7:22 PM ET Tracy Walker says he still can’t make sense of it. He has tried, for months now, to understand why his cousin Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in broad daylight in their hometown of Brunswick, Georgia. The Detroit Lions‘ safety says he has questions he has been trying to answer.
7:28 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 1998, Kerry with a K. Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood was furious as he walked off the mound after
6:03 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — French horse racing resumed Monday after a break of nearly two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the sport in Britain was made to wait until June 1 at the earliest for a restart. Jockeys wore masks or face coverings, and there was limited personnel on the
5:34 PM ET Efficient coronavirus testing is a major key to the return of combat sports in earnest. The Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL) is set to help unlock some of those doors. SMRTL has been “cleared and certified” to begin doing coronavirus testing for sports, lab president Dr. Daniel Eichner said Monday
4:55 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the consensus favorite to win the NFL MVP Award, with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on his heels. At Caesars Sportsbook, Mahomes is 4-1 to win what would be his second regular-season MVP award in the past three years. Jackson, last season’s MVP, is 13-2
5:28 PM ET Phil Mickelson has been planning a move to Florida, and now he has a place to play golf there, too. Mickelson said on “The Dan Patrick Show” on Monday that he is joining Michael Jordan‘s exclusive “The Grove XXIII” club, which opened last fall in South Florida. Mickelson, 49, said he and
4:11 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — NCAA leading scorer Jack Dugan agreed Monday to turn pro and join the Vegas Golden Knights. Dugan was a fifth-round pick of the Golden Knights during their first draft in 2017. Because of his age, his NHL entry-level contract beginning next season would be for two years.
4:36 PM ET Associated Press Canada’s National Bank is offering cash grants to each of 23 tennis players from the country who are facing financial issues because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tennis Canada announced the grants of $10,000 to $20,000 in Canadian dollars, or about $7,000 to $14,000 in U.S. dollars, from National Bank on
2:34 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball owners approved a proposal that commissioner Rob Manfred plans to present to players Tuesday on a return-to-play scenario that aims to have baseball back in home stadiums by early
4:11 PM ET Mack Brown has had to adjust to more than trying to figure out how to lead a football program in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Brown and his wife, Sally, have had to make their own changes during this new normal. The 68-year-old coach at North Carolina said on a Zoom