8:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith I WAS IN first grade, sitting in my little-kid chair at a low-to-the-ground table, when the loudspeaker in my classroom rattled to life one day. Could Ryan Hockensmith come to the guidance counselor’s office? I didn’t even know what a guidance counselor was, so I was clueless when I wandered
2:31 PM ET Associated Press The Maryland Jockey Club and NBC Sports have set aside three possible dates for the running of the Preakness Stakes, a person with knowledge of negotiations said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because no decision has been made among the dates. The NBC
2:43 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys filled another roster hole with the addition of free-agent offensive lineman Cameron Erving on a one-year deal on Wednesday, according to a source. The Cowboys had a need for a veteran backup offensive tackle after losing Cameron Fleming, who held the role in 2018 and ’19, earlier in the
6:45 AM ET The Breakers is an opulent resort on the sands of Palm Beach, and a frequent site for the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors meetings. Its cathedral ceilings recall gaudy European palaces. Its ocean views are the stuff of office daydreams. But in December 2000, there was another sight to behold at
2:04 PM ET University of Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke and four coaches, including men’s basketball coach Sean Miller and football coach Kevin Sumlin, are taking 20% reductions in their salaries. The reductions are in line with the university’s financial mitigation plan for salaries more than $200,000, according to a statement. Along with Heeke, Miller
1:22 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. The coronavirus pandemic has put on hold not only the 2020 major league season but also contract-extension talks between All-Star shortstop Javier Baez and the Chicago Cubs. Baez, under team control through 2021, told ESPN that the Cubs and
1:18 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and has even bigger goals as he enters his second season. Meeting those expectations figures to be more difficult after the offseason trade in which the Niners sent defensive tackle DeForest
11:06 PM IST Valkerie Baynes Women’s cricket risks being sidelined amid the clamour to schedule matches at the small number of bio-secure venues in England and Wales, should the sport get underway this summer in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Clare Connor, the ECB’s managing director of women’s cricket, made the frank admission on
10:05 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Danyal Rasool Multan Sultans co-owner Ali Khan Tareen and Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore have registered their interest in investing in teams in the Hundred, the ECB’s 100-ball competition which is due to start next summer
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