While in grade school, Justin Herbert filled out questionnaires saying he wanted to live in Los Angeles and his favorite team was the Chargers.
LeBron James, along with help from a star-studded cast, will put on a virtual graduation ceremony for high school seniors on May 16.
Churchill Downs has received approval from Kentucky officials to open stables at the track and training center in phases beginning May 11.
The bold decision to draft QB Jordan Love makes sense, even if the “disrespect message,� as Brett Favre called it, causes short-term issues for Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay.
The home of the Kentucky Derby, which this year was moved to Sept. 5 from May 2 because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, said opening day of its 2020 Spring Meet without spectators will be communicated in the coming days. “There will be no fans for racing,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said in a news release issued by Churchill Downs. “I will tell you this is one of the most detailed plans that we have seen about specific security checks that everybody has to go through and be temperature-checked to masking to having a very limited group that is there.”
LeBron James is helping to present a primetime special that will honor the high school class of 2020 with commencement addresses, celebrity cameos and more.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year option on the contract tight end O.J. Howard signed as a rookie in 2017. The move Wednesday came a week after the Bucs acquired four-time All-Pro Rob Gronkowski in a trade from New England, prompting speculation that Howard might be traded to make room for the former Patriots star. Instead, coach Bruce Arians and general manager Jason Licht both said during last week’s draft that they were excited about having three tight ends with the abilities of Gronkowski, Howard and Cameron Brate.
The marijuana stigma is eroding, and sports leagues have adapted. The NFL’s new approach that focuses on treatment — not punishment — has become the norm.
Scheduled to return in June, NHRA president Glen Cromwell told NBC Sports that the plan is to have fans not only in the grandstands, but in the pits, during event weekends.
Churchill Downs will open stables at the track and training center in phases starting May 11 before races are run during its spring meet without spectators. The historic track postponed the Kentucky Derby last month from May 2 to Sept. 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from Churchill Downs said Kentucky state officials approved opening the stables under strict guidelines to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
