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Saints quarterback Drew Brees has elected to sign with NBC once his playing days are over, dealing ESPN another blow to its plans.

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 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 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.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the 30 teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents.

ESPN and the SEC Network took swift action after analyst Barry Booker after he made an off-the-cuff remark about watching “scantily clad girls” on the NCAA gymnastics mats.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessica Mendoza will no longer be on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” or work for the New York Mets front office after signing a contract extension with the network.

ESPN is taking a ton of flak for “fat shaming” New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson during his NBA debut on Thursday.

On Monday, the day set aside to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., former ESPN talker Jemele Hill jumped to Twitter with a tweet that focuses on his murder instead of one celebrating his works.

Tony Romo tried to reach the pinnacle of football success as a player for a very long time, without ever achieving it. However, according to a new report, he may have already reached the pinnacle of sportscasting success in the relative blink of an eye.

Former ESPN personality Jemele Hill attacked the NFL for its lack of black coaches, and blasted the Rooney Rule as an insufficient solution to the problem.

Cleveland Cavaliers coach John Beilein has sought to clear the air with his players, insisting that he meant to call them “slugs,” not “thugs,” during a recent film session.

The New York Giants had been rumored to be pursuing Baylor’s Matt Rhule as their next head coach. However, on Tuesday, the Giants announced that they had hired former Patriots wide receiver coach Joe Judge as their next coach.

According to reports, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett will not be resigned to his position with the team.

Saying Fox News is a “despicable force,” former sports personality Jemele Hill announced she is boycotting anti-Fox News movie, ‘Bombshell.’

As soon as the Eagles beat the Giants and eliminated Dallas from playoff contention, it was widely assumed that Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett would be among the first coaches to be fired.

Urban Meyer’s daughters have a few choice words for ESPN host Scott Anderson after the talker seemed to diss the former Ohio State coach for attending last weekend’s semifinal game, instead of spending time with his family.

An ESPN announcer is facing backlash after referring to the tragic death of an LSU coach’s daughter-in-law as, a “distraction.”

Former ESPN host and current writer for the Atlantic, Jemele Hill, reacted angrily in defense of Colin Kaepernick when news surfaced that exiled former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was to get a workout with the New Orleans Saints.