11:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Ron Fowler has stepped down as executive chairman of the San Diego Padres and lead investor Peter Seidler has been approved by fellow Major League Baseball owners to take over control of the team as chairman. Fowler will remain with the club in an advisory role and
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9:08 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — Golden Gate Fields has suspended live horse racing through the end of November because of the surging coronavirus. The San Francisco Bay area track last Friday announced a week-long temporary closure to address a COVID-19 outbreak. Track officials say Golden Gate’s facilities have undergone thorough cleaning and
7:57 PM ET Andrew Moloney’s team has filed an appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission following a controversial conclusion in last Saturday’s boxing match with Joshua Franco in Las Vegas, Moloney’s attorney, Josh Dubin, told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight, a rematch for Franco’s WBA super flyweight title at MGM Grand, was stopped by
8:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams, who has seven touchdown catches in his past four games, isn’t necessarily sweating his status for Sunday, especially after he was able to return to the game in Week 10 after suffering an ankle injury. But nothing is certain with Adams, which is a
8:35 PM ET The College Football Playoff management committee on Wednesday agreed to keep the playoff on its current timeline and name a national champion as planned on Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida, unless the coronavirus pandemic forces a schedule change, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN. The CFP management committee, which is
11:00 AM ET After a nine-month gap between games due to COVID-19, the United States men’s national team finally returned to the pitch this past week with a pair of friendlies in Europe against Wales and Panama. The games, a 0-0 draw with Wales and a 6-2 win over Panama, showcased the growing talent standard
5:12 PM ET Canadian fighter Jesse Ronson, who returned to UFC in July after six years and picked up his first victory in the promotion, has been suspended for 20 months due to a failed drug test, USADA announced Wednesday. The UFC anti-doping partner said Ronson tested positive for a metabolite of the banned substance
7:10 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers are among the latest baseball teams to implement layoffs as MLB faces the possibility of a second season with limited fan access amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The team informed employees throughout the franchise of layoffs on Wednesday. The Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are among
8:40 PM ET Former Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler is eagerly looking forward to making his UFC debut, but it will not be against Tony Ferguson next month. “There is a 0% chance I’ll fight Tony Ferguson in December,” Chandler told ESPN on Tuesday. “And I 100% know he knew that, because the UFC already
6:13 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs says president Kevin Flanery will retire at the end of this year after 11 years in charge of the home of the Kentucky Derby. Flanery began as Churchill Downs Incorporated’s vice president of national public affairs in December 2005 before becoming the historic track’s 13th
3:25 PM ET The majority of American sports fans are waiting for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine before they feel comfortable returning to the bleachers, according to a new study conducted this past weekend. Two-thirds of the survey respondents said they would not attend an indoor sporting event without a vaccine — even if
10:59 AM ET The odds to be the No. 1 overall pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft have moved significantly in recent weeks, with Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball taking turns as the betting favorite at sportsbooks. As of Wednesday morning, just hours before the draft, Edwards was the favorite at -130 to go No. 1
12:02 PM ET Florida State freshman quarterback Chubba Purdy, who made his first career start last week, will miss the remainder of the season following surgery, coach Mike Norvell said Wednesday. Purdy had surgery Tuesday on his collarbone, which he broke during a preseason scrimmage and aggravated during last Saturday’s game against NC State, Norvell
3:27 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and will be suspended for the entire 2021 season, sources told ESPN. It is the second PED suspension for
Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman claimed he was unaware of testosterone’s performance-enhancing benefits, as his fitness to practise medicine hearing continued. Dr Freeman, who has admitted 18 of 22 charges, said: “I’m not a cycling fan, I’m a doctor in sports medicine. “We were focused on managing athletes and there was
2:48 PM GMT Warren Abrahams at his official unveiling as the newly appointed Wales Rugby Women Head Coach. WRU/Huw Evans Agency The Welsh Rugby Union appointed Warren Abrahams as the new Wales women’s national team coach on Wednesday, making him the union’s first Black national coach. South Africa-born Abrahams, a former United States women’s Sevens assistant
7:24 AM ET Will Valentina Shevchenko fight Amanda Nunes in 2021? Will Deiveson Figueiredo breathe new life into the flyweight division? Can Joaquin Buckley sustain the momentum he created with his viral knockout? These are some of the questions surrounding UFC 255 on Saturday in Las Vegas, where Shevchenko defends her flyweight belt against Jennifer
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The margin for error was already slim in the second quarter of last season’s divisional round playoff game against the Houston Texans, so it’s no coincidence quarterback Patrick Mahomes went looking for tight end Travis Kelce to rally the Kansas City Chiefs. Using their backyard brand of football,