Month: October 2020

3:17 PM ET Associated Press Englishman Aaron Rai needed only one playoff hole to beat compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and win the Scottish Open for his second European Tour title on Sunday. Fleetwood (67) birdied the last hole of regulation to match Rai’s total of 11 under par, but then missed from three feet for par
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7:10 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin was one of the last drivers standing at the end of the messiest and longest race in Talladega Superspeedway history. The Daytona 500 winner surged to the win with a sweeping three-wide pass — the 58th lead change of the race — coming out of
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7:32 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is believed to have suffered a hyperextended knee and a hamstring injury on Sunday that is expected to keep him out several weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ekeler was seen leaving Sunday’s game on crutches and with a brace, according to Schefter. He
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8:11 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Sergio Garcia delivered two key shots on the back nine, the last one an 8-iron to 30 inches on the final hole for birdie and a one-shot victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Garcia closed with a 5-under 67 and won for the 10th consecutive year worldwide,
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer crossed the Rubicon as Manchester United manager on Sunday, the day he was humiliated by predecessor Jose Mourinho in a 6-1 defeat against Tottenham at Old Trafford that might turn out to be the moment that triggered the search for his successor. Mauricio Pochettino, who Mourinho replaced at Spurs last November, is
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9:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Two-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem survived a spirited comeback by a French wild-card entry to win their fourth-round match in five sets. Thiem, coming off his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, barely got past 239th-ranked Hugo Gaston 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3 at Court Philippe
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4:37 PM ET Wisconsin starting quarterback Jack Coan sustained a foot injury at Saturday’s practice and did not participate Sunday, a team official confirmed to ESPN. Coan will undergo surgery and miss at least several weeks, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin is set to open the fall season Oct. 24
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2:04 PM ET Faced with another salary cap crunch, the Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Los Angeles Kings for a prospect. Chicago needs to make deals for forwards Dominik Kubalik, who finished third in Calder Trophy voting, and Dylan Strome, and they do not have a frontline goalie under contract. Two-time
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11:12 AM ET Although quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for the coronavirus, the New England Patriots will play the Chiefs on Monday night in Kansas City, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The game will kick off at 7:05 p.m. ET and air on CBS, sources said. The plan is contingent on negative COVID-19 tests.
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