7:20 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Players can ride in carts during practice rounds and caddies can use them during the tournament to cope with the extreme heat expected for the ANA Inspiration next week in the California desert. The LPGA announced the decision on its website Thursday. Traditionally the first major
Month: September 2020
6:50 PM ET Steve KimESPN Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face mandatory IBF world title challenger Kubrat Pulev on Dec. 12 at the O2 Arena in London if everything goes according to plan, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said Thursday. “We’re still looking at alternative options with team Pulev,” Hearn told ESPN, “but we
5:37 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Bruins captain Zdeno Chara says he wants to play next season, when he will turn 44 — and he wants to do it in Boston. Chara said Thursday that he was still raw from the Bruins’ playoff elimination when he said Monday night, “I’m going to be open-minded”
6:00 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHWELL, England — Jump racing was suspended at a British racecourse on Thursday following the death of eight horses at the venue since July 1. The British Horseracing Authority was already working with the owners of Southwell racecourse to look into the circumstances behind six equine fatalities there from July
12:38 PM ET Anirudh Menon World no. 3 Dominic Thiem beat India’s Sumit Nagal 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York. Here’s how the action unfolded. (Please wait a few seconds for the blog to load or try refreshing. Click here
2:40 PM ET Steve Nash will be the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. The news of the Hall of Fame point guard’s four-year deal was a surprise to many around the basketball world. Nash, 46, comes with no coaching experience but brings a strong relationship with Nets superstar Kevin Durant, which was formed
3:12 PM ET TAMPA. Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to turn heads with a flurry of moves — first signing Tom Brady in free agency, then trading for Rob Gronkowski, then signing LeSean McCoy last month and on Wednesday, signing Leonard Fournette to a one-year deal. How does Fournette fit in with the
4:32 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has decided it will not grant COVID-19 relief during the playoffs, meaning a positive coronavirus test will end a driver’s championship bid. The playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina without a safety net for the 16 participants during the pandemic. It’s up to
12:58 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Maryland coach Mike Locksley and police are making another plea to the public for any information about the
7:30 AM ET A retail sportsbook, complete with betting windows and self-serve kiosks, is in the works at one of baseball’s most iconic venues, Wrigley Field. On Thursday, the Chicago Cubs announced a multiyear partnership with DraftKings that includes plans for putting a sportsbook at Wrigley Field or in the Wrigleyville area outside of the