Month: June 2020

8:16 AM ET Associated Press The chief executive of the European Tour says the fate of this year’s Ryder Cup will be decided by the end of the month. Keith Pelley says in an extensive interview with the McKellar Journal podcast that the European Tour and the PGA will have “conversations” about the Ryder Cup
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9:52 PM ET Clemson assistant coach Danny Pearman apologized Tuesday after word spread on social media of an incident in which he used a racial slur during a practice in 2017. After several former Clemson players noted the incident Tuesday on Twitter, former tight end D.J. Greenlee confirmed an account to The State newspaper in
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10:00 PM BST New Zealand’s Super Rugby teams will be able to replace red-carded players and drawn matches may be decided by a golden-point tiebreaker when the country’s domestic competition starts on June 13, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Tuesday. The changes are aimed at making the game more exciting for fans and will
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11:35 PM ET Veteran defenseman Kodie Curran signed a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, the team announced. Curran, 30, was named MVP of the Swedish Hockey League this season after posting 12 goals and 49 points. The deal with Anaheim will run through the 2021-2022 season. Curran has yet to appear in
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9:31 PM ET Associated Press It’s music to NASCAR’s ears: the stock car series is set to return to Nashville, Tennessee in 2021. Nashville Superspeedway will hold a Cup race for the first time next season, ending NASCAR’s decade-long absence from the track. The Nashville track is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which has held
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10:28 PM ET Oklahoma State Cowboys linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga said Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a protest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ogbongbemiga, who was a second-team All-Big 12 selection last year, made the announcement on Twitter. After attending a protest in Tulsa AND being well protective of myself, I have tested positive
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2:37 PM ET The PGA Tour has sent a memo to players saying that a second event in the Columbus, Ohio, area will take the place of the John Deere Classic, which decided last week that it would cancel its tournament this year. The July 9-12 event will be played at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village
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7:33 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1990, Randy Johnson threw his first no-hitter. At the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 1999 featuring, among
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6:05 PM ET Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts pushed back on the perception that baseball teams are cash cows, telling ESPN on Tuesday that yearly revenues are mostly put right back into the team. “Here’s something I hope baseball fans understand,” Ricketts told ESPN. “Most baseball owners don’t take money out of their team. They
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4:28 PM ET Associated Press Nearly five years later, former tennis star James Blake says he never suspected the large man running toward him was a plainclothes New York City policeman. Blake was in town that day for the U.S. Open and was standing outside a Manhattan hotel. “I thought someone was running at me
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