4:22 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Pistons guard Bruce Brown had thumb surgery last month and is ready to play if the NBA season resumes. Brown said during a videoconference Friday that a ligament was placed back onto his thumb bone. “If the season was to start, I’d be back,” he said. “I think
6:52 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside, according to autopsies released Friday. The reports by the
2:59 PM ET A week after NBA commissioner Adam Silver told players to prepare for what could be the “single greatest challenge of all of our lives,” the president of the players’ association, Chris Paul, has affirmed publicly — and adamantly — that players want a return to competition. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard, in
4:59 PM ET As the uncertainty grows, and science, economic and competitive elements collide, there’s one constant in the struggle to revive the NBA: Owners and players are delivering Adam Silver full room to operate, govern and make the decision on resuming play amid a pandemic. No power grabs, no factions, no public criticisms on
5:24 PM ET Associated Press A coalition of former and current NFL players is urging Congress to pass a coronavirus relief bill that would provide critical funding for elementary and secondary education. Among the signers of the letter from the Players Coalition are NFL players Devin McCourty, Kelvin Beachum and Sebastian Joseph-Day. The coalition was
6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities next week, although coaches and non-rehabbing players still will not be permitted, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Friday. In the memo sent to the 32 NFL teams, commissioner Roger Goodell wrote that clubs could begin using their facilities starting
5:05 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers still wants to finish his career with the Green Bay Packers, but he knows that became more difficult when his team traded up to No. 26 to select his possible replacement, Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, in last month’s NFL draft. Rodgers admitted Friday he was
4:22 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR has yet to receive the green light to race in Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf says he spoke to NASCAR officials about the status of the June 27 and 28 races at Pocono Raceway. The stock car series announced this week it will stick to Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Florida and
1:50 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBO junior lightweight world champion Jamel Herring will defend his title in early July in Las Vegas, he told ESPN on Friday. No opponent has been finalized to face Herring in what will be his second title defense, which Herring told ESPN is set to take place July 2. Carl
5:05 PM ET Being named NFL MVP in 2018 and leading the Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl championship last season did more than get Patrick Mahomes in the discussion as one of the great quarterbacks of his era. It also landed him a gig as the commencement speaker at Texas Tech‘s virtual graduation