8:00 PM ET As the nation reels from the coronavirus, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is mourning the loss of Melissa Rios, the mother of his 6-year-old son, he told reporters Friday. Rios, 31, died of an epileptic seizure on March 27 at her home in Calabasas, California. "I've had some things…

4:59 PM ET As the uncertainty grows, and scientific, economic and competitive elements collide, there's one constant in the struggle to revive the NBA: Owners and players are delivering Adam Silver full room to operate, govern and make the decision on resuming play amid a pandemic. No power grabs, no…

7:05 PM ET Michael Grieco, the attorney for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar, says he has "five sworn affidavits from witnesses" that say his client was not involved with the alleged armed robbery that took place in Miramar, Florida, on Wednesday. Miramar Police Department issued arrest warrants…

6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities next week, although coaches and non-rehabbing players still will not be permitted, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Friday. In the memo sent to the 32 NFL teams, commissioner Roger Goodell wrote that clubs could begin…

6:52 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside, according to autopsies…

Conor McGregor, left, suffered a 10th-round TKO loss against Floyd Mayweather, right, on August 26, 2017 in Las Vegas.  3:33 PM ET UFC superstar Conor McGregor believes that not only will he get another shot at facing Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match, but he will defeat him. During Mike Tyson's podcast,…

5:05 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers still wants to finish his career with the Green Bay Packers, but he knows that became more difficult when his team traded up to No. 26 to select his possible replacement, Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, in last month's NFL draft. Rodgers admitted he was…

5:05 PM ET Being named NFL MVP in 2018 and leading the Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl championship last season did more than get Patrick Mahomes in the discussion as one of the great quarterbacks of his era. It also landed him a gig as the commencement speaker at Texas Tech's virtual graduation…

4:23 PM ET The NFL is considering improving draft picks to teams that hire minority candidates as either coaches or general managers, sources confirmed to ESPN. Under the plan, a team would improve its third-round pick by 10 spots for hiring a minority candidate as general manger (or equivalent-level…

The former Ohio State Buckeyes legend, who spent years in prison before working to get his life back on track, is now giving back and helping in the communities he always hoped to impact.