playoff spot in the Western
7:49 PM ET Count the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as the latest institution to have its best-laid plans felled by the coronavirus. Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of the board of the governors for the Hall, told ESPN on Wednesday that enshrinement ceremonies for the Class of 2020, one of the most star-studded lineups
6:37 PM ET UFC president Dana White has announced the official lineup for a UFC 250 pay-per-view event on June 6 in Las Vegas. White revealed the 11-bout card on SportsCenter on Wednesday. The main event will feature two-weight female champion Amanda Nunes, who will look to defend her 145-pound featherweight title against Felicia Spencer.
7:26 PM ET The NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee once again extended the recruiting dead period in all sports, now through July 31. The committee had previously extended the dead period, which was instituted because of the coronavirus pandemic, to June 30, and on Wednesday further extended it through the end of July. “The
5:47 PM ET William Weinbaum Lotte Giants pitcher Lee Seung-heon, who was struck in the head by a line drive May 17 and suffered a microfracture of his skull and slight internal bleeding, was released from the hospital Monday, a team spokesperson told ESPN. Seung-heon, 21, didn’t require surgery, is doing well and is expected
5:59 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Even after a quarter-century of labor peace, baseball remains the sport most like the story about the scorpion and the frog. All the years of distrust, of relations frayed and aspersions cast
5:06 PM ET NFL owners won’t vote this week on two rule proposals that would have established “sky judge” positions for the 2020 season, a source told ESPN. There is still a possibility, however, that the league will stage an experiment that would allow for expanded communication between replay assistants in the booth and referees