At the end of April, reports surfaced that the 2020 NBA Draft would be pushed back to August or September. Now it's reportedly going to be September at the earliest. The draft was originally set for June 25, 2020, but of course, that was before the COVID-19 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Flacco has hoisted the Lombardi Trophy and been the Super Bowl MVP. He has been the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL and one of the faces of a franchise. Now with the New York Jets, Flacco is merely a 35-year-old backup ...
As he waited to learn his fate, Johnny Juzang prepared as if he was going to be cleared to play for UCLA next season. The transfer from Kentucky commenced hours of sweat-dripping workouts, from runs on the beach to weightlifting sessions to exercises on a ...
The Cubs found themselves Thursday at the center of rising tensions in the fight between owners and the players union over terms to play an abbreviated 2020 season during the coronavirus crisis — held up as a symbol of mistrust by the game's most ...
Confidence in the New England Patriots entering the 2020 NFL season seems to be waning. Well, at least among oddsmakers. Download the MyTeams app for the latest Patriots news and analysis. The Patriots, despite losing longtime quarterback Tom Brady ...
If NaVorro Bowman gets a birthday present half as good as the going-away gift he gave Candlestick Park, he's in line for a memorable day. The former 49ers linebacker turned 32 on Thursday, just shy of a year after announcing his retirement from the NFL.
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Two-time NCAA all-around champion gymnast Maggie Nichols and Heisman Trophy runner-up Jalen Hurts were honored Thursday the Big 12 Athletes of the Year, giving Oklahoma a sweep of the conference's top individual awards for ...
When the NBA Board of Governors convene for a conference call Friday, the dates for free agency and the draft are expected to become critical discussion points. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey, the league will look at moving the start ...
Waiting in the shadows of this season suspension, the Milwaukee Bucks are simply trying to finish what they started. Sitting 53-12, including 28-3 at home and first in the East, the Bucks were steamrolling everyone during the 2019-20 season. Reigning MVP ...
Paris (AFP) - Sport's big ticket events, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, European football championships, Wimbledon and the British Open golf tournament have all been cancelled this year because of the coronavirus. However, as the world slowly emerges from the ...
The NBA has yet to set an official return date for the 2019-20 season, though all signs are pointing to the league returning in late July. And the conclusion of the 2019-20 season will be different than any in league history. Disney's Wide World of Sports ...
Major League Rugby [MLR] will welcome a new franchise from 2021 with the LA Giltinis confirmed as one of two expansion teams for next season. And they have already acquired some expertise in the coaching ranks with veteran Australian coach Darren ...
This? This is different. We of a certain age still bear the scars of past labor wars, all sports. The World Series was called off in 1994. The entire NHL season of 2004-05 was canceled, every inch of it, as if the calendar were simply wiped clean. The official NFL ...
Daniel Ricciardo believes former team-mate Sebastian Vettel has the hunger to continue competing in Formula One ahead of his Ferrari exit. Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2020 F1 season, with McLaren's Carlos Sainz to replace the four-time world ...
While it wasn't as blatant as the misdirection that the Minnesota Vikings pulled prior to Percy Harvin being traded in 2013, it really felt like all of the buzz surrounding a potential trade of wide receiver Stefon Diggs this offseason was just that. . .buzz.
Bobby McCain is a feisty, relentless, classic underdog overachiever who always believes he and his team can do anything. So it's no surprise McCain wasn't keen to hear about ESPN's Football Power Index prediction of a 6-11 season. In fact, ESPN says the ...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft thinks the NFL season will start on schedule. "We're preparing to hopefully play football this fall," Kraft said on Tuesday appearance on Fox News' show "Hannity." Advertisement. According to Kraft, whose team will be starting its first ...
Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor hasn't started a game since September 2018. Still, during his time as a starter, he has generated a record of 23-21-1. By all appearances, he'll get the chance to resume his starting career this year, as rookie Justin Herbert ...
After a spring filled with regret and angst, Marissa Trivelpiece finally had reason to celebrate Thursday. The Hazleton Area High School two-sport standout was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year despite not playing a single softball ...
Starting Monday, high school sports in Kentucky will be back in business — at least on a very limited basis. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association's Board of Control voted Thursday to end the dead period that has been in effect since March 13 ...
Tennis fans on Twitter understandably flipped out Thursday when the name "Nadal" was trending and connected to the word "retirement." Naturally, they assumed almost-34-year-old superstar Rafael Nadal was calling it quits, which isn't an outrageous leap ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings center Garrett Bradbury spent the early part of the team's offseason in Denver, training at a gym he called a "one-stop shop" with everything he'd need for his first full NFL offseason. "Thankfully, since it was a one-on-one ...
Updated 4:13 p.m. ET. The Basketball Hall of Fame's upcoming enshrinement weekend may be scratched from this year's calendar because of the coronavirus, President and CEO John Doleva confirmed Thursday. "Given the unprecedented challenge of ...
Continuing a busy week of transactions, Dignitas severed ties with League of Legends academy player Kim "Olleh" Joo-Sung on Thursday. The 25-year-old South Korean support player posted on Twitter that the team had granted him permission to speak ...
It has been more than a year since Tyron Woodley lost the UFC welterweight title to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. Not only is that the last time Woodley competed in the Octagon, it was also his first loss since June of 2014, a span that included six victories and ...
In all the excitement over Gary Bettman's quasi-announcement about the NHL's return to play, there were a few questions that went unanswered. By a few we mean more than 58 and less than 3,000. There are little things: Will statistics from the proposed ...
A man who coached both players at Camp Nou during a golden era for the club can see the Argentina superstar dropping into a deeper position. Lionel Messi could step into the role Xavi once filled at Barcelona in a few years' time, according to Pep ...
If the 2019-20 NHL season does return this summer, it won't be any time soon. According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, the National Hockey League Players' Association confirmed on Thursday that Phase 3 -- or training camp -- will not begin until at ...
Melvin Gordon clearly isn't too keen on the Los Angeles Chargers these days. The Pro Bowl running back recently signed a two-year deal with the Denver Broncos after a lengthy contract dispute with the Chargers. Seeking a contract extension while still in his ...