Month: August 2019

10:28 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers held about 30 starters and key players out of Saturday night’s preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys, but that didn’t prevent them from revealing news of a key injury. Early in the second quarter of the game, Niners general manager John Lynch announced that
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8:32 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night when Gael Monfils of France withdrew before their semifinal. Nadal will face eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev, a 6-1, 7-6 (6) winner over sixth-seeded Karen Khachanov in the all-Russian first semifinal. Nadal won last year
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7:00 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Bryson DeChambeau is getting considerable grief for slow play, but he wasted no time after his round at Liberty National on Saturday — not even waiting for a question — to push back on the criticism that enveloped him after two high-profile incidents during Friday’s second round of
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gators defensive back John Huggins has been dismissed from the football program. A team spokesman declined to say what prompted the sophomore’s dismissal. Huggins had missed all of preseason camp while dealing with what coach Dan Mullen called a “family issue.” According to a police report
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6:18 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ohio — Austin Cindric raced to his second straight NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday, holding off Christopher Bell at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The 20-year-old Cindric won last week on the road course at Watkins Glen. Driving the Team Penske No. 22 Ford, Cindric finished 3.780 seconds ahead of
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5:39 PM ET Associated Press NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Trying to follow her sister with a Ladies Scottish Open victory, Moriya Jutanugarn shot a 4-under 67 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round at The Renaissance Club. Ariya Jutanugarn won last year at Gullane, and her sister hit six birdies and two
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1:32 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff St Lucia Stars have been axed from the Caribbean Premier League, and the team will not be participating in CPL 2019. On August 7, CPL Limited terminated the participation agreement between it and the Royal Sports Club, LLC, the entity that operated the St Lucia franchise. While announcing the decision
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4:08 PM ET After a great — and inspirational — season on the ice, there was one save that Robin Lehner couldn’t make. Lehner on Saturday tweeted that he received his Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the NHL player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” One
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4:01 PM BST Scott Barrett could miss the start of the World Cup after becoming only the fourth New Zealand international ever to be sent off during a Test, with the lock receiving a red card in his nation’s 47-26 loss to Australia in Perth Saturday. French referee Jerome Garces deemed that Barrett had committed
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