8:04 PM ET Boxing is moving one step closer to returning to the United States. Top Rank is exploring an event for June 9 in Las Vegas, company CEO Bob Arum confirmed to ESPN’s Steve Kim. The event, which is yet to be finalized, is slated to be held at an MGM property. If it
8:56 PM ET The Division I Council Coordination Committee extended its recruiting dead period through June 30 on Wednesday. The committee last extended the dead period through May 31 on April 1. After meeting on Wednesday, the committee extended it yet again and said they will next review the dates on May 27, and could
7:20 PM ET Joint practices have taken place twice in training camp during Mike Zimmer’s tenure with the Minnesota Vikings. He has his concerns about holding any more. The Vikings have back-to-back road games in the preseason at Cincinnati and Cleveland. Zimmer said prior to the coronvairus pandemic forcing teams to alter their offseason program,
6:05 PM ET Two years after signing a four-year, $38 million contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars, wide receiver Marqise Lee finds himself in a much different place as he hopes to revive his career. He’s at the bottom with the New England Patriots. And embracing it. Lee, who was selected in the second round
7:10 PM ET Rory McIlroy is looking forward to a return to competitive golf and won’t waste any time getting going as he expects to play the first three PGA Tour events when the schedule starts again next month. McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, said Wednesday that he will play the Charles
9:22 AM ET Ferrari has released images of the ventilator it has produced with the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) that can be built from scratch in five weeks to help coronavirus patients. The design of the ventilator, named FI5, has been released to the public for anyone to produce across the world. Ferrari answered
6:05 PM ET American Hockey League president David Andrews wouldn’t rule out the 2020-21 season having less than 31 teams participating if fans aren’t cleared to return to arenas. “I would say there’s a chance … you know, anything can happen. There’s so much uncertainty. But we’re hoping that isn’t the case,” Andrews told the
3:23 PM ET The PGA Tour is on track to resume competition next month at the Charles Schwab Challenge, but getting restarted after months of being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic has required a huge amount of planning, with numerous obstacles being navigated to produce a safe environment for players, caddies and those
1:37 PM ET The PGA Tour is stressing the importance of various social distancing measures and stay-in-place initiatives as the organization attempts to return in June after what will be a three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. And some of that will be unrealistic as players and caddies attempt to go about their normal
11:52 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with the 1964 Boston Celtics and helped Canisius to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances in the 1950s, has died. He was 86. Canisius announced that McCarthy died Saturday of natural causes in the Buffalo suburbs, where he grew up