5:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Wilson will begin manufacturing game balls for the NBA again starting with the 2021-22 season. Next season will be Spalding’s 37th and final season in that role for the NBA. Wilson, the NBA’s original manufacturer, will also provide game balls for the WNBA, the G League and,
4:41 PM ET The contract dispute between former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck and league owner Vince McMahon spilled into the public eye Wednesday through a response to Luck’s wrongful termination lawsuit. McMahon’s attorneys said he fired Luck “for cause” and cited three examples of what he called a failure to follow “multiple” XFL policies and
5:10 PM ET Times have changed. So much so that New York Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones is calling on Tony Romo, one of the franchise’s old rivals, for help. Running back Saquon Barkley expects to reach out to current Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott at some point as well. Jones had a conversation
4:44 PM ET Washington Redskins rookie tight end Thaddeus Moss wants to do what any other pass-catcher does: create separation. The difference is, he wants to do it from his father, a Pro Football Hall of Famer. Moss said he’s not tired of the questions about his last name and what his father, Randy, accomplished
4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The Miami Marlins will temporarily furlough 90 to 100 baseball operations employees beginning June 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports. About 40% of the baseball operations staff will be affected, with the status of those furloughed to be evaluated monthly, the person said.
Play 01:53 Buttler: Sport, in the grand scheme of things, has not been important for a while The return of international cricket came a step closer on Wednesday, as the UK government outlined its plans for a resumption of training as the nation comes to terms with its ‘new normal’. In the hope of both
2:27 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL has extended its virtual offseason workouts through the end of May, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. The previous date barring in-person sessions had been through May 15. NFL teams normally would be holding Organized Team Activities (OTAs) during May, followed by June minicamps. Due
3:22 PM ET Florida’s Ron DeSantis became the second governor to announce that his state is open to professional sports teams that want to resume activity amid the coronavirus pandemic. “All professional sports are welcome here for practicing and for playing,” DeSantis said at a news conference Wednesday in Tallahassee. “What I would tell commissioners
2:31 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said Wednesday that he wants to be a “Colt for life” and plans to retire at the conclusion of his next contract. Hilton is headed into the final year of his current deal. He and the Colts had some contract extension talks, but they shelved
2:51 PM ET Defensive end Taco Charlton promised the Kansas City Chiefs would get the best version of him, something that perhaps the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins didn’t get in his previous NFL stops. “I guess you could say that,” Charlton said, when asked whether his recent signing with the Chiefs could be his