6:32 PM ET ESPN staff Now that Major League Baseball has a start date for its pandemic-shortened season, it faces tough realities in markets where the coronavirus is skyrocketing, especially Houston, where a senior health official says he could oppose the games if current trends are not reversed – and …
Read More »Knicks resign promising guard Allonzo Trier, report says former Net Theo Pinson is exempt from exemptions
Watch now: NBA Latest: Lakers targeting JR Smith (2:02) Allonzo Trier was once one of the most promising young players on the New York Knicks’ list. The University of Arizona undrafted guard averaged a pretty efficient 10.9 points per game as a rookie last season, but that came under David …
Read More »Coca-Cola joins the Facebook boycott with a pause in all advertising on social networks from July 1
The Coca-Cola Company is pausing all digital advertising on social media platforms globally for at least 30 days starting July 1, the soft drink giant announced Friday night. The move is part of a broader Facebook and Instagram boycott organized by the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP and other organizations called …
Read More »Spread of ‘significant’ coronavirus could end NBA restart
In less than two weeks, NBA players will begin arriving in Orlando. On July 30, the regular season will resume for 22 teams willing to spend more than three months on the isolated campus surrounding Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. “We believe we have developed a safe and …
Read More »‘The Office’ has a black face scene edited
A scene from “The Office” sees the character Nate Nickerson, played by actor Mark Proksch, wearing blackface and has now been edited. The 2012 episode titled “Dwight Christmas” was referenced in a memo issued by show creator Greg Daniels, who wrote that the scene was intended to “expose unacceptable behavior …
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