Month: April 2019

8:02 PM ET The UFC is targeting two important bantamweight fights for their upcoming return to Chicago. Aljamain Sterling vs. Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan are scheduled for UFC 238 on June 8, according to sources. The fights haven’t been signed just yet but have been verbally agreed. Both Sterling (16-3) and
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8:43 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print SAN ANTONIO — Si Woo Kim birdied five of his final eight holes Thursday for a 6-under 66 and the first-round lead at the Valero Texas Open. Kim, the 2017 Players Championship winner, leads by a shot over Abraham Ancer, J.T. Poston, Brian
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin has been undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery as part of his treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Marlin’s daughter, Sutherlin House, announced Thursday that Marlin completed the third of four surgery stages this week at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He began the surgery
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Defending champion Kiki Bertens and third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, both among the top 10 players in the world, lost Thursday at the Volvo Car Open. Bertens, the second seed of the Netherlands who’s No. 6 in the WTA rankings, fell to 15th-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-6 (8),
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7:02 PM ET Oklahoma Sooners senior linebacker Caleb Kelly has suffered a “lower-body” injury that will require surgery and could keep him out months, coach Lincoln Riley announced Thursday. Riley also revealed that redshirt freshman defensive lineman Jordan Kelley has already undergone surgery for a lower-body injury. “If there’s a silver lining it’s the timing
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10:10 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Ally McDonald made a 5-foot birdie putt on the final stroke of the first round Thursday to take the ANA Inspiration lead. Can this ANA Inspiration possibly top last year’s marathon championship, which finished on the eighth playoff hole on Monday? McDonald shot a 4-under 68
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8:32 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jennifer Kupcho took care of the preliminaries in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and now has a shot at a title that never seemed likely: A chance to become the first woman to win at the home of the Masters. Her only regret was that her one-shot
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5:54 PM ET The Carolina Panthers have reached a deal with wide receiver Rashad Ross, who led the Alliance of American Football with seven receiving touchdowns for the Arizona Hotshots, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Chiefs became the first NFL team to sign an AAF player, inking cornerback Keith Reaser, a source told
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