6:55 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Troy Merritt isn’t obsessed with his position in the FedEx Cup and what he needs to advance in the PGA Tour’s postseason. He figures the best solution is good golf, and he delivered his best round of the year Thursday in The Northern Trust. Merritt began
Month: August 2019
5:03 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing two high-profile women’s bouts for UFC Fight Night on Dec. 7 in Washington. Bantamweight prospect Aspen Ladd (8-1) will face former title challenger Yana Kunitskaya (12-4), and former strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha (17-4) will meet the surging Cynthia Calvillo (8-1). Both fights have been verbally
5:19 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Serena Williams won for the second straight night at the Rogers Cup, beating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals. Playing her first event since losing the Wimbledon final, Williams opened with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens of Belgium on Wednesday. The
5:16 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the Rogers Cup quarterfinals, beating Argentina’s Guido Pella 6-3, 6-4 in the wind Thursday night. “A tough day in terms of wind. But we are used to playing like this,” Nadal said. “When we play on outdoor courts, that’s part of
4:51 PM ET Associated Press NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Jane Park, Anne van Dam and Mi Hyang Lee took advantage of calm conditions in the opening round of the Ladies Scottish Open Thursday, shooting 8-under 63s to share the lead. Lee won the Ladies Scottish Open two years ago at Dundonald. The veteran Park and
4:22 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee offensive lineman Nathan Niehaus says injuries caused him to decide this week to end his football career. “Due to sustained injuries and the overlapping wear on my body, I have decided to retire from the game that has taken me places that I never could
2:48 PM ET Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber, making his first rehab start in his comeback from a broken right forearm, pitched three innings on Thursday, allowing two runs. The two-time Cy Young Award winner threw 41 pitches for the Indians’ Triple-A club in Columbus. He struck out two, walked one and allowed two home
2:25 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are joining Novak Djokovic on the ATP Player Council, bringing the Big Three together to reshape a board that has been roiled by conflict. The governing body of men’s tennis announced Thursday that Federer and Nadal were elected along with doubles specialist Jurgen
1:02 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Just how wholesome can Kane Williamson get? He’s fielding in a ground in the northernmost reaches of Colombo, as New Zealand warm up for their Test series in Sri Lanka, which begins next week. His bowlers aren’t having a lot of luck on a surface that seems to have
1:42 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to contract terms with veteran cornerback Morris Claiborne in an effort to solidify one of the remaining thin spots on their roster. The Chiefs have yet to announce the move but it was confirmed by a source to ESPN. The news was first
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