1:38 PM ET Associated Press The Players Coalition and dozens of professional athletes sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting an immediate federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Deputy Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband also was sent the letter on Friday. It
1:14 PM ET Golden State Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers said his organization will be “good partners” if and when the NBA regular season resumes. On April 28, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said the team (15-50) had been operating as if its season was over despite having 17 games remaining on the
12:54 PM ET ESPN News Services With NASCAR set to resume racing with four Cup Series events later this month, officials announced Friday three races at other tracks that were being replaced in the 2020 schedule. Races at Chicagoland Speedway and Sonoma Raceway and Richmond Raceway’s spring event are off the calendar for 2020. “Due
12:40 PM ET Killian Hayes, a projected top-10 NBA draft pick in the ESPN Top 100, won’t play in a three-week tournament the German league plans to hold in June to finish its season, a source told ESPN. Hayes’ team, Ratiopharm Ulm, is among those slated to participate in the 10-team, 36-game German Basketball Bundesliga
11:40 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Preakness will remain a fixture at timeworn Pimlico Race Course, which will receive a much-needed facelift following the passing of a bill to redevelop Maryland tracks. Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday permitted a bill to become law that would enable the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up
12:03 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers was named the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School on Friday, the school announced. Rivers, though, won’t officially take over as head coach of the Fairhope, Alabama, school until he retires from the NFL. The quarterback, who is heading into his 17th season, signed
11:32 AM ET The Washington Capitals placed forward Brendan Leipsic on waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. The team made the announcement on Friday, two days after the NHL condemned “misogynistic and reprehensible remarks” made by Leipsic and Panthers prospect Jack Rodewald in a private Instagram group chat, which was leaked on Twitter
12:14 PM BST England international Billy Vunipola was among five Saracens players who have apologised for violating the country’s lockdown rules during the coronavirus pandemic, the English Premiership club said on Thursday. Vunipola and teammates Alex Goode, Sean Maitland, Nick Isiekwe and Josh Ibuanokpe were pictured meeting for coffee in St. Albans, Hertfordshire on Monday.
11:21 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms with quarterback Mike Glennon on Friday to give the team some much-needed experience at the position. Glennon has started 22 games since 2013, though none since 2017, and has appeared in 29 with Tampa Bay, Chicago, Arizona and Oakland. Gardner Minshew has appeared
11:11 AM ET Quarterback Joe Flacco underwent neck surgery in early April and is expected to be out until around Sept. 1, a source confirmed to ESPN. Flacco was placed on injured reserve by the Denver Broncos in November after he suffered a herniated disk in his neck. The Broncos released him in March with