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Virus impact on US sports grows; more restrictions in Europe The novel coronavirus outbreak, which has already reshaped the professional sports landscape in Europe, prompted major changes to restrict fan access in the U.S. on Tuesday, with major decisions looming about baseball's opening day and college ...
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USSF Says Men's, Women's Teams Don't Perform Equal Work in Wages Lawsuit The United States Soccer Federation claims that the United States women's national soccer team does not deserve equal pay as the men's team because the teams' work isn't equal. That's according to court filings relayed by ESPN's Graham Hays, who noted ...
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NFL teams propose 7 rules changes, including extra officials NEW YORK (AP) — Two NFL teams have suggested changes to game officiating, including a "sky judge" utilized by colleges, among seven rules proposals that will be presented to team owners later this month. Also proposed is revamping overtime to ...
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And just like that, Tua Tagovailoa is cleared for full football activities All clear! #Bama QB Tua Tagovailoa had his four-month scans today on his dislocated hip, and sources described them as "very good with no concerns." Essentially, as positive as possible. Accordingly, he'll now begin the slow progression of activity to get his ...
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Montreal Impact 1, CD Olimpia 2 | Concacaf Champions League Match Recap The Montreal Impact had the lion's share of possession, but were hit twice on first-half counterattacks and fell to CD Olimpia, 2-1, in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals at Stade Olympique Tuesday night. The second leg will be played ...
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Wake Forest's Danny Manning 'absolutely' expects to return as head coach Danny Manning said Tuesday he expects to return to Wake Forest despite another underachieving season at the school. "Absolutely," Manning told reporters in Greensboro, North Carolina, where his Demon Deacons (13-18) saw their campaign end with an ...
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MLB players, media adjusting to 'strange' new coronavirus reality By 8:30 Tuesday morning at George M. Steinbrenner Field, some 75 years of tradition had been replaced by a high-top table, four stanchions and a Yankees banner (with sponsor) placed against a concrete wall. For now, this — or something similar to this, ...
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How Yankees discovered Gary Sanchez didn't have coronavirus TAMPA — On orders from MLB, big-league clubhouses are closed to the media and other nonessential folks until further notice as part of the war on the coronavirus. With reporters locked out of the clubhouse on Monday, interview requests for players were ...
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4 lessons NFL players should take away from this messy CBA process I'm a player advocate. I hope every single player gets paid, leaves the game healthy, and has a retired life full of happiness and pride for their time in the NFL. However, I'm also a realist and when I see the players acting in a manner I don't feel is appropriate, ...
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Should the Mets Consider Signing Yasiel Puig? Michael Conforto is out with a strained right oblique. As we all know, oblique injuries can be very tricky and the timetable for return can be anywhere between a couple of weeks to a month or more. Like hamstrings, oblique injuries are unpredictable.
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Blackhawks use first post-trade deadline call-up on Nicolas Beaudin The Blackhawks have recalled defenseman Nicolas Beaudin from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League, the team announced Tuesday. Beaudin, who was drafted in the first round (No. 27 overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, has 15 points (three ...
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Bruins snap Flyers' 9-game win streak behind Rask shutout PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Grzelcyk and Patrice Bergeron scored, Tuukka Rask stopped 36 shots and the Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia 2-0 on Tuesday night to snap the Flyers' nine-game winning streak. The Bruins (44-14-12) became the first team with ...
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UCLA Bans Fans from Home Events Through April 10 Amid Coronavirus Concerns The UCLA Bruins athletic department is the latest in the sports world to respond to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times noted the Pac-12 program will not allow fans to attend home athletic events until "at least" ...
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Arsenal vs. Manchester City postponed after players exposed to Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis Arsenal's Premier League match against Manchester City on Wednesday has been postponed after a number of the squad made "close contact" with Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis two weeks ago. Marinakis, who is also the owner of Championship ...
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The fight of his life: Vermont's Anthony Lamb opens up about getting through darkness on his way to greatness The top of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Washington, D.C., is approximately 185 feet above the surface of the Potomac River. On Dec. 1, 2018, Anthony Lamb contemplated jumping off it. Lamb and his Vermont basketball teammates had a two-day break ...
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Ed Orgeron hires former LSU players Bennie Logan, Eddie 'Boo' Kennison to support staff LSU has hired former defensive tackle Bennie Logan as a defensive analyst and former wide receiver Eddie "Boo" Kennison as director of player development, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said Tuesday evening. Kennison is one of LSU's most recognized ...
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Steph Curry won't play vs. Clippers, will miss second game with flu Steph Curry will miss his second straight game Tuesday night as he recovers from the basic flu, the team announced. At his pregame press conference, Golden State coach Steve Kerr suggested that Curry would return Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets.
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How Warriors' potential 2020-21 bench next season compares to past With the season doomed to watching the NBA Draft Lottery, the Warriors turned their attention to player development. With a roster full of rookies, journeymen and players looking to resurrect their young careers, the front office hoped to find a diamond in the ...
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Uncertainty on and off the court prevails as Pac-12 basketball tournament begins As he pondered rapidly growing coronavirus fears on the eve of the Pac-12 Conference basketball tournament, USC guard Jonah Mathews considered the fate of a massive concert scheduled for next month as instructive. "If they haven't canceled Coachella," ...
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No. 1 Kansas, No. 5 Baylor headline Big 12 tournament KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Top-ranked Kansas hasn't lost since Baylor stunned the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse in January, that run of excellence driving coach Bill Self's squad to another regular-season Big 12 title and the top seed in the conference ...
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Donna Ditota's observations: How UNC beat Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament Greensboro, N.C. – North Carolina and Virginia Tech played the last of two ACC Tournament opening round men's basketball games here at the Greensboro Coliseum. The winner of that game would face Syracuse at approximately 9:30 Wednesday night.
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Report: DeMar DeRozan to Opt out of Contract If Spurs Can't Reach Extension For DeMar DeRozan, it's extension or bust. Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes reported on TNT that DeRozan plans to decline his player option for the 2020-21 season and become a free agent if he and the San Antonio Spurs are unable to agree on a contract ...
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Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani continues to struggle at the plate this spring The Angels lost 3-1 to the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Sports Complex on Tuesday. AT THE PLATE: Shohei Ohtani has two hits in 19 at-bats this spring. He struck out twice Tuesday, increasing his Cactus League total to 11. Ohtani said a few days ago that he ...
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All previously purchased tickets for OHSAA tournament games now void, following coronavirus reaction COLUMBUS, Ohio — Anyone who purchased a ticket to an OHSAA tournament event in boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling or ice hockey will not be able to use it for entrance the next two weeks. The state's high school athletic association announced ...
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Knicks scrap 50th anniversary title celebration over coronavirus concern The Knicks are postponing the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1969-70 championship team on March 21 because of the coronavirus, according to sources. Team officials have started to reach out to the Knicks legends of their first title team to inform them ...
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New Report on Santa Anita Deaths: Horse Trainers Don't Know 'Basic Anatomy' Nearly three months after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office released a brief and chart-heavy report that found no evidence of misconduct in a cluster of horse deaths at Santa Anita Park in Los Angeles, the California Horse Racing Board has published ...
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United NYC Half Marathon Canceled Because Of Coronavirus (COVID-19), But Andi Dorfman Will Still Run on Sunday I looked down at my trusty Brooks Adrenaline GTS sneakers and exhaled. After 10 weeks of tough winter training runs, here we were near the finish line — with five more days before the United NYC Half Marathon on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Just before I hit ...
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Apathy sets in: Indians' home opener still not sold out | Jeff Schudel Two days in the year are anticipated more than all others on the Cleveland professional sports scene: The Indians' home opener and the first day of the three-day NFL draft. It used to be like that, anyway. The fire for the NFL draft still burns brightly and will gain ...
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Olympics: If Tokyo Games Not Possible, 1-2 Year Delay Realistic-Organising Member Tells WSJ TOKYO — If the Olympics can't be held in Tokyo this summer due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus, a delay of one or two years would be the most realistic option, a Tokyo Olympic Committee executive board member told the Wall Street Journal.
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Tatum scores 30 as Celtics hold off Pacers to clinch playoff spot INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Smart's leaning bank shot in the final minute gave the Celtics' the lead after the team blew a 19-point advantage and Boston then held on for a 114-111 victory Tuesday night over the Indiana Pacers to clinch a playoff spot for a sixth ...
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Penguins sign college free agent Drew O'Connor The Penguins on Tuesday signed Drew O'Connor, the Dartmouth standout who was among the top undrafted college free agents up for grabs this spring. His two-year, entry-level deal starts during the 2020-21 season. O'Connor will report to ...
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N. Kentucky tops Green Bay, heads to Horizon finals INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Jalen Tate made 10 of 15 free throws and scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 9:52 to play, and No. 2-seed Northern Kentucky beat third-seeded Green Bay 80-69 in Monday night's Horizon League tournament ...
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Yasmani Grandal, James McCann lead White Sox's potent pool of catchers In 2018, Seby Zavala pushed his way to Triple-A Charlotte and was rated No. 3 on the organizational depth chart. This spring, Zavala checks in at No. 5. "A hallmark of a good team is having quality depth," Sox general manager Rick Hahn said. "That's ...
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MSU's Tom Izzo: I don't hate the Big Ten tournament anymore East Lansing — Tom Izzo has come around on the Big Ten tournament. No, the Michigan State coach still does not put more value on winning a three- to four-day event over proving you're the best team over the course of an entire season, but there are ...
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ESPN Prelims For UFC 248 Draw Over 1 Million Viewers All three ESPN prelim cards of 2020 have drawn more than one million viewers. Saturday's UFC 248 prelims had the lowest ratings of the three, but the card still brought in 1.195 million viewers, which was better than all but two ESPN prelim cards in 2019.
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Texans sign K Fairbairn and TE Fells to contract extensions HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Texans have signed free agents kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn and tight end Darren Fells to contract extensions. Terms of the deals were not released. Fairbairn has been Houston's kicker for the last three seasons and has made ...
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Adbert Alzolay among Cubs' latest spring training cuts The Cubs announced their second round of spring training cuts on Tuesday, and the names are starting to get interesting. Latest Cubs Talk. Anthony Rizzo isn't letting coronavirus shape his life · David Ross praises catching prospect Miguel Amaya · TA, Javy ...
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Khabib Nurmagomedov offered $155 million to bring Floyd Mayweather out of retirement Khabib Nurmagomedov has been offered huge money to fight Floyd Mayweather in Saudi Arabia, believed to be around £78million ($155 million AUD). The oil-rich country are splashing huge amounts of cash.
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Four position groups to watch in spring practice Tennessee's football team opens its spring practice Tuesday as the Vols will partake in 14 practices over the next month until the Orange and White game on April 18. There are plenty of interesting headlines to look at as the Vols open spring practice.
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Russell earns at-large bid to NCAA wrestling tournament BOONE — App State Wrestling has set a program record with six entries for the 2020 NCAA Championships, as Codi Russell received an at-large berth March 10. Russell (133 pounds) joins Southern Conference champions Jonathan Millner (149), Matt ...
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