10:45 PM IST The ICC has suggested teams would need to exercise caution over bowlers’ workloads to avoid a serious injury like stress fracture of the spine as players get ready to resume training after nearly 10 weeks in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With international teams set to return to play in a
10:33 PM ET The National Hockey League Players’ Association executive board voted to approve a 24-team, conference-based playoff format for a potential restart of the 2019-20 NHL season this summer. “The Executive Board of the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) has authorized further negotiations with the NHL on a 24-team return to play format
4:34 PM ET Don Nelson, the winningest coach in NBA history, had just finished a stroll on the beach in his beloved Hawai’i on Friday when a reporter informed him that his coaching contemporary Jerry Sloan had died from complications of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia at age 78. “Oh, he was a dear
9:31 PM ET Caylin Newton is going to follow in the footsteps of his brother and play football at Auburn after all. Newton, whose older brother Cam won the Heisman Trophy and led Auburn to a national championship in 2010, announced Friday that he’ll be heading to The Plains as a graduate transfer. The 6-foot
9:50 PM ET The Big 12 announced Friday that football players can return to campuses for voluntary workouts on June 15 as part of a phased return to activities. The league’s board of directors approved a three-phase plan, with other fall sports athletes (cross country, soccer, volleyball) allowed to return for voluntary workouts July 1
7:13 PM ET Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing has tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Friday. The Hall of Famer is under care and isolated at a local hospital “I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,” Ewing said in a
7:19 PM ET Among marketplaces where governmental restrictions are keeping practice facilities shuttered, teams are asking the NBA whether players can bypass returns to those cities and report directly to the league’s proposed campus environment for the start of training camps, sources told ESPN. Most teams in regions still adhering to stay-at-home policies amid the
6:41 PM ET ESPN Betting Insiders NASCAR races for the 3rd time in eight days, back in action Sunday (6 p.m. ET) at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin took the first two races last week at Darlington. Who will take the checkered flag this week? ESPN.com NASCAR Senior Writer Ryan McGee, fantasy
4:58 PM ET The British Grand Prix looks unlikely to go ahead in July after the British government announced it will not give sports such as Formula One an exemption from new quarantine rules as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Anyone arriving in Britain from June 8 will have to enter a 14-day period
6:31 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers made their three coordinators – Nathaniel Hackett (offense), Mike Pettine (defense) and Shawn Mennenga (special teams) – available via Zoom calls on Friday. It was the first time they spoke to reporters since the week leading up to the NFC Championship Game loss at