7:02 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour might be taking another step toward connecting players with television viewers. Several years ago, it asked players in contention on the weekend to allow for TV interviews before their rounds, usually as they were arriving or leaving the practice range. Now the tour is
Month: January 2019
6:12 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SOUTH BEND, IN – It wasn’t what Dallas Stars president Jim Lites said that irked NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, but how he said it. Last Friday, Lites lit into his two star players, forwards Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. He told The Athletic that Seguin and Benn have been “f—ing
6:01 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions announced they won’t renew the contract of offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter after the offense sputtered throughout head coach Matt Patricia’s first season with the franchise. Cooter, 34, had been the Lions’ offensive coordinator for three and a half seasons, surviving the team’s move from
5:15 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have placed strong safety Delano Hill on injured reserve because of a fracture in his hip. Coach Pete Carroll announced the move Tuesday and called it a non-displaced fracture that Hill suffered in Sunday’s game. Hill started the past two games while Tedric Thompson
4:31 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SOUTH BEND, IND — The NHL knows where it’s taking its next three outdoor games. It just isn’t ready to reveal who’s playing in two of them yet. The NHL announced that the 2019 Heritage Classic, their outdoor game series in Canada, will feature the Calgary Flames and the Winnipeg
3:12 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami linebacker Shaquille Quarterman has decided the NFL can wait. Quarterman announced Tuesday that he is returning to the Hurricanes for his final season of eligibility. His decision means all three Miami primary linebackers this season — Quarterman, Michael Pinckney and Zach McCloud — will be
2:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday afternoon that star guard Kyle Lowry underwent pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory injections in his back last week, and that he remains without a timetable for a return. Lowry, who had already been ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, received the
2:19 PM ET Chris Froome will not defend his Giro d’Italia title this year, choosing to focus on winning a record-equalling fifth Tour de France crown instead, Team Sky announced on Tuesday. Briton Froome won his third straight Grand Tour title with victory at the Giro last May before the champion finished third at the
1:55 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he has no issue with Antonio Brown and saw no foul behavior from the All-Pro receiver last week. “If there was a blowup or something, I sure as heck didn’t see it,” Roethlisberger said Tuesday during his weekly radio appearance with 93.7 The Fan in
12:35 PM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Roger Federer won the bragging rights over fellow tennis great Serena Williams as they faced each other on court for the first time on Tuesday, with Federer spearheading Switzerland’s 4-2, 4-3 (3) victory over the United States in a mixed doubles decider at the Hopman Cup. “I