Month: June 2020

While Florida posts alarmingly high coronavirus cases daily as the NBA prepares to send teams and personnel to the ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex for its 22-team model to crown a champion for the 2019-20 season, commissioner Adam Silver has admitted an outbreak among even one team could cause the league to postpone or cancel play. As noted … Continue reading Adam Silver: Coronavirus outbreak among players may force NBA to cancel season Continue Reading →

A family of Dodgers fans is not happy about an incident that occurred during Game 5 of Los Angeles’ NLDS series against the Washington Nationals in 2019, and now the fans are suing. The family members are seeking $17 million in damages over claims they were racially profiled and treated with excessive force by the … Continue reading Dodger Stadium security sued for $17 million for racial profiling, excessive force Continue Reading →

On Friday, the Indianapolis 500 became the latest American sporting event to welcome fans amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles confirmed the news via an official statement:  “We’re committed to running the Indy 500 on Sunday, Aug. 23 and will welcome fans to the world’s greatest racing venue. We will … Continue reading Indy 500 to welcome fans at 50 percent capacity Continue Reading →

The New York Jets hired Adam Gase before the 2019 season hoping he could spark something within the organization and turn it into a winner. Just a year later, Gase seems to be burning bridges with star players and might have lost the organization’s faith in him. Gase’s first season in New York began brutally with a … Continue reading Jets have ‘strong belief’ they won’t win with Adam Gase? Continue Reading →

With an already unusual 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic pausing the season, the NHL Draft Lottery on Friday created another unprecedented event: the No. 1-overall pick for the 2020 NHL Draft belongs to team yet to be determined. There were eight placeholder spots included in the lottery to represent teams who will not … Continue reading Twitter Reaction: Placeholder team win brings chaos to 2020 draft order Continue Reading →

We know the results of Phase 1 of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery, and yet we know nothing. Phase 1 of the lottery went down at the NHL Network’s studio in Secaucus, N.J., Friday night.   And the winner is… TBD! Relive the drama as we tracked all the news and reaction from one of … Continue reading NHL Draft Lottery Blog: Mystery team wins No. 1 pick as chaos reigns Continue Reading →

The NBA released the full schedule for the seeding games of its return-to-play plan on Friday, and when the league does return from its COVID-19-induced pause, the Toronto Raptors‘ first opponent will be the Los Angeles Lakers on Aug. 1. After facing the Lakers, Toronto’s schedule for its remaining seven seeding games will unfold as follows: … Continue reading NBA releases seeding games schedule, Raptors to face Lakers first Continue Reading →

Alexis Lafreniere will have to wait a little longer to find out where he’ll start his NHL career. And a massive wrinkle has just been added to the league’s return-to-play plan for its pandemic-hit season.   Chaos was the word that came to mind at the NHL draft lottery Friday as one of eight placeholder … Continue reading No. 1 pick in 2020 NHL Draft awarded to placeholder team Continue Reading →

Friday, Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro conducted a conference call with media to shed some light on how the club is navigating the uncertainty. Entering a pivotal weekend for Blue Jays players and staff, here are some of the biggest questions facing the club as it tries to play baseball during a pandemic.   Where … Continue reading Blue Jays facing big questions as MLB resumes play Continue Reading →

In true 2020 fashion, the NHL’s draft lottery came and went with its fair share of drama, ending in about as shocking a twist as one could expect. “The No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NHL Draft belongs to… a team yet to be determined, coming from the qualifying round in the Stanley Cup … Continue reading NHL Draft Lottery: Everything you need to know about the Second Phase Continue Reading →