12:27 PM ET The NHL announced Monday that it has not received any positive coronavirus tests over the past week. The league administered 4,256 tests to more than 800 players during that span. It’s a positive sign as the NHL enters Phase 4 in its return-to-play plan. The 24 teams participating in this summer’s tournament
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Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has issued a statement “clarifying his thoughts” and confirming he is not anti-vaccine after sharing a video linked to unfounded conspiracy theories about a coronavirus vaccination. Hamilton originally shared the post about Bill Gates and vaccine trials on his Instagram story to his 18 million followers. It stayed up for
10:48 AM ET Associated Press The NASCAR weekend in late August at Dover International Speedway will take place without fans. Delaware state officials denied the track’s request to host a limited number of fans Aug. 21-23 in the interest of public health and safety. The track is to host a NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR
Formula 1 will organise an anti-racism protest before Sunday’s British Grand Prix following criticisms of the sport’s approach to the subject. The move comes in the wake of Lewis Hamilton accusing F1 and governing body the FIA of “lacking leadership” on the issue after the last race in Hungary. F1 is to specify a time
9:18 AM ET The Miami Marlins‘ home opener against the Baltimore Orioles Monday night has been canceled, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, as coronavirus cases continue to pop up among the team. The Marlins remain in Philadelphia and continue to undergo testing after their weekend series there. Eight more players and two coaches with the
7:30 AM ET More than a decade later, Amari Spievey is still troubled by what he saw that day. The former All-Big Ten cornerback for Iowa knows it could have been him. It was spring of 2009. Iowa’s Derrell Johnson-Koulianos had been late for a meeting, and Chris Doyle, the team’s longtime strength and conditioning
Formula 1 is monitoring Spain’s coronavirus situation following a spike in cases, amid concerns about the country’s grand prix. F1, along with other elite sports, has an exemption from the UK government’s newly imposed 14-day quarantine on all travellers returning from Spain. That means the race can still go ahead on 14 August in current
6:45 AM ET After a 4½-month hiatus, the NBA season resumes Thursday in Orlando, Florida. The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans tip things off, followed by a nightcap between the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers. The Clippers’ duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George had ample time to recover from nagging injuries during
6:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was sometime in the winter of 1990-91, with the undefeated, top-ranked defending national champion UNLV Runnin’ Rebels in the midst of a 45-game winning streak, when Stacey Augmon and Larry Johnson sat for a midseason photo shoot. The two All-Americans and soon-to-be NBA lottery picks were the most
7:00 AM ET Steve Mayer was sitting in the best seat in Edmonton’s Rogers Place arena on Saturday: a luxury box located squarely at center ice. But now it’s an obstructed view seat, were fans allowed to watch a game from that vantage point. Mayer’s view of the ice was blocked by a JitaCam, a
7:00 AM ET It has been 137 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic … and we’re now five days away from the start of the 24-team postseason tournament to determine the 2020 Stanley Cup champion. As players, coaches, broadcasters and fans look ahead to
7:05 AM ET Most public conversations about NFL contracts tell only a fraction of the story. We talk about the total number when only a portion of most multiyear deals are guaranteed. We compare players based on skill when contracts are a product of leverage. The salary cap has been less of a hindrance in
5:57 PM IST With England having to maintain separate Test and white-ball squads this summer, there were chances for a number of fringe players to win selection to face Ireland later this week. Here we size up the players who caught the selectors’ attention and those still outside looking in. Winners Joe Denly While it’s
2:11 PM ET While the 2019-20 Premier League title was tied up in record-breaking fashion weeks ago by Liverpool, we were still able to enter the final day with plenty left to play for at both ends of the table. Liverpool and Manchester City had already laid claim to the top two spots but the
Lando Norris says his self-critical nature is behind the starring performances with which he has started the new Formula 1 season. The McLaren driver is fourth in the championship going into this weekend’s British Grand Prix and says it is down to work on his weaknesses over the winter. “I have the ability to be
1:11 AM BST Super Rugby Aotearoa continues to deliver top-class rugby with both of the Round 7 encounters going down to the final minutes In the end, the Hurricanes and Blues held on for vital wins, keeping both sides in the hunt for competition honours. Read on as we review the weekend’s action below. We
7:17 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Without a gallery around him on the 18th green, Michael Thompson settled for a subdued victory celebration at the 3M Open with a FaceTime call home to his wife and children in Georgia. The tears came from him and his wife as soon as they saw each
5:56 PM ET Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is disputing a report that he’s done for the season with an elbow injury. “The report that I’m currently missing the rest of the season is not accurate,” he tweeted. “There is a forearm strain … I’m hopeful that with some rest it will heal, and I’ll