The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Add boxing to the list of sports on the comeback trail.
If you’ve been wondering why some of college football’s premier programs have been pushing so hard to play football this year despite a global pandemic, we have your answer.
Fans who had been starving for live sporting events had their appetites somewhat sated last weekend.
May 7 (UPI) — The NFL revealed its 2020 regular-season schedule Thursday, with the Kansas City Chiefs kicking off their Super Bowl title defense against the Houston Texans in Week 1.
On Tuesday, former ESPN personality Jemele Hill accused “white people” of choosing “racism,” by putting President Donald Trump in office.
Baseball has returned to South Korea, but it certainly did not start in a way that anyone would recognize.
A recent survey conducted by ESPN shows that fans definitely want their sports back. Though, they’d prefer to watch on television, as opposed to going to the stadium.
The loss of television and ad revenue from the suspension of sports due to the coronavirus, will end up costing at least $12 billion, according to a recent analysis conducted for ESPN.
The NBA may turn to the “Magic Kingdom” for help in its attempt to play out the remainder of its season, according to a report.
ESPN has apologized for displaying a graphic which told the story of draftee’s mother’s battle with drug addiction.
Over the weekend, former ESPN personality and extreme left-wing writer Jemele Hill, criticized the NFL for allowing kicker Justin Rohrwasser, whom Hill claimed is a “white supremacist,” to be drafted while Colin Kaepernick remains unemployed.
NFL Draft coverage comes complete with emotional scenes, celebrations, anticipation, tears, disappointment, and just about every conceivable human emotion. However, a highlight used by ESPN as part of their coverage triggered a very emotional reaction from a certain NFL superstar.
ESPN’s Todd McShay announced on Thursday that he would not be joining the network’s broadcast of the 2020 NFL Draft, because he had contracted the coronavirus.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN is asking some of its on-air personalities to take a 15% pay cut over the next three months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to reports, the NCAA is considering launching a four-month 2020 college football season to be held from February to May in 2021.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees has elected to sign with NBC once his playing days are over, dealing ESPN another blow to its plans.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UFC 249 was canceled Thursday after ESPN and parent company Disney stopped UFC President Dana White’s plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The NFL announced that the 2020 draft will be held “virtually,” with the representatives of each team joining from remote locations.
According to reports, sports cable network ESPN is working with the NBA to televise a game of H-O-R-S-E featuring many of the league’s biggest stars as the nation continues to face the effects of the coronavirus.
On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump told a group of major American sports commissioners that he believes the NFL should be able to start on time this September. according to a report.
The NBA and the player’s union are making plans to withhold 25 percent of the player’s remaining salaries in escrow, if the league cancels the rest of the season due to the coronavirus.
The NBA was caught with just a few games and the playoffs to finish before suspending play due to the coronavirus, but now ESPN’s NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy is predicting that the rest of the season will never be played.
The Chinese government has delayed the resumption of its national basketball league and other sports, in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
America’s sports leagues and the sports networks who broadcast them, are taking brutal financial hits during the coronavirus shut down, according to a look at the numbers by the Wall Street Journal.
ESPN NBA reporter Doris Burke has tested positive for the coronavirus, the reporter announced on Friday.
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit says that he would be “shocked” if the NFL or college football, plays a single game in 2020.
You might be under the impression that there’s not going to be any baseball on television Thursday, but that is not totally accurate.
ESPN is looking to add to their Monday Night Football broadcast booth. However, former NFL great and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning will not be among those additions.
While government and the private sector race to find a medical cure for the coronavirus, some NFL teams are reportedly implementing a legal remedy for the contractual problems presented by players who are infected.
All 30 pro baseball teams joined together Tuesday to pledge $30 million to help stadium employees who are losing wages due to the coronavirus shutdowns across the league.
ESPN currently features only one “top event” on its sports ticker, as of Tuesday morning: a soccer match between Uganda and Zambia, which was scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
NBC has rebuffed ESPN’S requests to let host Al Michaels out of his contract so he can join the cable network’s Monday Night Football broadcast.
The official start to free agency is less than two weeks away. Though, if a new report is true, the biggest acquisition surrounding the NFL may take place in the broadcast booth, not on the football field.
The New York Knicks have struck back against filmmaker Spike Lee, telling him he is not a victim after he complained about stadium access.
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to most corners of the planet.
Tony Romo wore a star on his helmet in the NFL for a lot of years. After signing the record-smashing contract he agreed to this week, he’ll be the star at CBS for as long as they have the NFL.
On Wednesday, President Trump put Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. response to the Coronavirus. Shortly after, Atlantic writer and former ESPN host Jemele Hill blasted the choice by claiming Pence’s leadership as governor resulted in an HIV outbreak in Indiana.
ESPN has announced that they’re canceling their afternoon show High Noon, hosted by outspoken liberals Bomani Jones and Pablo S. Torre.
Tony Grossi, a radio host for ESPN Cleveland, has taken his criticism of Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield to another level after being caught on an open mic calling the player a “f*ck*ng midget.”
