10:05 PM ET Oregon‘s recruiting success in California continued Friday when ESPN 300 wide receiver Troy Franklin announced his commitment to the Ducks. Franklin is the No. 69 prospect overall and chose Oregon over Alabama, Arizona State and Washington. He’s a 6-foot-1, 175-pound receiver out of Menlo High School in Atherton, California, and is the
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2:55 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jockeys competing in California won’t be allowed to strike a horse more than six times during a race, and then only in an underhanded position, according to a new rule approved by the California Horse Racing Board. The rule would allow no more than two strikes in
9:15 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Harold Varner III took his place in history in the PGA Tour’s technology era, all because of a triple bogey. Jordan Spieth had his lowest 36-hole score in four years. Rory McIlroy shot 63 with a bogey on his final hole. The strongest field of the
9:20 PM ET Three Clemson student-athletes — two football players and a men’s basketball player — have tested positive for the coronavirus, the school reported Friday. Clemson conducted 128 tests on football and basketball players. Tests for 12 women’s basketball players all came back negative, as did additional tests of 41 staff members who work
8:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — While Major League Baseball and the affiliated minor leagues are shut down, an independent circuit is set to open on July 3 with some fans in the seats. The American Association said Friday its six teams will play in three hubs due to the coronavirus, at
2:01 PM ET Ray Ciccarelli, who gained notoriety for saying in a Facebook post that he intends to leave NASCAR’s Truck series over the sport’s recent changes to policies regarding the national anthem and the Confederate flag, is now leaving the door open to racing next season. “That’s to be determined,” Ciccarelli told Frontstretch.com on
2:17 PM ET The Premier League has sanctioned the wearing of the Black Lives Matter logo on the back of shirts in place of individual players’ names and also voiced its support to players who want to take a knee following the resumption of fixtures next week. England‘s top flight is due to restart on
7:32 PM ET Ten Iowa State student-athletes, including two football players, have tested positive for the coronavirus, the university’s athletic department confirmed on Friday. None of the student-athletes were participating in team activities at the time they were exposed to the virus, according to a statement released to ESPN. Since May 28, all 147 members
10:35 AM ET The Minnesota Twins smashed a record 307 home runs in 2019 and, judging by their first-round selection in the 2020 amateur draft, it sure seems they would like to ensure a similar brand of high-scoring baseball in future years. The Twins welcomed North Carolina first baseman Aaron Sabato to the organization with
6:21 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission is considering punishment for Yenifel Vicente after repeated low blows to Jessie Magdaleno led to Vicente’s disqualification in Thursday night’s Top Rank main event. Vicente had four points deducted for low blows throughout the fight before referee Robert Byrd stopped the fight in the middle of the
Jun 11, 2020 Associated Press U.S. Olympic team boxer Virginia Fuchs will face no punishment for failing a doping test after the U.S. Anti-Doping Association determined the violation had been caused by two substances transmitted by her boyfriend through sex. USADA announced its ruling Thursday, clearing the 32-year-old Fuchs, who will attempt to qualify for
5:13 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will return to action later this summer. JDS vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik has been verbally agreed to for UFC 252 on Aug. 15, sources told ESPN. Combate first reported the fight. Dos Santos (21-7) will look to snap a two-fight losing streak. He most recently lost
1:40 PM ET Jessica Eye has missed weight for a second straight bout. The UFC women’s flyweight contender came in at 126.25 pounds — .25 over the flyweight limit — Friday morning for her scheduled UFC Fight Night main event against Cynthia Calvillo. Calvillo weighed in successfully at 126 pounds. When Eye got off the
5:32 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Before this week, Rory McIlroy had never played the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club because it never fit with his schedule. Over the years, it conflicted with a prestigious event on the European Tour and last year it would have meant playing four straight weeks. McIlroy’s
4:39 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen became the all-time leading trainer at Churchill Downs on Friday, saddling Drop Dead Gorgeous to a win in the first race for his 738th victory beneath the Twin Spires. Asmussen overtook Louisville native Dale Romans, who held the record since Nov. 12,
3:39 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — As a way to honor those on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus, the PGA Tour has added the last names of workers from around the Dallas-Fort Worth area to caddies’ bibs. From nurses and doctors to hospital administrators, the names are on all 148
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Now’s your chance to play director of the 2020 ESPYS Presented by Capital One. Do you want to cast Simone Biles, Anthony Edwards, Dearica Hamby or a backyard magician in the starring role? You get to decide by voting for the winner of the year’s Can’t-Stop-Watching Moment. Today we introduce
10:32 PM ET Tyson Fury has proudly spent portions of his quarantine reliving his February seventh-round TKO over Deontay Wilder. Part of it is simple satisfaction in his work. The other part is his way to prepare for the third fight of their trilogy, which is expected to happen late this year. “I’ve watched that