Month: June 2021

1:05 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Mikko Korhonen of Finland withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday because of travel concerns getting to Torrey Pines. He was replaced in the field by Cole Hammer, the first alternate from the Columbus, Ohio, qualifier that featured the strongest field. Korhonen has never played in the
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12:53 PM ET Miami Heat president Pat Riley was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule. Riley was fined for comments made during a June 4 radio interview regarding Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James who played for the Heat from 2010-14 before returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. “I
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11:43 AM ET ESPN News Services The class of 2020 — Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker — will have to wait a little bit longer to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer, it was announced Wednesday. The induction ceremony, which had been scheduled for July 25
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12:13 PM ET Cleveland Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson has been suspended by the team after being charged with drunken driving, but she won’t lose her job, coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday. Stefanski notes that Brownson was “very remorseful.” Brownson, who has pleaded no contest and could face further discipline from the NFL, was
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12:04 PM ET Nate Bjorkgren has been fired as Indiana Pacers coach after one season with the team, sources told ESPN. Bjorkgren was informed Wednesday of the decision to dismiss him, sources said, after he met with management Tuesday. The Pacers are expected to pursue a more experienced, established head coach after Bjorkgren lost the
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10:16 AM ET Alabama and Boston College will play a home-and-home series beginning in 2031, the schools announced Wednesday. Alabama will travel to play at Boston College on Sept. 13, 2031, while the Crimson Tide will host the Eagles on Sept. 16, 2034. This will be their first meeting since Boston College won 38-31 on
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10:00 AM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Ke’Bryan Hayes forgot to touch ’em all. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman missed first base while running out a home run Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers and was called out after a replay review. Hayes stung an opposite-field line drive in the first inning
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10:20 AM ET Quarterback Luke McCaffrey is leaving Louisville‘s football team several months after arriving from Nebraska. Cardinals coach Scott Satterfield told ESPN Louisville’s The Deener Show on Wednesday that McCaffrey decided to depart after spending several days working out with the team. McCaffrey in February announced he would be transferring to Louisville. McCaffrey, a
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7:30 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Anthony Joshua could defend his world heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in September, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed to
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Williams team principal Simon Roberts has left the company following an internal restructure. Chief executive officer Jost Capito, who joined in February, will take over the responsibilities of team principal. Technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison will oversee all engineering – Roberts had previously been in charge of trackside engineering. Roberts joined Williams as managing director in
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