6:50 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Eleven people gathered behind the second hole at Colonial Country Club on Thursday for the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, fans were not allowed, but this group did not want to take no for an answer, especially as the top three
Jun 8, 2020 Former bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make her return to the Octagon against Mexican contender Irene Aldana on Aug. 1, sources said. The UFC originally planned to promote a pay-per-view event on Aug. 1, but that particular date has since been changed to a UFC Fight Night. It is expected to take
5:56 PM ET Ray Borg has withdrawn from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night bantamweight bout against Merab Dvalishvili because of personal reasons, the UFC said Thursday. Borg’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN that Borg had a “family emergency.” Borg was absent from the card’s virtual media day Thursday and his withdrawal was announced after it. New
5:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jockey Jose Ortiz notched his 2,000th career victory on Thursday, riding Creed to a win in the fourth race at Belmont. The 26-year-old rider’s win total includes 17 from his native Puerto Rico. Creed won by 7 3/4 lengths and paid $7.60 to win for Hall of
5:01 PM ET WBO president Francisco Valcarcel has stepped ahead of the curve regarding the announcement of a two-fight deal between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, insisting Thursday that the winner of the series take on Ukranian boxer Oleksandr Usyk. “I would love to see WBO champion Anthony Joshua unify titles with former WBO champion
5:10 PM ET Major League Soccer’s plan for getting back on the field is now official, almost three months after the 2020 season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The return will come in the form of a World-Cup style competition to be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt
2:26 PM ET Dominic Thiem, a three-time Grand Slam finalist and the No. 3-ranked player in the ATP, has stepped in to headline the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, a 10-man round-robin-style tournament beginning on Saturday in the south of France at the Mouratoglou Academy. ‘With Dominic now, we have four of the top 10 ATP players
7:00 AM ET The first night of the 2020 MLB draft is in the books, but there are still several big names left on draft boards whom some expected to be long gone by Day 2. Among them are prep stars expecting bigger money to lure them away from their college commitments and college players
2:46 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Tigers will host Mississippi State in 2028 and visit the Bulldogs in 2029 in a new home-and-home series. The Tigers announced the games Thursday. Memphis already was scheduled to host Mississippi State in 2021 and visit the Bulldogs in Starkville in 2022. Memphis and Mississippi
6:59 AM ET Bobby Marks Who are the upcoming NBA free agents to watch? Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap
1:45 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour Champions Boeing Classic scheduled to be held in August outside of Seattle has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tournament director Brian Flajole said Thursday that uncertainty about the ability to hold large public gatherings in Washington state led to the decision to not hold the
6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN No matter the format or circumstance, NFL expansion is a losing proposition in the short term. There is no practical way to build an immediate winner out of remnants of other NFL teams. The four franchises to most recently enter the NFL as expansion teams — the Carolina Panthers (1995),
11:03 PM IST The prospect of a domestic first-class competition in 2020 would appear to have diminished due to logistical concerns over hotels, as well as doubts among some clubs over the financial viability of a restart. While a regionally split first-class competition remains the favoured option of the Professional Game Group (PGG), an on-line
11:52 AM ET The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have announced that formal training camps for the 24 teams resuming play will begin on Friday, July 10, if conditions related to the coronavirus pandemic allow it. The league and its players are currently in Phase 2 of their “return to play” protocol, as NHL
8:01 PM IST Mushtaq Ahmed said it would require clear communication and tactful management to ensure Pakistan’s high-profile coaching team worked smoothly with the players on the team’s upcoming tour of England. The former Pakistan legspinner has been brought in as spin bowling coach, one of two big-name appointments for the England tour, the other
8:44 AM BST Players are heading toward a “legal dispute” with the Premiership Rugby to stop the league from imposing permanent salary cuts following a salary cap reduction, the Rugby Players Association (RPA) said on Wednesday. Premiership clubs voted unanimously on Monday to cut the salary cap by £1.4 million from the 2021-22 season. In
Jun 9, 2020 Multiple Contributors Even though we usually have a reasonably good idea of who’s going to be playing for the national title at the end of the season, every college football season is a snowflake, taking on its own personality and rhythm. But because of chaos, controversy or pure, sustained greatness, some seasons
8:04 AM ET The coach for Simona Halep said the proposed coronavirus protocols for the US Open are “incredibly difficult” and probably won’t work for the world No. 2 player. “The restrictions are tough. They’re incredibly difficult, and every player will have their own opinion as to whether that will work for them. I’m pretty