7:30 AM ET Michael Jordan stood under the basket, looking out over the 250 or so campers sitting before him. He needed a volunteer. Nearly everyone in the gym, including me, stretched their arms to the ceiling in hopes of being the one Jordan chose. It was the summer of 1989, long before Jordan’s six
11:00 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN LPGA Tour star Michelle Wie West, who has been out since last June with a wrist injury and is expecting her first child this summer, said she could return to competitive golf later this year. The rescheduled U.S. Women’s Open has given Wie West, 30, something to shoot for. Originally
11:38 AM ET Two more international golf tournaments for amateurs have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Golf Federation says the World Amateur Team Championships for men and women — scheduled over two weeks in October in Singapore — have been scratched. The tournament dates to 1958. It was moved in February
11:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith has pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, per Duval County court records. Smith entered the plea in writing via his attorney. Smith has a May 20 court date, according to records. If convicted, he faces up to
8:00 AM ET The new normal in Major League Baseball is slowly taking shape, in a business currently shuttered. At least one team ownership has already dictated a budget rollback in 2021, and front-office executives from other organizations believe they will get similar orders. Some scouts expect a wave of furloughs to come down after
10:22 AM ET Pittsburgh college and professional sports teams have donated $800,000 to the University of Pittsburgh’s nationally renowned Center for Vaccine Research, which is working to create a vaccine for the coronavirus. Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi, men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel, women’s basketball coach Lance White and athletic director Heather Lyke donated a
6:30 AM ET Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief Steve Simon has said a merger with the men’s ATP “makes all the sense in the world” but that it would not take the form of “an acquisition.” The tennis season was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and the hiatus will continue at least
9:42 AM ET New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will undergo another CT scan on his injured rib later this month, but manager Aaron Boone is encouraged by the outfielder’s recovery. Boone updated Judge’s status during an interview Tuesday with MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, saying that baseball’s shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic has provided
9:15 AM ET In 2018, Sam Darnold was the wide-eyed rookie who teased with occasional Aaron Rodgers moments. A year ago, he overcame mononucleosis and the New England “ghosts” to finish the season on the rise. What’s next for Darnold, the New York Jets‘ great green hope? It’s simple: In Year 3, he must be
8:18 AM ET Rory McIlroy posted a video of himself hitting golf balls on Instagram with the caption that said it was the first time in seven weeks he had practiced since the coronavirus pandemic shut down golf. Shane Lowry posted a video chunking a short shot into a bunker exclaiming that’s what happens when