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NBA players have had a variety of complaints over the past week about the league’s bubble campus in Orlando, but Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner says it is not nearly as bad as his peers are making it out to be. Turner admitted that some of …
The Brooklyn Nets’ roster appears to have suffered another blow after Michael Beasley tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Beasley has been sent home by the Nets, and it is unknown if he will be able …
Alex Rodriguez is still in the running to purchase the New York Mets. Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s group is among four to advance to a second round of bidding on the Mets, according to Scott Soshnick of Sportico. Billionaire hedge fund …
San Antonio Spurs assistant Tim Duncan is staying out of the Orlando bubble. Duncan is not in Orlando with the team, according to WOAI’s Don Harris, and will not join the team at any point. Instead, he is helping oversee LaMarcus …
It does not appear that the Dallas Cowboys will have Randy Gregory back as they had hoped for 2020. Gregory has been suspended since February 2019, when he was given an indefinite ban for repeatedly violating the league’s substance abuse …
Justin Verlander is one of the most successful pitchers of his generation. You’d probably think that when the MLB season was delayed, he would focus on doing what he’s always done with regard to staying in shape and being ready to go. …
Oakland Athletics second baseman Tony Kemp said Monday that Major League Baseball’s black players will join other sports in staging some sort of show of unity on Opening Day. Kemp said the details were still up in the air, but there will be …
The latest set of coronavirus test results from inside the NBA bubble show solid news for the league in its efforts to prevent the spread of the virus among players. The NBA and NBPA jointly released the latest set of results Monday. Of 322 players …
There was a significant external push for Washington to drop the Redskins nickname, but it appears there was an internal push for it as well. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell pushed Washington owner Dan …
St. Louis Cardinals flamethrower Jordan Hicks has become the latest MLB player to decline to play in 2020. The team announced Monday that Hicks has opted out of the 2020 season, citing “pre-existing health concerns.” Jordan Hicks has …
The NBA has reversed course on its pregame dress code in the Orlando bubble. A league spokesperson confirmed to ESPN’s Nick DePaula on Monday that players will now be allowed to wear their own clothing while walking from the team bus to locker …
Another high-profile NBA star has tested positive for the coronavirus. Russell Westbrook announced Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 before the Houston Rockets left for Orlando. He has been quarantined and is “feeling well.” …
The Washington franchise confused some Monday by announcing the retirement of the Redskins nickname without actually announcing a replacement. It turns out there’s reportedly a reason for that. Owner Dan Snyder and the franchise are reportedly …
The Georgia Bulldogs’ quarterback situation just got a lot more interesting. J.T. Daniels said in a tweet Monday that he has been granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA, meaning he’ll be able to play in 2020 after transferring from USC …
Anthony Davis won’t be wearing a social justice message on the back of his jersey when the NBA restarts, though he admitted he thought long and hard about it. Davis cited the importance of his last name, and how he represents it every time he …
We now know just how long Adrian Wojnarowski will be sidelined by ESPN. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Wojnarowski has been suspended for two weeks for sending a profane email to Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). It is unclear when …
