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| Joe Maddon is 66 and Dave Roberts had cancer. Is it safe for them to manage now? - People older than 65 or with health conditions are at higher risk from coronavirus. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Angels manager Joe Maddon have concerns. Mon, 25 May 2020 14:00:21 GMT |
| Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning top Tom Brady, Phil Mickleson in charity match - A good time, it seems, was had by all for a good cause on Sunday. Mon, 25 May 2020 13:50:15 GMT |
| Coca-Cola 600: Brad Keselowski wins 600 to extend Jimmie Johnson's losing streak - It was the first win for Keselowski this season, his first Coca-Cola 600 victory and the first win at this event for Ford since 2002. Mon, 25 May 2020 13:39:01 GMT |
| Woods, Manning win a TV charity match as good as real thing - Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match that made it easy to forget the rest of his swings. Tiger Woods didn't miss a fairway and earned a small measure of revenge against Phil Mickelson. The PGA Tour is set to return in just over two weeks, and it has a tough act to follow. Mon, 25 May 2020 13:37:02 GMT |
| Winners and losers after Coca-Cola 600 - While Brad Keselowski celebrated his Coca-Cola 600 win, a number of drivers were wondering what might have been. Mon, 25 May 2020 13:11:02 GMT |
| Redrafting the 2012 NBA Draft: Damian Lillard causes major shakeup at the top - The 2012 NBA Draft will be remembered as a class with immense talent at the top, such as Anthony Davis, Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard, with numerous second-round steals, like Draymond Green, Khris Middleton and Jae Crowder that went on to become All-Stars or steady contributors. Eight years later, how would teams pick differently? Would Davis still go No. 1? How high does Green rise?Let's find out.CLICK HERE FOR THE GALLERY Mon, 25 May 2020 12:38:41 GMT |
| Frank Reich: Chad Kelly has been a 10 out of 10 on and off the field - The Colts signed Philip Rivers to a one-year deal as a free agent this offseason and Jacoby Brissett is back to play out the final year of his deal, so the team is well-stocked with options for this season and without much certainty beyond the coming season. While the team thinks Rivers will stick around [more] Mon, 25 May 2020 11:50:29 GMT |
| Could Disney World really solve the NBA's coronavirus conundrum? - The NBA season has been suspended since March, but the league has been making a push to resume action, potentially in one unlikely locationWhile nobody knows anything for certain, all signs are pointing to the NBA at least attempting to resume its season – which was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic – possibly as soon as July. One of the biggest questions the league will have to answer is where the teams will actually play. It turns out the answer may involve the Magic Kingdom. Yes, the NBA has set its sights on Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, something which probably raises quite a few questions among sports fans. What, the Walt Disney World? The one with Mickey Mouse and Space Mountain?The one and the same. On ESPN’s First Take, Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green confirmed reports that the league was seriously looking into playing games at Disney World. “It looks like we have multiple options for locations, but I think leaning toward Orlando and Disney to where it’s the safest,” Green said. Soon afterwards, the NBA released an announcement through spokesperson Mike Bass: “The NBA, in conjunction with the National Basketball Players Association, is engaged in exploratory conversations with The Walt Disney Company about restarting the 2019-20 NBA season in late July at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida as a single site for an NBA campus for games, practices and housing.” Does the plan make any sense?Oddly, yes. If the NBA were to restart the season, they would want to limit the number of people involved. The ideal spot would be a controlled, centralized environment in order to lower the risk of outside infection. As the NBA’s announcement notes, Disney World would provide its own housing accommodation for players and staff in the form of hotels, as well as basketball courts that could handle both practices and official games.It’s hard to imagine a place more controlled than Disney World, especially since it’s owned by a private entity. It also doesn’t hurt that the teams would be situated in Florida, which seems to be determined to reopen at a quicker pace than most other states in the US. (Whether or not this is especially wise is another question altogether.) How did the idea first come about?It was first raised a few weeks ago by Yahoo Sports writer Keith Smith, who wrote an extended piece (which bordered on an advertisement, at times) about how Disney World would be the perfect place for the NBA season to resume. It seemed, on paper, to be a ludicrous idea – and some noted Smith is a former Walt Disney World employee. But unconventional problems call for unconventional solutions, and Smith’s idea promptly gained traction within the league itself. How exactly would this work?Let’s make this clear: players won’t be shooting hoops among the rollercoasters. In an interview with SB Nation, Smith made a strong case that it wouldn’t take much to convert pre-existing spaces into basketball courts. “[The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex] has three primary indoor facilities that would be the hub of this,” Smith said. “I assume two would be set up for games. The third is a giant, customization space. I think they lay out courts in there for practices and possibly shootarounds … if necessary, Disney could convert some of their own convention space into practice areas.” Would playing at Disney World cheapen the 2019-20 season?For some, sure. For starters, it isn’t yet known whether the league could make up all of the regular season games that have yet to be played. Even if all goes to plan, we could end up with a shortened season. In fact, the league could decide it would make more sense to skip right to the postseason.Also, having all the games take place in one location would render home-court advantage essentially meaningless. Even in the best-case scenario, a NBA champion crowned at Disney World would probably “feel” different for many fans. One doubts that the NBA itself is too concerned that people won’t take the remainder of this season seriously – it’s not like the league has had any issues associating its brand with animated characters in the past. What would be the biggest drawbacks?They would be the same drawbacks as trying to continue the NBA season anywhere. Any plan will require frequent testing for Covid-19, not just of the players but of the other NBA and Disney World employees who would be in regular contact with them. Obviously, anyone testing positive would have to be immediately quarantined and, should the number of positive tests get out of hand, the league would probably be forced to shut down for a second time. If that happens, it could very well be the end of the season.Right now the league is having discussions with coronavirus testing providers. This leads us to another problem: NBA commissioner Adam Silver has made it clear that the season won’t resume until there are enough tests for the rest of the country. Will we be there by July? That’s impossible to say right now.Then, of course, there’s the worst-case scenario: let’s assume the season starts up again and, as a direct result, somebody gets infected and suffers life-altering health effects or dies. What if there are multiple coronavirus-related deaths because of the resumption? It’s something that will weigh on the minds of those deciding whether to play in the middle of a pandemic. Is the NBA so eager to crown a champion for the that it is willing to risk a tragedy at the so-called Happiest Place on Earth? The answer is starting to look more and more like “yes”. Mon, 25 May 2020 10:00:48 GMT |
| Mike Tyson could launch comeback against Tito Ortiz, MMA star claims - Mike Tyson is eyeing a boxing comeback and his first fight could be against a veteran mixed martial arts specialist, it has emerged. Mon, 25 May 2020 08:14:00 GMT |
| The Miracle of Istanbul: How Liverpool's 2005 comeback unfolded - Liverpool looked done when 3-0 down to Milan in Istanbul. However, everything changed thanks to a substitution and a tactical reshuffle. Mon, 25 May 2020 08:00:09 GMT |
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