Month: September 2019

You know about “Arnie’s Army.” The charging style. The four green jackets. The “Arnold Palmer” beverage. The seven majors. Driving the green at Cherry Hills. The playoff defeats. The iconic signature. The 62 PGA Tour titles. The rivalry and friendship with Jack Nicklaus. Flying his own plane, designing golf courses, founding hospitals. But here are
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9:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Pedro Martinez was, from 1997 through 2003, the greatest pitcher in major league history. Other pitchers had better careers — longer careers — but nobody was better for a sustained period of
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7:30 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury can ill afford to have an off night against Otto Wallin on Saturday on ESPN+, as he needs a victory to set
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6:56 AM ET Stacy Lewis has withdrawn from the U.S. Solheim Cup team with a back injury and will be replaced by Ally McDonald, captain Juli Inkster said on Tuesday. The experienced 34-year-old, who has played in four of the biennial tournaments, was one of Inkster’s two captain’s picks to face Europe in the event
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6:57 AM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — The chief executive of Wimbledon says he will step down after eight years in the role. Richard Lewis will leave after next year’s grass-court Grand Slam event at the All England Club. The departure of Lewis, who joined as CEO in 2012, coincides with the handover of
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5:50 AM ET Associated Press Brazilian player Diego Matos was banned for life from professional tennis Monday after being found guilty of match-fixing. Matos, 31, was also fined $125,000 and ordered to repay illicit winnings of $12,000 by the Tennis Integrity Unit. The TIU said he contrived the outcome of 10 matches in 2018 at
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Sep 10, 2019 ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print US Open mixed doubles champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki have enrolled at the Harvard Business School. Matteck-Sands, 34, announced via Twitter on Monday that she had enrolled at the Harvard Business School, just days after successfully defending her US
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3:37 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Chicago Cubs shortstop prospect Nico Hoerner was on his couch in Northern California on Sunday. On Monday, he was making history. Hoerner became the second Cub since 1920 to debut with at least three hits and four RBIs in a 10-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Hoerner had
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