Adam Silver says no decision on NBA season resumption can be made until at least May 1
Silver said there won't be any way to have a real answer on what's next for the NBA until May.
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Dabo Swinney has “zero doubt we’re going to be playing,” references Normandy and says “We’re going to kick this thing right in the...
"I mean, this is America, man. We've stormed the beaches of Normandy, we've sent a car that's driven around Mars, we've walked on the moon. This is the greatest country and the greatest people in the history of the planet."
Mississippi State coach Mike Leach deletes tweet of knitted noose after players, professor object
"I sincerely regret if my choice of images in my tweets were found offensive. I had no intention of offending anyone."
U.S. Open Flushing Meadows site to be converted to medical facility, with kitchens used for meal packages
The Flushing Meadows home of the U.S. Open will take on a different role as a medical facility in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for spring athletes, but leaves lots of details up to the schools
This move allows for extra eligibility, but schools can decide to pay smaller (or nil) scholarships. And this doesn't help athletes from affected winter sports like basketball.
Knicks owner James Dolan tests positive for COVID-19
Dolan is experiencing minimal symptoms and is self-isolating.
Former Denver Broncos’ WR and two-sport LSU star Orlando McDaniel dies at 59 from COVID-19 complications
McDaniel is believed to be the first former NFL player to die from COVID-19 or related complications.
Davis Love III lost his home in an early-morning fire
A fire broke out in the garage of Love's St. Simons Island, Georgia home early Friday morning. No one was hurt, but the house burned down.
Canada won’t send athletes to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics if those events aren’t postponed
The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee said Sunday their athletes won't attend a non-postponed Tokyo Games.
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tokyo Olympics: “We may have no option but to consider postponing the Games.”
Abe said Monday that the 2020 Games may be postponed if the event can't be held in its full and complete form.
Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies from COVID-19 coronavirus
Sanz, who won two UEFA Champions League titles as chairman of Real Madrid between 1995 and 2000, passed away at 76 Saturday following a COVID-19 coronavirus diagnosis.
PGA Tour cancels tournaments through May 10 over coronavirus and postpones PGA Championship, but Ryder Cup isn’t moved yet
It looks like there won’t be much golf on the calendar for a while yet. Last Thursday, the...
Tom Brady is expected to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a contract worth around $30 million per year
ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington reported that the Buccaneers are "the expected landing spot" for Brady "barring anything unforeseen."
Buffalo mayor Byron Brown reminds “those who want to celebrate Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots” that bars are closed
"For those of you who want to celebrate Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots, and hopefully the AFC East, there are no mass gatherings. Celebrate responsibly, celebrate at home and with less than 10 people."
Kevin Durant, three other Nets test positive for COVID-19 coronavirus
"Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine. We're going to get through this."
Pistons’ forward Christian Wood is the third NBA player to test positive for coronavirus
Wood follows Rudy Gobert (who he guarded last Saturday) and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz as NBA players to test positive for coronavirus.
The Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Colorado Rapids…in Connect Four
While the MLS season is suspended, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids still faced off Saturday...in a Twitter game of Connect Four.
Nevada State Athletic Commission pulls fight permits through March 25, but UFC and boxing events beyond that are still up in the air
"Our next commission meeting is March 25 and we will have factual information to share with you and the public. The chairman and commissioners will make that decision at the appropriate time."
Two WAC schools cancel basketball games over coronavirus concerns
UMKC announced Wednesday that their men's basketball team won't travel to Seattle to play the Seattle Redhawks this weekend, citing coronavirus concerns. Chicago State previously announced men's and women's basketball cancellations Tuesday night.
MLS commissioner Don Garber talks plans for potential coronavirus impacts, including possible travel and game changes
"It is changing on a day to day basis, and we will make the best decisions for all of our constituents regardless of where 'the government,' if you will, comes in."
Louisville’s Levi Usher appears to have used a second ball to hold Western Michigan’s Logan Hudson to a triple
Louisville right fielder Usher appears to have picked up a ball that was already sitting on the warning track and thrown it in to hold Hudson to a triple.
The Raiders have already brought in $185 million by moving to Las Vegas
The Raiders brought in $191 million from a leaseback deal for their headquarters (estimated to cost $75 million) and the land it sits on (which they acquired for $6 million).
Hershey Bears’ Kale Kessy knocked out after fight, stretchered off
Following a fight with Derek Sheppard, Kessy lost consciousness. He regained consciousness on the ice, and was stretchered off and transferred to a medical facility.
Sabrina Ionescu becomes first NCAA basketball player to reach 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 1,000 assists
Ionescu also recorded a triple double Monday, the 26th of her career, adding to her NCAA record there. And this came after she spoke at the memorial service for Kobe and Gigi Bryant earlier in the day.
Bradley Beal is third NBA player to score 53+ points in back-to-back games, first since Kobe in 2007 to score 50+ on back-to-back...
Beal is in some very exclusive company here; he's the third player to ever score 53 or more points in back-to-back games, following James Harden and Wilt Chamberlain, and he's the first player to score 50-plus points on back-to-back nights since Kobe Bryant did that in 2007.
