8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1937, Brooks Robinson was born. Twenty-five years later, future Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts joined the Orioles.
1:35 PM ET Associated Press World TeamTennis CEO Carlos Silva says the league is “still on track for July 12” to open its three-week season and is hoping to select a site this week.a telephone interview Monday with the AP that four cities are “in the mix.” He mentioned Texas and Florida as possible host
1:05 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Even though Bartolo Colon hasn’t thrown a pitch in the majors since September 2018, the 46-year-old is not thinking about retirement. Colon hopes to pitch one more big league season, and if given the choice, it would be with
1:58 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver will continue to participate in the team’s virtual offseason, a league source confirmed Monday, following his arrest over the weekend. The Bills’ virtual offseason program began in April, and Oliver will remain involved as his legal situation unfolds. The news was first reported by
1:59 PM ET Break out the shears. Ben Roethlisberger is throwing footballs to teammates again, and following through on his promise to get a haircut and shave to mark the occasion. “I’m not going to shave or cut my hair until I can throw a football again,” a then-clean-shaven Roethlisberger says to the camera. “Throw
1:33 PM ET Bettors and bookmakers enjoyed their busiest weekend since the coronavirus pandemic halted the sports world in mid-March, with UFC leading the way and golf and NASCAR attracted higher-than-normal betting interest at some U.S. sportsbooks. FanDuel said the amount wagered on the TaylorMade Driving Relief match between Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson versus
1:07 PM ET New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is encouraging major sports teams in the state to plan on reopening without fans. “Hockey, basketball, baseball, football — whoever can reopen — we’re a ready, willing and able partner,” Cuomo said during his daily news conference Monday. “I think this is in the best interest of
11:17 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts coach Frank Reich doesn’t believe quarterback Philip Rivers‘ stay in Indianapolis will be for just one year. Reich, speaking Monday, sees a 38-year-old quarterback who still has the ability to play multiple years in the NFL. “The spirit of [negotiations] was, we’re in this together and as long as
11:01 PM IST Babar Azam, Pakistan’s new ODI captain, has likened the challenge of facing down Covid-19 to the decade-long absence of international cricket in his country. Until last year, Pakistan were forced to play home internationals overseas as a result of the 2009 terrorist attack and, with the prospect of matches being staged behind
11:42 AM ET The University of Kentucky has dismissed the entire coaching staff and the adviser of its powerhouse cheerleading squad after a three-month internal investigation that revealed a lack of oversight by those in charge and a culture of hazing, public nudity and alcohol use, according to a release Monday. Head coach Jomo Thompson,