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- UFC Superstar Jon Jones Arrested For DWI & Gun ChargeIt has been reported that UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones was arrested on Thursday morning for DWI and a gun charge. Source: UFC Superstar Jon Jones Arrested For DWI & Gun Charge
- Summer Olympics in Japan Postponed Until Next YearThe decision came after weeks of delay and mounting criticism. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Tuesday that the Summer Olympics set to be held in Tokyo in July will be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision came after weeks of delay and mounting criticism of the International Olympic Committee for its refusal … Read more
- MLB to delay Opening Day at least 2 weeksMajor League Baseball is delaying the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced Thursday. Source: MLB to delay Opening Day at least 2 weeks
- The NBA Made the Only Move It CouldNBA season suspended. Source: The NBA Made the Only Move It Could
- 2020 NCAA Tournament games to be played without fans in attendance due to threat of coronavirusThere will be no fans allowed at the 2020 NCAA Tournament Source: 2020 NCAA Tournament games to be played without fans in attendance due to threat of coronavirus
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- In the history of the NBA draft, 45 players have been taken directly out of high school.
- Dr. Allen Sills told NFL.com on Thursday that several conditions must be met for the NFL to start its season on time come September.
- Former Longhorns and Trojans took to social media as they watched the rebroadcast of their classic showdown.
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- Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has apologized on social media for posting a tweet that drew criticism from Bulldogs players and an assistant professor at the school before it was deleted. Leach’s tweet had more than 4,000 likes on Thursday morning, the newspaper said. Mississippi State assistant sociology professor and author Margaret A. Hagerman […]
- The votes are in, and word is about to come if this, finally, is the year that former Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich gets the call from the Basketball Hall of Fame. "Long overdue," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. Candidates need 75% of the vote – 18 ballots – to earn the congratulatory phone […]
- Which MLB team put together the best season ever? Vote on it in our Best Ever bracket series.
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Bleacher Report
- One NHL career is beginning while another one could be winding down. New York Rangers All-Star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is under contract through the 2020-21 season, per …
- The NBA 's 2019-20 campaign was suspended with over a month left on the original schedule, but league's 30 teams still trotted out 519 different starting lineups…
- Whether it's the proper decision is a divisive topic, but the 2020 NFL draft is scheduled to happen as planned, starting April 23. During this remarkably different year, the rumor mill is quieter than usual…
- The 2020 NBA free-agent class underwhelms in quantity and quality. Anthony Davis is technically its headliner, but the entire basketball world assumes he'll quickly re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers…
- Is Justin Gaethje a suitable replacement for UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 249? That's what MMA fans are left to ponder after Nurmagomedov pulled out of his …
Five Thirty Eight Sports
- Every sports fan loves to play the “What If?” game: What if Michael Jordan hadn’t retired to play baseball? What if A-Rod had been traded to the Red Sox instead of the Yankees? What if Steve Bartman had stayed home from Wrigley Field in October 2003? What if Mo Lewis hadn’t hit Drew Bledsoe? What […]
- Remember back to the beginning of March, when everything still felt normal? It’s been 20 days since the NBA put its season on pause, and the league is talking about how it might come back this year. The Hot Takedown team thinks that the logistics of even a shortened playoff or play-in tournament might be […]
- With sports shut down in the face of the novel coronavirus, two American basketball leagues are working on plans for an early return to the court. But what do “safe” games look like in the midst of the pandemic — and would such plans ultimately get a green light from public health officials? The NBA […]
- Though there are no actual games to be played, FiveThirtyEight is still taking a shot at a little March Madness. We built an NCAA Tournament bracket, using ESPN’s Bracketology, and we’re simulating the results of each game by using a simple “100-sided dice roll” against our forecast probabilities. Check back on Fridays and Mondays through […]
- Though there are no actual games to be played, FiveThirtyEight is still taking a shot at a little March Madness. We built an NCAA Tournament bracket, using ESPN’s Bracketology, and we’ll be simulating the results of each game by using a simple “100-sided dice roll” against our forecast probabilities. Check back on Fridays and Mondays […]