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'Madden 21' gives first look at Cam Newton in Patriots uniform Don't want to wait the next few months to see Cam Newton in a New England Patriots uniform? Not to worry, "Madden 21" has you covered. EA Sports provided a virtual look at Newton in Pats colors, and while it isn't quite the real thing, it should still get fans ...
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Sources: NBA, union plan to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on courts in Orlando The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are planning to paint "Black Lives Matter" on the court inside both sidelines in all three arenas the league will use at the Walt Disney World Resort when it resumes the 2019-20 season late next month in ...
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What Can JR Smith Bring LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers? JR Smith hasn't played an NBA game since November 2018, but with Avery Bradley opting out of playing in the NBA bubble, the Los Angeles Lakers are bringing in LeBron James' former teammate to help. After a long layoff from NBA basketball, can he be ...
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NFLPA Sends Letter Instructing Agents to Inform Players of COVID-19 Risk Factors The NFL Players Associated distributed a memo to player agents instructing them to speak with their clients about the potential health effects of COVID-19, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano. Graziano shared a portion of the memo: "The NFLPA is directing ...
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Ron Rivera makes first public comments regarding Redskins' name For the first time since taking over as Redskins head coach in January, Ron Rivera made public comments about the team's name on Monday. During an interview on McNeil & Parkins Show on Chicago radio station 670 The Score, the head coach explained ...
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David Ross: Cubs will use five-man rotation, Kris Bryant-Anthony Rizzo atop order If there is a Cubs season this summer, the more things change, the more some will stay the same. Change? No spitting, don't hug or deliver high fives, wear a mask and keep an especially safe and social distance from umpires - no matter what you think of a ...
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A's top draft pick Tyler Soderstrom gets $3.3M signing bonus OAKLAND, Calif. -- Left-handed hitting catcher Tyler Soderstrom, selected 26th by the Oakland Athletics in the amateur draft, has agreed to a minor league contract with a $3.3 million signing bonus. Sodorstrom's deal was above the slot value of $2,653,400.
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Report: Portland to sign point guard Jaylen Adams for Orlando restart Portland doesn't have a lot of minutes available at point guard: Damian Lillard gets the bulk of them (as an All-NBA player should) with Anfernee Simons backing him up. Now add Jaylen Adams to the mix for the restart in Orlando. Portland is signing the ...
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Ryan Zimmerman among first three MLB players who'll skip 2020 season Two-time MLB All-Star and longtime Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, teammate Joe Ross, and Arizona right-hander Mike Leake became the first three known players to opt out of the 2020 Major League Baseball season due to concerns about ...
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Brett Favre envisions Jordan Love filling Taysom Hill role with Green Bay Packers Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre said that Green Bay should deploy first-round draft pick Jordan Love in much the same way that the New Orleans Saints use backup QB (and former Packers training-camp sensation) Taysom Hill. That is, in an ...
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Shaq Barrett Will 'For Sure' Sign Bucs Franchise Tag If No New Contract Reached Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett said during an appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio Monday that he would sign his franchise tag if he and the team can't agree to a long-term contract extension by the July 15 deadline. "We're still trying to ...
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Fred VanVleet: NBA Restarting amid Racial Injustice Protests 'Terrible Timing' The NBA's restart is on the horizon as COVID-19 cases rise across the United States (including Florida) and protests for social justice continue nationwide. Players have the option of sitting out the restart, and Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet thought ...
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Jays players headed to Florida, continue talks to play in TO TORONTO - (AP) -- The Blue Jays are moving players to their spring training facility in Florida while they await word from the Canadian government about playing in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that city, ...
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Calais Campbell: Ravens may be 'best shot' at winning Super Bowl Calais Campbell knows what it's like to be close to winning a Super Bowl and falling shy. He knows what it's like to be on talented teams that came up shorter than the ultimate goal. Entering his 13th NFL season, the new Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman ...
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College Athletes Are Using Their Leverage In The Age Of Social Justice Top-level college athletes have yet to unionize, but they are increasingly finding ways to use their leverage in pursuit of social-justice aims. Whether it was football players at Oklahoma State publicly objecting after coach Mike Gundy was photographed ...
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NBA stops Knicks from staging mandatory OTAs this summer The Knicks' hope of staging mandatory OTAs this summer has been dashed, according to industry sources. The eight teams not involved in the Orlando restart were pushing for mandatory Organized Team Activities to make up for missing out on the Orlando ...
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Another PGA Tour pro tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of Rocket Mortgage Classic PGA Tour veteran Harris English withdrew from this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic after testing positive for Covid-19, the PGA Tour said in a statement on Monday afternoon. "As part of the PGA Tour's pre-tournament screening process this week at the ...
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NWSL to Let Players Stay in Locker Room During National Anthem The NWSL announced on Monday it will allow players to stay in locker rooms during the national anthem before games for the remainder of the Challenge Cup. The decision comes after several teams chose to kneel during the anthem over the weekend ...
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Solskjaer challenges Man Utd to go unbeaten for rest of season Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to see Manchester United go through the rest of the season unbeaten. United are on a 14-match unbeaten run as they chase a top-four finish in the Premier League and remain alive in the Europa League and FA Cup. Solskjaer's ...
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Jay Bruce Isn't The Phillies' Only Candidate To DH This Season It will be a surreal MLB season for sure. One oddity will be the National League using a designated hitter for every game. During a Zoom call with Philly media on Monday, Phillies general manager Matt Klentak addressed that oddity of who will DH for the ...
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Raiders' Nathan Peterman: Ready to compete Peterman (elbow) is healthy and ready to compete for a roster spot in 2020, Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. An elbow injury ended Peterman's 2019 campaign early, but it appears his health is back up to par ahead of the ...
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Michigan State basketball's Tom Izzo: Racism 'an insult to our University' Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is speaking out less than two weeks after a facilities employee at the university became the spotlight of an investigation for racist comments made on Facebook. While the university continues to look into the situation, ...
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Welcome to UNC, Class of 2024. You're a basketball fan now. Previous Head Coach Dean Smith cuts down the net at the UNC vs. Michigan NCAA championship game in New Orleans, L.A. in 1993. Photo Courtesy of North Carolina Collection, UNC-CH. Share. Share · Tweet · Mail; Print. BY Hunter Nelson. Whether it's ...
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Getafe beats Real Sociedad 2-1 in Spanish league MADRID (AP) — Jaime Mata scored in each half as Getafe defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 in the Spanish league on Monday to move closer to a Champions League spot. Mata's double moved Getafe within two points of Sevilla, which holds the fourth and final ...
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15 NHL players test positive for COVID-19 per league update The NHL announced 15 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since Phase 2 activities began on June 8. In total, the NHL has administered over 1,450 tests since Phase 2 began. That phase included players reporting to home facilities for voluntary, small ...
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Report: Cavs, Jordan Bell agree to 2-year deal CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to terms with free agent forward Jordan Bell on a two-year contract and signed two-way forward Dean Wade to a multiyear deal, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday. The additions fill ...
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Hawks, Fulton County to Make State Farm Arena GA's Largest-Ever Voting Precinct The Atlanta Hawks are opening the doors to the State Farm Arena to create Georgia's largest-ever voting precinct, the team announced Monday. The partnership with Fulton County will begin with the primary runoff election on Aug. 11, which includes early ...
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Chicago Sky sign rookie Stella Johnson, the NCAA's leading scorer last season at Rider Stella Johnson, a rookie guard from Rider who led the nation in scoring last season, has signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago Sky, the WNBA team announced Monday. Johnson, who averaged 24.8 points as a senior in 2019-20, was a third-round ...
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NFL could be in 'trouble' without coronavirus bubble: Raiders' Mark Davis At least one NFL owner is wondering whether the league should follow the NBA's lead and operate under a bubble for the 2020 season. "You can keep players from the fans, but you can't keep players from the players," Raiders owner Mark Davis said, ...
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Wizards' John Wall: Won't join team in Orlando Wall (Achilles) will not travel with the Wizards to Orlando for the resumption of the NBA season, David Aldridge of The Athletic reports. By all accounts, Wall continues to progress well in his recovery from a torn Achilles, but he will not be with the team when the ...
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Williams College, Middlebury's rival, is second NESCAC school to cancel fall sports season Williams College on Monday became the second school in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) to cancel its 2020 fall sports season due to health and safety concerns over the novel coronavirus. What does that mean for ...
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Cowboys CB Jourdan Lewis says team has 'clean slate' FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis enters his fourth season with the franchise under a new defensive coordinator in Mike Nolan and pair of defensive back coaches in Maurice Linguist and Al Harris. The former Michigan Wolverine ...
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Odell Beckham Jr. to Patriots? Don't 'bank on it,' Browns receiver tells LA Dodger pitcher CLEVELAND — Because we are who we are as Clevelanders, sometimes it seems like we just can't have nice things. Or when we get them, we're worried that they won't stay around very long. Take Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for instance.
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Carey Price and hesitancy to resume playing hockey As uncertainty swirls around the sports world, players' concerns about resuming their seasons is a very real issue. They're being asked to relocate, for an unknown amount of time, to pursue re-starting a season that may or may not be possible. Canadiens' ...
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Coronavirus wrap: Domestic cricket back in August but Magic Weekend is cancelled Plans for a shortened domestic cricket season will be drawn up after the England and Wales Cricket Board gave the green light for play to resume from August 1, but rugby league's Magic Weekend has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sri Lanka probes allegations 2011 World Cup final was 'sold to India' COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has ordered a criminal probe into allegations the 2011 cricket World Cup final was "sold" to India, officials said Monday. "A criminal investigation has begun," K D S Ruwanchandra, the secretary to the sports ministry, told AFP.
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Muncy confident in legitimacy of 2020 title: 'A World Series is a World Series' Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Max Muncy doesn't believe a championship in 2020 will be tainted by a 60-game season - the shortest MLB campaign since 1878. "A World Series is a World Series," the infielder said, according to Scott Miller of Bleacher Report.
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