Month: December 2019

4:09 AM ET Associated Press Lucas Herbert and Brett Rankin shared the first-round lead at the Australian PGA Championship after carding 5-under 67s on Thursday at Royal Pines. The Australian pair were one clear of a group of five players including New Zealander Ryan Chisnall, while Adam Scott and Stewart Cink were three back after
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3:06 AM ET British Open champion Shane Lowry will take part in next month’s rescheduled Hong Kong Open, which was postponed due to violence from escalating anti-government protests, organisers of the golf tournament have said. Originally scheduled to be held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, the tournament will now take place at Hong Kong
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12:52 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers entered Wednesday night as the only unbeaten team at home in the NBA. It turned out, however, the Miami Heat had just the thing to trip the Sixers up: zone defense. Miami employed the zone liberally Wednesday night, using it on 39 possessions, per Second
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8:30 PM ET Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello has entered the transfer portal after the Cardinal’s disappointing 4-8 season, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren. Costello will be a graduate transfer. Beginning the season as the starter, Costello completed 102 of 167 passes for 1,038 yards and six touchdowns. He was intercepted three times, finishing
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7:31 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders right tackle Trent Brown, named to his first Pro Bowl on Tuesday night, is headed to season-ending injured reserve with the pectoral injury that kept him out of the Raiders’ past two games, coach Jon Gruden said Wednesday. Gruden also said that rookie running back Josh Jacobs,
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7:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Boston will pay a Red Sox record $13.4 million luxury tax after failing to make the playoffs and the New York Yankees finished with a $6.7 million bill, likely a fraction of what they will pay next year. Three teams owe tax, according to end of year
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7:24 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns missed the Timberwolves’ game Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans because of a left knee sprain. Coach Ryan Saunders called Towns “day-to-day” with the injury. Minnesota hasn’t played since a 124-117 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 13 when Towns had
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