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National Basketball Association players union approves restart plan for season

Since the league's contenders and suitors will be on Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports in mid-July for training camp, followed by the resumption of the season ...

Vikings star Dalvin Cook threatens holdout over contract extension

Cook and the Vikings haven't held contract discussions since last week, according to Schefter. Cousins will make as much in one season as Cook hopes to make i...

National Football League issues safety protocols for players’ return to facilities

A comprehensive set physical distancing requirements. That'd be important progress for the future reopening of team facilities to all players and staff. Masks m...

Vanessa Bryant posts moving tribute to Kobe on their 19th wedding anniversary

Gigi had lofty basketball goals, and was well on her way to playing collegiately and professionally. "I miss you so much", she wrote. "While it brings us pain n...

Hornets GM confirms Monk's drug suspension is finished

If the player violates the terms of that program, he will be suspended "until such time as the Medical Director determines that he has fully complied" with the ...

Horses Perish When Northbound Horse Van Catches Fire On New Jersey Turnpike

One was the daughter of Triple Crown victor American Pharoah and the other was sired by Belmont Stakes victor Tonalist. Trainer Christophe Clement announced v...

Major League Baseball proposes a 76-game schedule with a 25% pay cut

It would be the first time in 45 years that draft-pick compensation wouldn't be tied to free agency, Heyman notes. The playoff schedule, which would involve 1...

Donald Trump Aims at Roger Goodell on Anthem Kneeling

This past week has been a insane one in the NFL , where football players of all backgrounds have taken to social media to denounce police brutality, with many ...

It's the D-Day for Man City at the appeal court

Man City and UEFA have gone to great lengths to keep the details of the hearing under wraps. While the decision would likely have a profound impact on Guardi...

LaMarcus Aldridge Out For Season With Shoulder Surgery

Aldridge initially injured the shoulder during a game against Utah on February 21. The Spurs are one of the 22 teams set to participate in the NBA's regular-s...

Spielman officially enters transfer portal

Frost had said he expected Spielman to be back for summer conditioning. Frost said the coaches were keeping tabs on him and "wish him the best while he's dealin...

Donald Trump aims tweets at National Football League over protests to reopen anthem debate

The league was empowered to fine a team for any protest during the anthem; it was left to the team involved to decide whether to discipline a player for any pro...

Coronavirus: Djokovic labels US Open restrictions 'extreme and impossible'

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said the restrictions that players would have to endure in order to compete in the U.S. Open would be "extreme" and "impossible". D...

New MLB proposal to union has 76 games

The proposal includes eliminating draft pick compensation for free agents for a year. The latest proposal has not been received well by the MLBPA, per The At...

US Soccer considers scrapping ‘no kneeling’ anthem policy

Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the US national team for ESPN FC. USSF president Cindy Parlow Cone called for the policy to be discussed at a board meeting due...

Love comfortably collects sixth 1,000 Guineas for Aidan O'Brien

Already a Group 1 victor in Ireland when claiming the Moyglare last season, Love's previous visit to the Rowley Mile ended in a length and three quarters defe...

NASCAR's Bubba Wallace Faints During Live Post-Race Interview, 'I'm Good'

Then, as the cars refired their engines and slowly pulled away for the green flag, the Fox broadcast cut to a video made by a number of Cup drivers, including W...

Nascar releases next round of schedule/Cup Series heads to Atlanta

Tatoian said. A 2021 schedule domino fell Wednesday morning with the announcement that NASCAR racing is returning to Nashville. Nashville Superspeedway was bu...

Aston Villa's Jack Grealish reportedly Manchester United's top target

That kind of outlay is reportedly becoming increasingly hard for United to justify, with respect to Sancho, but Grealish is said to have captured the attentio...

Police across U.S. ordered to soften their tactics to quell 'peaceful' marches

The video sparked an outpouring of rage as protests in Minneapolis spread to other cities, punctuated by episodes of arson, looting and vandalism that authoriti...

Iowa football strength coach denies allegations of racism

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz released a video on Saturday addressing the situation. "Over the past 24 hours I have seen some hard and heartbreaking posts o...

Fans allowed to attend Super Rugby games in New Zealand

New Zealand and Australia have both set up tournaments featuring their Super Rugby teams, with the New Zealand version opening with a clash between the Highla...

Juventus linked with Donny van de Beek

The report adds that Old Trafford executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward could look at getting Ajax to reduce their asking price to nearer the £36m mark, with the ...

Virat Kohli drops an adorable comment on Anushka Sharma's latest Instagram picture

Today, Anushka had shared a photo on social media where she found yet another ideal spot with flawless sunlight and it sure has our attention as well as husband...

No new positives in Premier League Covid-19 tests

The sixth round of twice-weekly screening of players and club staff took place on 4 and 5 June. Any players that had tested positive would have missed the leagu...

NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case

The NCAA Committee on Infractions has hit Oklahoma State's basketball program with a one-year postseason ban , among other penalties, as part of the fallout ...

'We were wrong': National Football League commissioner regrets stance on player protests

Via a video statement made by Commissioner Roger Goodell on Twitter, the league says they're sorry for not listening to their own players. " We, the Natio...

Novak Djokovic calls U.S. Open restrictions 'extreme, impossible'

The U.S. Open, scheduled to begin on August 31, will be the first Grand Slam to be played after the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the season in March. Djokovic,...

National Basketball Association edges closer to return after coronavirus lockdown

Under the proposal, the 22 teams play eight seeding games to determine a 16-team playoff field that would follow the traditional post-season format with four ...

Veteran sports commentator Chris Cuthbert jumps from TSN to Sportsnet

Cuthbert has been unable to call NHL games nationally on Canadian television ever since Sportsnet won the broadcast rights in 2013, though he has called games f...