7:38 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nev. — T.J. Oshie made a 13-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole to take the first-round lead Friday in the American Century Championship. The Washington Capitals forward received six points for the eagle under the modified Stableford scoring system, giving him 21 for the day at Edgewood
12:05 PM ET Alexander Volkanovski suffered a broken left thumb during last weekend’s title defense against Max Holloway, the UFC champ revealed on social media Thursday night. Volkanovski (25-1) wrote on Twitter that he will undergo surgery on the broken hand and the recovery timeline is 12 weeks. “Broke my thumb in the second round,
3:12 PM ET A marquee welterweight matchup between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady is set to take place in October, sources have told ESPN. Contracts are not yet signed but both sides have agreed to the 170-pound contest, which will take place at a UFC event Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. It is expected to
7:58 PM ET Clemson scored its biggest victory thus far in this year’s recruiting cycle, courtesy of scoring Peter Woods‘ commitment on Friday night. And Woods did it for one simple reason — family. “A big part of who I am as a person and just being so close to my family and knowing that
6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services The San Diego Padres said Friday that left fielder Jurickson Profar has been diagnosed with a concussion and a neck strain suffered in a collision with teammate C.J. Abrams the previous night. Profar was discharged overnight from UC San Diego Health, and the team said he is resting. Profar
4:02 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets reserve guard Scottie Lewis underwent surgery to repair a broken left leg he sustained during an NBA 2K23 Summer League practice session in Las Vegas on Thursday. There is no timetable for his return, but the team said Friday the surgery was successful and that Lewis
5:55 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal and the Wizards renewed their commitment to each other when he agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $251 million to stay in Washington. Whether that commitment will make the next five years any more successful than the past 10 is the big question. “I
5:32 PM ET Star point guard Damian Lillard has agreed to a two-year, $122 million contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers that will tie him to the franchise through the 2026-27 season, sources told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears and ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Lillard is expected to sign his deal Saturday in Las Vegas, a
5:23 PM ET MONTREAL — The 2022 NHL draft is in the books, as 225 players were selected over the course of seven rounds and two days. Before getting to the annual list of draft winners and draft losers, let’s focus on the event’s biggest leader: Holding the draft in person again, and in Montreal.
5:21 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association has countered MLB’s original proposal for an international draft with one of its own — a plan that would allocate significantly more money to international players and address pre-draft requirements that the union considers discriminatory in nature, sources told ESPN. The two sides face a July
4:23 PM ET LONDON — We’re in the twilight of the GOAT era. Rafa Nadal‘s body is creaking, Roger Federer hasn’t played a competitive match in a year and Serena Williams‘ next movements are unclear. Novak Djokovic is at the peak of his powers but will likely not play another Grand Slam event until May.
4:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays say the latest lawsuit filed by a group of limited partners who accuse Stuart Sternberg of wrongfully taking control of the team is a continuation of a “meritless and relentless campaign” against the club and its principal owner. “They have deployed multiple
3:51 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man serving life in prison after his first-degree murder conviction in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright was sentenced Friday on lesser charges of conspiracy and attempted murder in the 12-year-old case. Shelby County Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Billy Ray Turner to 25
4:28 PM ET Associated Press NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Cameron Tringale finally saw The Renaissance Club in windy weather and held his own Friday to stay three shots ahead in the Scottish Open as he tries to win for the first time in his 13th year on the PGA Tour. Tringale stayed on track after
3:30 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers will hang a No. 22 “Roberts” jersey in their dugout Friday night in honor of 8-year-old Cooper Roberts, who was paralyzed from the waist down during a July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The Brewers are also giving Cooper and his twin brother, Luke, who suffered minor
2:59 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Three lower-level tennis chair umpires from Tunisia have been banned for match-fixing after being found guilty of deliberately inputting the wrong scores during matches. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday that Majd Affi was banned for 20 years after being found guilty of 12 charges relating to
2:45 PM ET Associated Press Matt Kenseth wasn’t sure he was ready to retire from NASCAR competition the first time in 2017, when his seat was given to a younger driver. Kenseth was still winning race when he stepped away as a two-time Daytona 500 winner and the 2003 Cup champion. In fact, he won
11:53 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a turbulent start to the 2022 season, Novak Djokovic is just one victory away from claiming his first, and perhaps only, major title of the year at Wimbledon. With his status for the US Open still in doubt due to pandemic-related restrictions for entry into the United States and