The heir to a purebred dog dynasty in India is likely to be the key to bringing the world a COVID-19 cure – with its fax manufacturing company scaled up to help produce more than a billion doses of each effective candidate. Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of …
Read More »Bills, Dion Dawkins reaches $ 60 million expansion by season 2024
3:20 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins has agreed to a four-year extension through the 2024 season, the team announced Thursday. The contract is for $ 60 million and includes guaranteed $ 34 million, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN. Dawkins, who entered into his rookie …
Read More »Backstrom out Game 2 for capitals against Islanders in East First Round
Nicklas Backstrom will not play for the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Islanders at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Friday (8 pm ET; NBCSN, FX-CA, TVAS, NBCSWA, MSG, MSG +). Todd Reirden, head coach of capital, said the 32-year-old center …
Read More »Seahawks depart from rookie Kemah Siverand for trying to sneak female visitor into team hotel
3:31 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks departed earlier this week on rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand after he was caught on video trying to snatch a woman from the team’s hotel, a source confirmed to ESPN. The NFL Network first reported the circumstances of Siverand’s release, noting that the …
Read More »Adam Silver – Social issues ‘imperishable’, but fans can play, messaging separate
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has tackled a conflict of interest that some say follows when players adopt controversial, political topics, forgetting their social messaging and activism, but embracing the right thing. “I understand critics who say they turn to sports to avoid controversy,” Silver said in an interview with Sports …
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